Question

2 minutes speech on conservation of wildlife

Answer 1

                                      Conservation of wildlife

 

Paul Oxton , the famous wildlife photographer and conservationist says, “Humanity can no longer stand by in silence while our wildlife are being used, abused and exploited. It is time we all stand together, to be the voice of the voiceless before it's too late. Extinction means forever.” It is true the state of wildlife in the developing countries is pathetic.

Man is the most dangerous animal that has ever lived on planet! That is what is written in a zoo at Lusaka, in Zambia. No other animal has done so much damage to the planet as man! He has denuded forests from the face of earth; in his blind race of industrialization he has polluted the very air we breathe. The innocent animals in the forests have been dragged to the verge of extinction. Still his hunger is unsatisfied! He has made the sacred affairs of life into mundane trade and commerce. For him animals are raw material for his production of profitable goods and merchandises! Any animal that comes within the range of his greedy perception, is gone forever. The fur animals such as foxes, minks, rabbits, wolves, cats, beavers, tigers, leopards, and many more, man hunts all of them for trading their furs in return for money! He forgets that these animals are an integral part of the ecological system. 

The price of human greed is being paid by poor, innocent animals. Some animal species are getting depleted at an alarming rate. If the present state of affairs is allowed to continue, the next generation will not get to see many majestic animals even in the zoo. If you want to know the sad tales of miseries of animals and injustices being done to them by man, do watch Animal Planet or BBC Earth by Sony. You will be shuddered to know how these innocent, speechless creatures are being butchered by local men and poachers. 

Animals are equally precious and should equally share God’s earth.  We must treat them with respect. We must not subject them to pain, separation from their habitat or natural environment. We must stop exploiting and killing them for fun and food. Besides, it is not morally and ethically right to deprive someone of the right of living in their own home. Forests and their other habitats are the natural home of animals. We must let them live there. We must follow the precept of ‘Live and let live others’ conscientiously. Being the most intelligent animal, it is man’s responsibility to take care of the less endowed animals. We need not exert our powers and superiority over them because they don’t have ego like us. They are the part of beautiful creation of God, let’s learn to appreciate them.

Answer 2

Wildlife conservation refers to the practice of protecting wild species and their habitats in order to prevent species from going extinct and to preserve natural Ecosystems. Major threats to wildlife include habitat destruction/degradation/fragmentation, overexploitation, poaching, pollution and climate change. The IUCN estimates that 27,000 species of the ones assessed are at risk for extinction. Expanding to all existing species, a 2019 UN report on biodiversity put this estimate even higher at a million species. It's also being acknowledged that an increasing number of ecosystems on Earth containing endangered species are disappearing. To address these issues, there have been both national and international governmental efforts to preserve Earth's wildlife. Prominent conservation agreements include the 1973 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).[1][2] There are also numerous nongovernmental organizations (NGO's) dedicated to conservation such as the Nature Conservancy, World Wildlife Fund, and Conservation International.