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Why should i care about endangered species?

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If more are going to evolve then why bother why should i care about the animals

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  1. beacause i want to!!!


  2. Why Care About Endangered Species?
    There are many reasons for protecting endangered species, including our own survival. Many of our foods and medicines have been derived from wild species, and loss of these plants and animals could deprive humanity of life-saving drugs or improved agricultural crops. Wild species are also the foundation of our natural ecosystems, providing economically important services ranging from flood control to crop pollination. Beyond economics and human well-being, however, the extinction of these creatures also raises profound ethical and moral questions.

    Each wild species depends on a particular habitat for its food and shelter, and ultimately for its survival. Over the past century, massive conversion of our natural lands and waters for agriculture, housing, and other uses has eliminated or degraded many of the habitats our plants and animals need to survive. Reflecting this concern, endangered species conservation efforts increasingly are being planned and carried out at the scale of whole ecosystems. Understanding and mapping ecosystems is therefore essential to protecting our imperiled wildlife. Invasive species-plants and animals introduced to our shores from elsewhere in the world-are also contributing to the decline of many of our native species. The impact of invasive species is now regarded as second only to habitat destruction as a threat to endangered species.

    Endangered species are the focus of a number of federal, state, and international laws. The Endangered Species Act (ESA) is a powerful U.S. federal law designed to protect threatened and endangered species. By requiring federal agencies to explicitly take endangered species into account in their activities, the law has been particularly effective in promoting endangered species protection on federal lands. The ESA's regulations have been less effective, however, at safeguarding species on private lands, which harbor a significant number of the nation's threatened and endangered species.

  3. to save the wildlife...to continue the regeneration

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