Talking about hornbills, African Elephants or Blue Whales, what will you have in mind? Well, if you haven’t got any clue about the names above, they are animals that are categorized as endangered. In other words, these are endangered species prone to extinction.
In Genesis, it was stated that God created creatures on earth on the Fifth and the Sixth day. Well since the beginning of day, they were God’s creation and therefore, none of them should extinct! This article talks about how we, as inhabitants of Mother Earth, can help our co-inhabitants to survive in this drastically changing world.
First, conservation is the key to restore the animals’ habitats to how they originally were. As individuals, there is a list of unending tasks that we can perform in order to conserve the creatures’ habitats. While some do not take rules and regulations seriously, we, as individuals who care for these animals on the verge of extinction, must abide by them closely, especially when we visit their habitats or forest reserves. This includes leaving behind animals’ eggs and refraining from plucking fruits and flowers. Besides, if we see weeds and rubbish on the ground, we can help getting rid of them as they take away the nutrients on land.
Besides, pollutants are also a great source of destruction towards the animals’ habitat. Therefore, we can try to reduce the damage that is being caused by playing our own role through protecting the environment. Practice car pooling or taking public transportations instead of taking the luxury of driving our own cars. This would help reduce air pollution that will degrade the quality of air that not only we humans inhale, but also breathed in by the animals.
Other than that, land pollution is also making a major influence in the destruction of the animals’ shelter. This can mainly be caused by excessive usage of chemical fertilizers that poison the land. The situation worsens when rain falls as rainwater will then splash the poisonous substances into the river, which will eventually be drunk by the animals. Therefore, by supporting organic vegetables, we are actually playing a part in reducing the demand on the typical kind of vegetables and therefore, more suppliers will go the organic way, which will finally benefit the animals.
In conclusion, there are so many things that need to be done and can actually be done, regardless of whether or not we know it. Let us come together and give the world a helping hand to make this place a better one for the poor animals to live!
Our endangered animals | KONICA MINOLTA
Reference: Illustrated Encyclopedia of endangered animals.
