I think it's more complicated than that. Humans are a pretty apex species. Any ecosystem we move into, we have the tools and ability to dominate it with littl

I think it's more complicated than that. Humans are a pretty apex species. Any ecosystem we move into, we have the tools and ability to dominate it with little effort. Humans also, somewhat recently in our timeline, began to really understand and appreciate the effects we have on ecosystems. Additionally, there is some collective desire to try to preserve the state of these areas, so future generations can also admire + study them. When we inadvertently (or deliberately) manipulate an ecosystem, and observe the damage it causes, we try to fix it. Maybe it's hubris to think that we can do so w/o damaging it another way, but we like to try. Especially when it could damage something else that directly impacts something we value, like a local economy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3oLeSPINOk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3oLeSPINOk