Protecting Endangered Animals

As the rain forests are slowly cut down and urbanization takes effect all over the world some animal species are beginning to die off. As the last animal dies off the species becomes extinct and won't ever be able to walk this earth again. Humans need to learn how to protect these animals so that they can thrive on this world too.

Our first step in protecting endangered species needs to be to understand their habitats and how they survive best in the wild. You can always try to put these animals in zoos but it isn't where they will do best.

After we have figured out how they like to live then comes the next step, setting aside land for them. A lot of these creatures live in areas that will be able to sustain life to them and other animals that live there. The objective is to set aside land that is already covered by this mini ecosystem for the animals.
Our next objective is to set aside laws that prohibit people from hunting these animals or disturbing their homes. Enforcement of these laws should include jail time and fines so that people will think twice about hurting these habitats.

After this is done the animals should be transferred to this environment. Once transferred the animals need to be closely monitored to make sure that they are able to live in their new homes. If anything needs fixing the best time to do it is early while they are still adjusting to the move.

Taking these steps will help ensure that we keep animals from becoming endangered or extinct. However, the real battle is making the general public aware of how important it is to keep the animals alive. The best battles are fought one step at a time, help take a step for humanity today.

Endemic to Madagascar, the Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) is probably the most easily recognisable of all lemur species, with its long black and white banded tail. The rate of the population decline of this species has recently increased, resulting in this previously Near Threatened lemur being uplisted to Endangered. Despite the ecological flexibility of this species, population declines are occurring as a result of habitat loss, with its dry forest and bush habitat being burnt to create new pasture for livestock, as well as hunting of the species for food and removal of animals from the wild for the pet trade. Photo © Nick Garbutt

Visit IUCN Red List for more endangered species and details about them.