> In the case of TFA the intervention is part of habitat management -- preserving the species in the face of human encroachment, or even just in the face of enc

> In the case of TFA the intervention is part of habitat management -- preserving the species in the face of human encroachment, or even just in the face of encroachment that occurred even if no further encroachment is allowed. That seems to me like a reasonable justification for the pain caused in that case, Agree. Similar story about elephants, who can wreck havoc on an ecosystem. Culling them is a good practice.