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The problem is that civilized humans have set off a downward spiral of ecosystem collapses, and no matter how stupid and selfish we've been and still are, there are actions we can take to undo some of our harm, slow or even stop some of the spirals.

I agree with Layla that the root of the problem is organized hunting, under the umbrella of colonization (she sees it as predation). That points to a huge need to return to our ethos of mutualism along with our lifeway embedded in wild, but we're living in this messed up world and the practicalities of Return are immediately limited. In cases of remaining habitats, most often nonaction is nothing or worse, it will continue to degrade because that's the motion we've set it in. If I saw someone harming you more & more, I'd try to intervene if I could. Likewise with other life.

I totally agree with Layla's quote on the root of the problem, but that doesn't equate to nonaction. I've been restoring wildlife habitats for a decade now, and I see the life coming back and thriving. Action away from harm and toward healing.

On the other hand, I agree that hunting is a part of the problem, and trying to place a problem as part of the solution often leads astray.

Can you sense the desperation, the urgency in my tone? My grief, my shock in how humans are harming other species has no other place but to be channeled into learning and helping, doing what I can to return their homes, and take part in ways I can resisting, slowing, and bringing down civilization.