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The devil’s hole pupfish, a species with one of the smallest global distributions of any animal, basically restricted to this shallow water bit of this flooded cave entrance in the mountains above death valley, the opening into the depths of an aquifer. In a region with little rain however, people rely on aquifers like this to drink, grow food, along with filling the all important swimming pools. If too much is drawn up, more than is recharged by rain water seeping into the ground, the level will drop, and this could eventually force people abandon the area due to lack of water, but more immediately wipe out the tiny population of pupfish, which means people living nearby have a history of not liking the pupfish and getting up to all sorts of shenanigans and threats against them, including the county commissioner printing kill the pupfish bumper stickers. Now I disagree with that sentiment, but lets consider that for a second, should we let some species go extinct? The devil’s hole pupfish inhabits and area smaller than a new york apartment nearly isolated from the rest of the world, if they were to go extinct, no critical strand in the web of life would be cut, an environmental cataclysm would not befall the nearby towns, and with an annual cost of conservation nearly 750,000 dollars, perhaps that is money that could be spent on a different endangered species or ecosystem to restore, because we have to save the world on the cheap apparently. As the current extinction crisis continues, we unfortunately will have to grapple with a version of the trolly problem; entire species that we must choose to either protect or condemn to annihilation. Sources [1] Squatriglia, Chuck (27 May 2007). "Desert pupfish in hot water / Only 42 left: Creature whose plight led to the Endangered Species Act is on the brink -- researchers don't know why". SF Gate. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019. [2] Stringer, Andrew Paul; Linklater, Wayne (2014). "Everything in Moderation: Principles of Parasite Control for Wildlife Conservation". BioScience. 64 (10): 932–937. doi:10.1093/biosci/biu135. 0:00 The Death Valley Pupfish 0:58 The Struggle to Save the Devil's Hole Pupfish 2:40 The California Condor and the Extinction of Their Lice 3:40 Introduction To My Tier List 5:50 Should We Let the Giant Panda Go Extinct? 8:42 Should We Let Tigers Go Extinct? 10:14 Should We Let Elephants Go Extinct? 11:26 Should We Let the California Condor Go Extinct? 13:03 Should We Have Exterminated the California Condor Louse? 14:34 Should We Let the Devil's Hole Pupfish Go Extinct? 15:42 Should We Let the Honey Bee Go Extinct? 17:47 Should We Let Salmon Go Extinct? 29:57 Looking at the Tier List 31:37 Wrap-up: I am a "Save The Pupfish" Person 20:23 Should We Let African Vultures Go Extinct? 22:14 Should We Let the Blue Whale Go Extinct? 23:01 Should We Let Gorillas Go Extinct? 24:14 Should We Let the Vaquits Go Extinct? 26:07 Should We Let Stresemann's Bristlefront Go Extinct? 26:52 Should We Let the Gopher Tortoise Go Extinct? 27:40 Should We Let the Golden Barrel Cactus Go Extinct? 28:50 Should We Let the Redwoods Go Extinct? I try to achieve the most well researched content I can, that said it is impossible to create content that is exhaustive on a given topic and therefore I implore you to investigate a given topic further. Welcome to Ecotasia! On this channel you can find wildlife footage and short documentaries on the natural world. I am an early career biologist who was inspired by the likes of the BBC Natural History unit, PBS, and Animal Planet as a child and then more recently by various nature YouTube channels to share my love for animals and nature. My goal is to document and highlight the interesting ecology and behavior of organisms I encounter, as well as cover and elucidate conservation and biological topics. Please Subscribe so you can join me to marvel and to learn twice a month. Underwater Worlds https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYx5OP7sbAZAJNusnxcNoHUx_sNDYT92k Journey through the Undergrowth (Macro footage of insects and Arachnids) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYx5OP7sbAZC-4h2hpK09I-FF563TQzlc Bird Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZqNM9k7OoY&list=PLYx5OP7sbAZACa11LD1wDQhn0SI2-SV1f Birding Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYx5OP7sbAZAYjq78IuGJI4wc0GXDRHTd Conservation Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYx5OP7sbAZAIUm5UCl84q2KU2nI3YLpx