@theoretical your post reminded me of a term I unfortunately cannot recall at the moment. It refers to how people tend to naturally perceive their species as more important than any other species. An evolutionary survival mechanism. So people don't typically perceive a bird's problem as equally important as a human's problem. For example, when most people are asked: if you were driving down the road one day and had to swerve to avoid hitting a baby or a puppy, which would you choose? Most humans say they will avoid hitting the baby. Because the baby is the same species....and biologically deemed more valuable. I've met a few people who said they'd choose to avoid hitting the pup. I'm not exactly sure what that means. But there you have it.