why is conservation of wildlife is important ?
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So, Wildlife Conservation is the well planned schemes put in place to protect the vulnerable and endangered plants and animals of the world. As someone who studied this at university, it kind of makes me sad that this questions even needs to be asked because to me it’s obvious that certain species need our help. For example there are species that would not even be here without human intervention. One of these is the Californian Condor (Gymnogyps californianus), it is perhaps the greatest example of wildlife conservation in recent memory. In the latter half of the 20th century the species was declining rapidly due in large part to; habitat loss, illegal shootings and lead poisoning. At one point the numbers of this majestic species were down to just 27 animals in 1987, all of which were taken into captivity. The birds were bred and some returned to the wild, the aim of the programme was to create 2 separate populations, one in California and one in Arizona and as of 2016 there were estimated to be 446 Condors in existence, 276 wild birds and 170 captive.
Another example of the importance of human intervention is the Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis). Native to the far east of Russia they were pushed to the brink of extinction by loss of habitat, poaching and human encroachment into their habitat. In the mid 90s there were thought to be just 80 individuals in the wild and so some of them were taken into captivity to breed with the outlook of eventually returning the descendants into the wild. Now, thanks to several worldwide breeding programmes there are now thought to be around 200 of these stunning big cats.
Also, there are countless animals that have the potential to go extinct unless something is done soon. An example of this is the Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus). Native only to the island of Borneo they are threatened with illegal hunting and habitat loss to make way for various plantations namely palm oil, also the females only give birth every 6–8 years which makes conservation efforts very slow. In fact, the IUCN have had to change their classification to critically endangered because the population of this great ape has fallen by 60% since 1950 and according to Scientific American estimates are that by the year 2025 their numbers will fall by another 22%.
In conclusion, I believe that unless we want the world’s flora and fauna to disappear completely we must conserve them so that future generations can know for certain that we did everything we could to help them...
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