Well, I look at it from the perspective of history. Wherever modern human development has taken hold, we&#x27;ve had a degradation of animal life. It happened in Europe, it happened in China, it happened in America after it was colonized.<p>A lot of African people live in harmony with their environment. It is external development (investment from China, globalization etc.) that is hurting wildlife in their areas. Why should we accelerate the process of their development? There&#x27;s absolutely no indication that an industrialized people are happier than a people living as hunter-gatherers, for example. Just let Africa be.