re: Should Komodo dragons be exterminated?

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Apex predators have a massive role. Have you never watched Animal Planet?

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Depends on their prey. People who like to talk about apex predators often forget the true apex predator on this planet…humans. We are certainly more than capable of keeping certain prey species in check without the help of other predators. But id imagine Komodo dragons are eating enough small rodents and birds and snakes in areas where humans are less prevalent that they are useful. Wolves on the other hand…they can (and should) all be murdered and nobody would notice.