The animal world today is not as safe as it used to be. As a matter of fact, there are several endangered species.
Well, there are a lot of reasons behind the endangerment of species. The animals are affected both by natural and man created reasons.
The man created reason for the risks posed to the endangered species is something for which human beings are responsible.
And the biggest matter of concern is the fact that we are not learning from our mistakes.
The unnatural reasons have caused a greater impact on the safety of the animals. The main reasons for the risk of extinction of some species are, namely:
• Hunting
• Deforestation
• Non-inhabitant animals
Hunting:
In olden days, hunting was done by human beings for arranging for their food and also to protect themselves against the wild animals. But today hunting is done only for the purpose of monetary gains. It is unkind as well as unethical. But big business man and opportunists do not care for such things and as a result put the animal’s life in danger. This is something that needs to be stopped right away.
Deforestation:
Another major problem is the cutting of woods, which is not a natural process. The unnecessary cutting of trees for industrial and commercial activities is causing terrible results, not just for the animals, but on the environment as a whole. Many laws have been made, but still illegal and unstoppable cutting of woods is on a rise. This is leaving the animals without food and shelter and again putting their existence into danger.
Non-inhabitant animals:
There are many non-native species like rats, pigs, insects and dogs that are a reason for spreading infection to the local animals in the particular environment. The immunity of the native species does not take the changes happening and start getting infected. As a result, they start disappearing causing the situation of the endangered animal situation.
The need to protect the endangered species:
Animals are of great help to human beings. They help us in the field of agriculture, medicine, security, and in many natural and aesthetic value. Loosing a species is the worst thing that can happen, and is a question mark on all the knowledge gained over the number of years by the entire human society.
Human is dependent on all other species in some way or the other. The extinction of the animal species might lead to the extinction of the human species. It’s never too late to do the right thing. The endangered species should be saved for our future generations so that they are able to understand their value and also value their existence.
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