• deegeese
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    6 months ago

    That seems a bit like complaining that cattle are replacing native deer.

    They may occupy the same niche, but one feeds people and the other does not.

    • fireweed@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      Yeah but people don’t make a big deal about “save the deer!” and then start a cattle ranch

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        6 months ago

        Because deer are also invasive and aren’t needed for cattle breeding. Not a great analogy

    • flora_explora@beehaw.org
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      6 months ago

      Well, I think the insidious problem about honeybees is that people often say “save the bees” and mean only honeybees. But it is a domesticated species that doesn’t need any saving. Meanwhile endangered species get forgotten altogether.