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In the sense that they destroyed most megafauna within a few centuries of arrival? Or in the sense that modern hunters are now regulated so they don't drive the
by paulryanrogers 5y ago
In the sense that they destroyed most megafauna within a few centuries of arrival? Or in the sense that modern hunters are now regulated so they don't drive their choice species extinct?
- nerdponx 5y agoNeither. Teddy Roosevelt was famously a conservationist in part because he was a hunter.
- ch4s3 5y agoNo, he means people like Roosevelt. The North American megafauna that went extinct all died off at the end of the Pleistocene during a period of rapid warming, it isn't know how much humans contributed in North America.
- t-3 5y agoYou will rarely meet someone who cares more about the environment than people who choose to spend days/weeks up a tree watching for animals for fun.