Friday, July 6, 2012

Endangered species


I think that people need to start being aware of extinctions of species that have been accumulating throughout the last 10 years. We have produced numerous organization that strive to help endangered species from becoming extinct. But, there are so many endangered species that there is no way we can save them all. The only thing that we can do is be aware and try to stop doing what we are doing that is causing these animals to become extinct. We are able to save a few here and there but when compared to how many are endangered species there are, we are probably saving, approximately, two percent of them. All of these species have been here for a long time and the planet and all of the living ecosystems that are on the planet are used to having these species here. When one species is not around anymore the rest of the ecosystem is changed forever. There are keystone species. Keystone species are species that are critical to the other species in the same ecosystem, and maybe the whole world. Bees are a keystone species. I would suggest doing more research on what would happen if bees were to become extinct. I have read about what would happen and it is scary. Bees are integral to the processes of life that we are used to today. They are the major pollinators of the world. On top of being the biggest player in the pollinating “market”, they are also the best at doing it. So, if we are able to realize how important these endangered species are then maybe we would be willing to change lifestyles in order to help save them.

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