Some have suggested that the protection of wild animals should be selective. In my opinion, humanity has responsibility for all wild animals, though it is occasionally justified to divert resources towards more valuable species.
Those in favor of safeguarding certain wild animals argue the circumstantial factors. These factors can range from the threat the specific animals face to the value of the animal itself. For instance, tigers are an endangered wild animal and require intensive conservation efforts compared with animals such as rats and pigeons, which have adapted skillfully to urban environments. Most would admit that there is little logic in providing equal support to species in different circumstances. A more extreme critic could add that some animals are more deserving of preservation. The tiger, to continue the previous example, is greatly valued for its elegance. Other animals, such as bees, are valuable not for their beauty but their usefulness to humanity.
However, all animals should be protected as humanity has been the catalyst for their endangerment. Before the rapid industrialization and surging populations of the last several hundred years, humans and animals lived on relatively equal terms and shared the Earth. Since human development has outpaced nature and now threatens the habitats of countless species, mankind must enact safeguards for all animals. Without such forward-looking protections, there is likely to be a “domino effect” as species die out and impair fragile ecosystems globally. Therefore even if an animal is not on the verge of extinction, it might be important to maintain its population levels so as to not start a cycle of irreversible harm.
In conclusion, humans should endeavor to protect as many animals as possible although there are exceptional cases where some species may be prioritized. Governments and individuals should collaborate to ensure wild animals are not unduly threatened by human progress.
Some
have suggested that the protection of wild
animals
should be selective. In my opinion, humanity has responsibility for all wild
animals
, though it is
occasionally
justified to divert resources towards more valuable species.
Those in favor of safeguarding certain wild
animals
argue the circumstantial factors. These factors can range from the threat the specific
animals
face to the value of the
animal
itself.
For instance
, tigers are an endangered wild
animal
and require intensive conservation efforts compared with
animals
such as rats and pigeons, which have adapted
skillfully
to urban environments. Most would admit that there is
little
logic in providing equal support to species in
different
circumstances. A more extreme critic could
add
that
some
animals
are more deserving of preservation. The tiger, to continue the previous example, is
greatly
valued for its elegance. Other
animals
, such as bees, are valuable not for their beauty
but
their usefulness to humanity.
However
, all
animals
should
be protected
as humanity has been the catalyst for their endangerment.
Before
the rapid industrialization and surging populations of the last several hundred years,
humans
and
animals
lived
on
relatively
equal terms and shared the Earth. Since
human
development has outpaced nature and
now
threatens the habitats of countless species, mankind
must
enact safeguards for all
animals
. Without such forward-looking protections, there is likely to be a “domino effect” as species
die
out and impair fragile ecosystems globally.
Therefore
even if an
animal
is not on the verge of extinction, it might be
important
to maintain its population levels
so as to
not
start
a cycle of irreversible harm.
In conclusion
,
humans
should endeavor to protect as
many
animals
as possible although there are exceptional cases where
some
species may
be prioritized
.
Governments
and individuals should collaborate to ensure wild
animals
are not
unduly
threatened by
human
progress.