Also...

It's not about saving "the planet", I don't give a rats arse about "the planet", I only care about "the people" and what's best for them. The planet doesn't care either way, and it has experienced numerous environmental catastrophes over the eons.

Same with animals, extinction is a natural part of evolution.

Obviously a nice environment to live in is generally good for people, and we need some animals to eat and perform other ecological functions. But neither the planet or the animals are a goal in and of themselves, all has to be viewed in the context of people... cuz if you think people in general are going to voluntarily suffer great deprivations to provide some nebulous benefits to nebulous entities, you're smoking crack.