- Eradicating animals on the basis that they are not native in order to protect plant species, can be a flawed practice costing millions of dollars, and resulting in the slaughter of millions of healthy wild animals. https://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/new-study-suggests-culling-animals-who-dont-belong-can-be-flawed-nature-conservation-practice#:~:text=New%20research%20published%20today%20in,millions%20of%20healthy%20wild%20animals. 51 comments science