Absolutely. Humans aren't to blame for all the problems facing the animal world, although we do more than our fair share to contribute to those problems.
One of the saddest things I heard was that two hundred years ago, whales could communicate on wavelengths that encircled the earth's oceans. They kind of had their own internet. The rise of shipping interfered with this and eventually deafened them.
I know it's difficult for some people to care so the analogy is that another species on the planet cuts off all our access to the internet and there's nothing we can do about it. All the people you know by email, everyone whose name you know here, you'll never see or hear from them again and their lives will be lived in a small bubble of their immediate surroundings. That's kind of what we did to whales. Worst thing is, nobody cares.
One of the saddest things I heard was that two hundred years ago, whales could communicate on wavelengths that encircled the earth's oceans. They kind of had their own internet. The rise of shipping interfered with this and eventually deafened them.
I know it's difficult for some people to care so the analogy is that another species on the planet cuts off all our access to the internet and there's nothing we can do about it. All the people you know by email, everyone whose name you know here, you'll never see or hear from them again and their lives will be lived in a small bubble of their immediate surroundings. That's kind of what we did to whales. Worst thing is, nobody cares.