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Deceptichum@quokk.auM to World News@quokk.auEnglish · 2 days ago

Ugly endangered animals ignored as 'cute' bias harms conservation efforts

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Ugly endangered animals ignored as 'cute' bias harms conservation efforts

www.abc.net.au

Deceptichum@quokk.auM to World News@quokk.auEnglish · 2 days ago
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While there are plenty of conservation efforts and community love for cute marsupials like the western ringtail possum, researchers say that pretty privilege is threatening the existence of blood suckers and web weavers.
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  • PineRune@lemmy.world
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    Ugly endangered animals

    Then shows the cutest little fluffy bat ever??

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      Bats are friends !

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    Natural selection : they have to evolve until they are cute. No reason to protect evolution dead ends. /Sarcasm !

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      Maybe we should have told your mom then /s

  • FundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Well it’s well documented humans outproprtionally case about mammals

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    I thought Ugly was in fashion right now… but it’s so last season apparently 🤷

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    One of my instructors in ecology class, charismatic megafauna, basically animals that are iconic, cute or furry. Ignores all insects,etc there "ugly

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