Wildlife Conservation

Ecological disturbance is disastrous for animal and plant life. There are more problems owing to deforestation and global warming that is severely affecting species. Evolution is another feature in all living beings. There are changes in the physical characteristics, habitat and adaptability in animals that is also promoting migration in animal life. The percentage of endangered species each year is increasing and there are efforts by several organizations to save them from extinction.

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Fur is being banned in many countries. Fashion may be a vanity affair but celebrities too are vouching for saving animals. Poaching extinct species like chinkara, elephants and other jungle animals is a strict offense. Hunting of exotic animals is another fad which is illegal and there are stringent rules to check for such offense. The government in all countries is setting up huge expanse of lands as national parks and the management is exclusively looking for protecting wild animals.

Animals like the Bengal white tiger, the Golden toad, the Great Auk which was a type of penguin and the Caspian tiger is no more present. There are several species of the bovine and equine variety which is slowly reaching the state of being rare. Another problem is that of availability of water and vegetation that is the result of lumbering or human intervention. Donations and funding is also looked through charity shows and other celebrity show casing to finance wildlife conservation.

There are several subspecies that are getting endangered primarily because of weather fluctuations that is hampering their adaptability or threat to their habitat due to human invasion. Bird sanctuaries are also coming into government purview so that they are well taken care of. Natural cross breeding in case of camels and the double humped camel is another reason which has to be controlled as genetic hybridization hampers the original structure.

Awareness is getting wider with schools also including the need for wild life and plant conservation so that the ecological pollution caused by humans can be controlled. Respecting life is important to maintain the balance of all species in the world. There is a greater need to control hunting and use of fur. It is important to avoid cutting down of trees which is rapid to accommodate industrialization and human dwellings. Several animals are now seen in picture books under the heading of extinct varieties and this can be greatly controlled by human efforts.

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