# Humans Became the Most Destructive Species by Carl Safina > “Humans are clearly the most destructive species and the worst thing that’s happened to every other living thing.” > **— Carl Safina**, *Rutgers University interview, 2016* ## Sources and Context - **Interview:** [“Beyond Words: Carl Safina,” Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Newsroom (2016)](https://sebsnjaesnews.rutgers.edu/2016/04/beyond-words-carl-safina-gsnb-82-87/). Safina describes human-caused global problems and our failure thus far to set limits; the line is his stated assessment, not an independently quantified ranking of all species. His work here concerns animal lives and conservation, not engineered successors. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] - **Article:** [[articles/Climate Systems as Human Resilience Platforms|Climate Systems as Human Resilience Platforms]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Human Ecology|Human Ecology]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Carl Safina|Carl Safina]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Humans are clearly the most destructive species and the worst thing that’s happened to every other living thing.” — Carl Safina, Rutgers University interview, 2016 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-safina-most-destructive-species ```