Like climate change, the problem isn't just extinction itself, but more so the rate. As you note, animals have gone extinct all throughout history, and well bef

Like climate change, the problem isn't just extinction itself, but more so the rate. As you note, animals have gone extinct all throughout history, and well before our ancestors stopped dragging their knuckles around. The problem is this, which I will quote directly from my source: "...scientists agree that today’s extinction rate is hundreds, or even thousands, of times higher than the natural baseline rate. Judging from the fossil record, the baseline extinction rate is about one species per every one million species per year." [0] Also, there is also the fact that many species could be directly beneficial to us. Even if we didn't care about "nature" most would care about cures for various diseases and advancements in technology we could get from their study. 0: https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/teaching-resources/paleontology/extinction-over-time https://naturalhistory.si.edu/education/teaching-resources/p...