Why is it so important to mans survival to protect animals on the endangered species list???

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curious....want to know lol

Answer 1

Well a couple reasons come to mind.  

First is that species intertwine in their needs and what they provide for the rest of the world.  It's real hard to just take away one piece of the puzzle without affecting other parts - and in ways we are not currently capable of understanding fully.  

Second is that it may be important for mankind as a whole to  specifically protect certain species from man's interference.  This would be important if we as a species want to be able to consider ourselves as more than just resource exploiters and destroyers.

Answer 2

we humans are part of the worlds eco systems and depend on them for our survival

to endanger the eco susystems in the end ,more often before ,will affect us

just because you cannot see the connection or the importance does not make it any less

some people say they don`t like mosquitos .lets kill them all

Well they tried that on the banks of the Danube and all of the life in the wood disappeared,the mosquito's being near the bottom of the food chains of many animals

just think what all eats mosquito's and their larvae

birds ,toads ,frogs ,lizards ,fish ,other insects like dragon flies,then think what all eats those things ,foxes,other birds,weasels,snakes,etc.

and then what eats all who eats them .

Now with the bees disappearing in many places there are huge problems with crops not being pollinated .

Endangered species also play their parts ,in eco systems that have been fine tuned for millions of years .

the more species become endangered ,the more endangered we will become our selves .Because we are on the top .

Apart from that what kind of world do you want the children to inherit???

Our generation and the ones before us have managed to destroy more in a hundred years that all of Humanity in the history of the planet

Somewhere along the line should be the sense of responsibility

Are we guardians of the lands we occupy during our life time and during the seconds of the lands existence ,as Native Americans believe ,(they do not think of themselves as owners )

But we do ,

so do we have the right to wipe it all out in the brief moment that we are here or is the land also meant for those who come after?????????

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Answer 3

I don't think it's all that important for survival for survival's sake but has more to do with romanticism. Certain animal species and humans will never get along. Look what happening between Indian farmers and elephants in some rural areas of that country.

The only way to save many of these animals and their habitat is to somehow control human expansion which means population control and that'll never happen.

Answer 4

While its not imparative that all species remain on this planet for the survival of man, it is imparative for healthy ecosystems which we are a part of.

It's rather simple actually. To paraphrase John Muir, "When one tugs on a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world"

As species are removed from an ecosystem, the entire system is affected, and since humans are species and we live in a wide variety of ecosystems, we are affected too.

Also, it is a quality of life issue. What if there were no bears or wolves for example. How would that make you feel?

Answer 5

I'm sure you've heard the expression  " Canary in the coal mine". There was a time that Canaries where taken under ground  to detect coal gases and methane that could explode or suffocate a Miner. If the Canary conked out... get out fast!

So, you could consider our endangered species as warning signs that something may not be optimum in the envirnoment.

Too bad we can't just bail, and go to another planet...

So for now we have to figure out what went wrong and make the changes neccesssary to correct a problem.

But you're always going to have some bone head that wants to do nothing, stay behind and see if the Canary will wake up!

Answer 6

I don't think that every animal on the endangered species list can help or is important to man's survival, but in their own food chain or ecosystem they are very important. Many things (good or bad) can happen when these species are gone forever. Besides, we can learn about many things from different animals. Some animals may have something in their DNA that is resistant to something. We may be able to use that to our advantage with our advanced medical careers and so forth. Other animals may give someone an idea for some innovative technology. Who knows what we will learn from animals next?? :)

Answer 7

Dear Halsca... I know this is not a debating forum but I disagree with the idea that human population control will never happen.   I think it will, and must, happen.  The question is *when* politicians and the general public will begin to see it as the major problem it undoubtedly is and whether polices will be implemented in time to prevent some of the damage.

'Overpopulation' of earth potentially has many consequences both in environmental terms (climate change, extinction of the worlds large mammals in the wild etc) and in terms of society (the more people there are the less freedom we can have if we are to maintain stability and order).   And these two aren't necessarily detached from each other...a higher population means greater pressure on the environment, which provides ecosystem 'services' such as water recycling and cleaning,   This could be done artificially but at huge cost which is why the American city I am thinking of (sorry i can't recall the name) is investing millions in restoring and protecting its natural environment.

In China we see the implementation of a one-child policy, which although not particularly effective in rural communities, is explicit recognition that they can't allow unabated population growth.

This policy has led to claims by some Chinese women of forced abortions and sterilizations following the birth of a first child.

I'm pretty sure that in time overpopulation will become an issue in the public domain just as climate change has, but whether there are enough people who value the future on a time-scale longer than their own to make a difference in a world with plenty of cynics, religious believers (who breed much more rapidly than non-believers) and poor people without means of contraception is anybodys guess.