A speech on the disastrous effect of wildlife trade
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Good morning everyone present here. I am going to express my views on the sensitive and crucial topic of ‘disastrous effect of poaching and illegal wildlife trade on animals’. 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.
According to Wildlife Protection Society of India 42 elephants, 24 rhinos, 42 leopards, 6 tigers, were killed in poaching in the year 2015. The number of wild animals’ death was quite high if other causes were also included. This number is quite alarming keeping in view the meager number of these endangered species left in our country.
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.
The educated people must come forward to fight against this abuse of nature and ecology. There must be total ban on poaching of animals for furs, skins and accessories made of animal skins and bones! The concerned Government ministry in collaboration with Animal Rights Activists must also work proactively to save animals, our partners in existence! if needed, endangered animals protection task forces must be formed. Commandos having all the high-tech-equipment and weapons should be deployed in reserves and sanctuaries.