Without taking a stance on whether or not we should, humans do care if many species of animal dies. Not because of some altruistic drive, but because their wel

Without taking a stance on whether or not we should, humans do care if many species of animal dies. Not because of some altruistic drive, but because their welfare influences our own. Species dying out can dramatically impact the environment we live in. We don't even really understand the degree to which it will change our environment. Humans respect animals and the earth because both are liable to kill us if we don't. I agree there isn't some intrinsic respect for nature because it's nature, but humanity most certainly does care about nature.