Endangered Animals And Plants

Endangered Animals Name Institution Due Date Endangered Animals The world is an interdependent planet. Animals and plants need each other if they are to continue surviving. There can never be an instance where plants exist alone, or animals exist alone. One good example of how plants and animals co-exist is air. Green plants provide animals with oxygen and animals provide green plants with carbon dioxide. For a healthy earth, these systems and interactions must not be interfered with. However, the past few decades have been marred by a lot of activities that continually endanger animals. Currently, poachers continue to hunt for elephants and rhinos for their tusks and horns respectively. These activities continue to erode the world’s support system, and while the effects may not be extensively felt now, the future generations will be forced to grapple with a world that barely supports their existence. Protecting the world’s animals and plants is man’s obligation. While there are challenges to the goal of protecting all animals and plants, mankind needs to greatly invest and make sure the future generations are guaranteed a home. It may seem like protecting animals is not a crucial step while trying to safeguard the environment. However, this article seeks to call humanity to action with regards to protecting endangered animals, showcase the negative impacts of lacking animal protection on the environment, and finally, show how an increase in endangered species is a problem to the environment. Protecting endangered animals creates or leads to the creation of a balance which is crucial in helping the earth support all its organisms. While supporting his call for action, Collins (2018) uses the example of Yellowstone National Park where the extinction of gray wolves caused an imbalance that later affected other animals and organisms, for example, beavers. The earth is made of food chains which need to be maintained. The gray wolves were predators to elks. However, after their extinction, the population of elks increased and “without the wolf as its predator” elks “grazed more heavily on plants needed by beavers for winter survival.” Maintaining this balance is quite crucial on earth. The naturally occurring food chains need to be maintained if the future generations are to survive and enjoy the elegance of earth. As a system that is interdependent, the earth needs all factors to be maintained at levels that cannot alter or interfere with its normal state. So, it is crucial for mankind to take the initiative to make sure the earth’s balance is not altered or else there will be nothing left to support mankind. Mankind also needs to take the initiative to protect the environment and endangered animals because of the benefits accrued to him. Humanity benefits greatly when the earth’s system is balanced. Collins (2018) notes that “a well-balanced ecosystem purifies the environment, giving us clean air to breathe, a healthy water system to support diverse marine life, and arable land for agricultural production.” However, in spite of the above, mankind is known for overexploiting the resources available and thus pushing or eroding the earth its credibility and reliability. In the end, certain species are killed while a negative effect such as climate change is triggered. When certain species die, for example, when a species of fish dies, Evans (2011) notes that this “can have a knock-on effect of removing the food supply of other marine creatures, putting them at risk as a consequence.” Climate change, on the other hand, can cause an increase in temperature with the effects being quite dangerous to mankind. Evans continues to say that “more dramatic climate changes can lead to the melting of ice caps and glaciers, with the consequent disruption to the local ecosystems.” Instead of a world that supports diverse marine life, grants mankind clean air to breath, and offers him land for agricultural production, mankind will be left with a shell of what the earth used to be. The lack of animal protection may not be seen as a great issue, but its e...