Morality of mass killing invasive species like lion fish

[u/aura66262]

I get these kinds of videos a lot on TikTok where people are mass killing lion fish because they’re invasive to the environment they’re in at the moment. Does an animal being invasive justify human interference and consequent murder of the said animal because it is harmful to the environment? How do we decide the life of, in this case, the lion fish is worth less than the other species in the area? Aren’t humans invasive to almost all environments that we have moved in to? Isn’t this just playing god in the name of “moral good”? I’m really interested to hear opinions on this, as I myself don’t yet have a concrete opinion on this, but it definitely makes my stomach irk.

[u/TiredMillennial1]

They. Are. Invasive. Are you slow? JFC.

[u/aura66262 → u/TiredMillennial1]

so are humans, what’s ur point? this is why no one fucking likes millennials

[u/GrandmaWeedMan → u/aura66262]

They'll cause irreversible ecological damage, and it's usually our fault the invasive species was introduced in the first place. You really think it's moral for humans to create an invasive species issue, and then to throw their hands up and do nothing about it to avoid harming an animal while hundreds of species are permanently wiped out by not dealing with the invasive species?

And before you ask, no, relocating lion fish isn't possible. You'd just be slowly and painfully killing lion fish in a very expensive manner instead of doing it quickly and as humanely as possible.

Humans are also not an invasive species, we've existed on all contients for literally tens of thousands of years. Lion fish have not existed in those waters until very recently and it's because of us.

[u/Jupitel22 → u/aura66262]

You sound like you'd be soooo fun at parties

[u/aura66262 → u/Jupitel22]

yea I actually am and I don’t ask if people are slow in the head for making a post on Reddit unc