“This carnage makes me wonder: Are we setting the right priorities in our efforts to protect the environment?”
Of course not. The reason? The “environmental” movement has almost NOTHING to do with protecting the environment. It has EVERYTHING to do with pushing a marxist/socialist agenda.
the sloppiness with which the cost/benefit ratios of climate change and its proposed solutions are considered,
Ok, since you brought it up, why do I give a flip if a certain species of tree dies, another one without it's vulnerabilities will replace it naturally.
Why spend one minute or one dime on this problem?
However; if you're concerned enough to contribute your own money to an organization that doesn't use taxpayers money, more power to you.