Originally Posted by UlsterSV

I do agree that we should preserve those species that we need, at least until we don't need them anymore. But would the extinction of Polar bears and Giant Pandas really affect us that much? What is it they do exactly that helps keep us on this earth? I doubt it'd be anything that we couldn't replicate ourselves. The cases for the preservation of endangered animals seems to be completely superficial - they just look nice. It might be harsh, but I don't think we should be too worried about preserving a species just because it looks nice. Many of these endangered species seem to be surplus to requirements.