If a small group of animals with no connection to other groups die out due to lack of diversity (the wrangle island mammoths), isn’t saving critically endangered species pointless?
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Small groups of animals don’t _always_ die out. Wrangel island mammoths did, but that’s not the inevitable fate of all small groups, some just keep going (like Devil’s Hole Pupfish for example) And just because a species is limited to a small area now doesn’t mean it will always be limited to a small area. Take Florida Panthers for example, they are currently starting to expand their range after being limited to a tiny area, now that they are protected. Also, if people are keeping an eye on a population it’s less likely to die out.
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