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The Bering Land Bridge was an ecological crime and someone ought to go to jail for it!

Given that humans crossed it, resulting in the extinction of the majority of megafauna in the Americas... yes?

The Clovis people are long gone, and prosecuting their descendants would be pointless and cruel. So I find myself agreeing with the first half of your sentence.

But what sentence would be reasonable? 25k to life?

The hippos in this case are an invasive species and already damaging the ecosystem.

On the other hand, they are under threat in Africa. A thriving population on another continent would be a net positive.

Not for the local ecosystem.

One could argue humans are the invasive species.

That seems like another topic / doesn't change the status of those hippos.

Look up cane toads in Australia is you want an example