Reviving Extinct Species: Is It Worth the Cost?

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8. the carolina parakeet

was wiped out as an agricultural pest. i doubt it was. i am sure we would deal w it differently today.
that said, we have lots of escaped parrot species now. people have debated how to deal w them. monk parakeets wreak a certain amount of havoc here in chicago. because they are not native, they arent protected. but they are pretty beloved.
their biggest issue is their huge community nests. they love to find a warm spot to build them. they love the electric transformers. they are routinely removed as a fire hazard. but now they are removed more carefully than they used to be.

folks on the love side point to the carolina, saying we wiped them out, and now have no parrots. so let this one fill that niche. sorta.
their primarily urban habitat means they dont threaten the food supply.
other parrots in other places have a similar following.

seems to me the concentration should be on species whose loss threatens other species/habitats.
wolves come to mind.