Destroying the Lives of Innocent Wildlife Creatures
The past decade has not been the best time for wildlife. As we say goodbye to the last male northern rhino and while concurrently witnessing the decrease in the bee population. Poachers are running wild, killing off the last of some of the most rare and endangered species. However, there may be laws that protect these animals, that does not stop them from the human rampage that has been pressuring them into this state of no return.
The topic of endangered species goes far beyond just losing a cute and furry animal, it will in turn cause a domino effect. If we lose too many prey the predator population would likely follow them to their end as well. That entire ecosystem would be lost. We need these ecosystems because we live and thrive off of them, yet we are single handedly ripping them apart. Whether it be from human expansion to poaching or climate change to pollution, it is humankind that is being ignorant of the dangers that we are persistently putting in front of us.
Pollution is a whole topic in itself, but it is something that needs to be looked at more seriously. In order to see a change, you have to make a change. If you see a piece of trash on the ground pick it up before it takes the life of an innocent wildlife creature. Unmanaged trash is the number one leading cause of premature death in aquatic life. As the loss plastic and debris travel through rivers and throughout the ocean it makes its way to these helpless animals while also depleting oxygen and modifying habitats.
Modifying habitats is a consistent issue that is currently happening within all of these indirect and direct human actions. Human expansion is also wreaking havoc on the wildlife environment, ripping down important parts of these ecosystems. The more we push into territory that did not belong to us the more we consistently put pressure on the wildlife communities, leaving them to find new homes or food source. Let’s look at sea turtles for example, this species not only has some of the lowest survival rates without any outside influences but as humans invade their breeding grounds with artificial lights, it can decrease the chances of survival dramatically. Due to the fact that sea turtles rely heavily on the moons light to guide their way to the ocean.
The more these poor wildlife creatures begin to decrease the want for their lifeless bodies increase. Many poachers will risk their own lives to take that of a innocent animal. Those laws are set in place to help prevent these actions, the more risky the job the higher the pay will be. We are not helping as much as we would like to believe, in fact we are doing the opposite. We are indirectly and directly affecting the lives that play key roles in the environment. We are destroying ecosystems and as a consequence are setting ourselves up for the next mass extinction.
