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My Member Of The Reston Community: Should We Conserve Wildlife?

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My fellow member of the Reston Community,

Anthony Douglas William once said, “When we lose an animal to extinction, we lose part of our family.” The NWF ( National Wildlife Federation) is an organization which has been restoring animals and protecting natural resources since 1936. The reason the NWF is trying to slow down the sixth extinction is because of the population decline of land animals by 39% in the last few years. The main factors contributing to the decrease of wildlife is habitat destruction, invasive species, pollution, population, over harvesting, and global warming. The conservation of wildlife is important and needs to be dealt with because it’s the only way for humanity to survive and it provides us with medicines along …show more content…

Some particular animals are used in the making of medicines and if these animals go extinct our medicines will as well. That also applies with important items. For example, the rhino is currently an endangered species and has been used to assist medicines for creating low blood pressure and fevers. Also, the rhino's horn is used to make materials and provide symbolization. Due to the demand of poaching for the rhino's horn in South Africa the amount of rhinos hunted have raised from 7 horns per year to 1,000. If rhino poaching continues at the same rate then there would be no lifesaving medicines or important materials.

In conclusion, conserving wildlife is crucial to the survival of humans and the ability to produce medicines and other important materials. Animals don’t have a voice of their own, they need help before it’s too late. As you realize animals are essential in everything we do and if they leave we will quickly follow. Conservation of wildlife is extremely important because the future generations depends on it. If you decide to take no action, you are not only letting animals down, but you are letting mankind down. Don’t make animals

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