Tourism isn’t the primary reason these birds went extinct. Native habitat was cleared for grazing cows and livestock. This is the same grassland now propelling wildfires. Airplane emissions contribute to global warming but this is not main reason these birds are gone. Habitat loss is.
Honestly, eating only meat in this economy is so fucking expensive too. I'm not vegan or vegetarian but I eat mostly plant based protein when I cook at home because it's more affordable.
Ironically enough, American meat eating habits in the 1950s were a hell of a lot less damaging for the environment. We used to eat a mix of meats, a lot more mutton for example…
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u/12stTales Jan 01 '24
Tourism isn’t the primary reason these birds went extinct. Native habitat was cleared for grazing cows and livestock. This is the same grassland now propelling wildfires. Airplane emissions contribute to global warming but this is not main reason these birds are gone. Habitat loss is.