The rate of extinction is now greater than at almost any point in history and this is important not just for the species that are dying out, but also impacts humans. The loss of species not only reduces the understanding, diversity and beauty of the planet, but also has the potential to create an unstable ecological environment. In addition, there is no reason environmental problems cannot be addressed alongside other human problems. In this essay the importance of protecting animal species will be discussed.
It is important to protect animal and plant species from dying out due to human activity as their loss means that the genetic history of that species will be lost along with the opportunity to study and understand the world better. In addition, the world would be a far less interesting and beautiful place without the many now endangered species such as giant pandas, tigers and polar bears.
Of even greater concern is that the loss of species creates the risk of creating an ecological environment that is unstable, with a small number of species dominating the planet as they become free from predators leading to an environment that lacks genetic diversity and becomes vulnerable to diseases or natural disasters. In addition, the lack of diversity could slow the recovery from such disasters.
Although, there are many other human problems in the world to be solved including, poverty, political instability, wars and pollution, people should not ignore environmental issues. It is possible for societies to attempt to address many problems simultaneously and all issues that threaten the long-term stability of the planet should be addressed urgently.
In summary, maintaining the diversity of the planet is critical for human survival and should be dealt with along with many other important problems.
The rate of extinction is
now
greater than at almost any point in history and this is
important
not
just
for the species that are dying out,
but
also
impacts
humans
. The loss of species not
only
reduces
the understanding,
diversity
and beauty of the
planet
,
but
also
has the potential to create an unstable ecological environment.
In addition
, there is no reason environmental
problems
cannot
be addressed
alongside other
human
problems
. In this essay the importance of protecting animal species will
be discussed
.
It is
important
to protect animal and plant species from dying out due to
human
activity as their loss means that the genetic history of that species will
be lost
along with the opportunity to study and understand the world better.
In addition
, the world would be a far less interesting and
beautiful
place without the
many
now
endangered species such as giant pandas, tigers and polar bears.
Of even greater concern is that the loss of species creates the
risk
of creating an ecological environment
that is
unstable, with a
small
number of species dominating the
planet
as they become free from predators leading to an environment that lacks genetic
diversity
and becomes vulnerable to diseases or natural disasters.
In addition
, the lack of
diversity
could slow the recovery from such disasters.
Although, there are
many
other
human
problems
in the world to
be solved
including, poverty, political instability, wars and pollution,
people
should not
ignore
environmental issues. It is possible for societies to attempt to address
many
problems
simultaneously
and all issues that threaten the long-term stability of the
planet
should
be addressed
urgently
.
In summary, maintaining the
diversity
of the
planet
is critical for
human
survival and should
be dealt
with along with
many
other
important
problems
.