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why do we have to protect some species from extinction?

some species can't adjust themselves to the world.they will extinct naturally.so the question is why we hunman being have to interrupt that ？

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    jing du

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    Aug 18 2012: however species have been keeping dying out in every period.if one specy is really so important for our ecosystem ?
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      James Zhang 30+

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      Aug 18 2012: You could argue that mosquitoes are one species we can do without lol

      But there are a ton of species out there that are crucial to even our own survival, or else we would go through some dark times like our economy would plummet because of increase in prices of food because of scarcity in supply of food. Or perhaps the quality of the food we have becomes affected and may even cause new health issues. Or more people become hungry which could lead to increase in violence and revolt, etc.

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