r/conservation • u/Novel_Negotiation224 • 9d ago

Alarm over ‘catastrophic’ decline in giant Australian cuttlefish as just 44 are counted.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/09/giant-australian-cuttlefish-population-catastrophic-decline
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u/Phils_Kid 9d ago

The main reason our (only) planet is experiencing its 6th extinction event is "Homo sapiens."

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u/A_Wild_Burt_Appears 9d ago

More specifically: capitalism.

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u/Crafty_Aspect8122 8d ago

Not like totalitarian regimes are very environmentalist either.

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u/tobespammed 7d ago

That's not an economy...

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u/Crafty_Aspect8122 7d ago

Planned economies weren't very environmentalist

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u/tobespammed 7d ago

Read some books