Is mosquito extinction morally wrong? Gene drives and the limits of utilitarianism | Gabriel Andrade

New technology might allow us to eradicate the mosquito - one of the deadliest creatures who ever lived. But is deliberate extinction ethically defensible?

https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2026/10/is-mosquito-extinction-morally-wrong-gene-drives-and-the-limits-of-utilitarianism/