The rapid decline of many animal species has caused debate over whether humans have an obligation to preserve these creatures or whether extinction should be regarded as a natural process. Although some argue that extinction is natural evolutionary process that cannot be stopped, I believe people have a responsibility to preserve endangered species especially which are threatened by human activities.
To begin with, advocates of the former view consider that extinction have always occured on Earth as a natural and unavoidable feature of life. Over the past, countless species have dissapeared due to volcanic eruptions, climate changes and even competition for recources. Therefore, successfull attempts to save these species can occur only through natural processes. In addition, governments usually have limited resources to allocate investment to these issues, so that critics argue those funds should be directly spent for basic human needs such as healthcare, education and other neccesities rather than wildlife conservation.
Nevertheless, there are compelling reasons why people should protect animals from extinction. Compared to previous mass extinction events, the current crisis is largely caused by human actions including pollution, deforestation, hunting and climate change. Since humans are main responsibles of those problems, they similarly have an ethical obligation to solve them. Moreover, disseapearance of each animal play a vital role for reduction of biodiversity and possible threat of human well-being. Due to this factor, people have realised this situation and already made succesfull preservations of several animal population which are advantageous for future generations’ ecosystem.
In conclusion, although former extinctions were a natural phenomenon, this time the number of engandered animals has increased by human acts. As a result, I completely agree that it becomes our responsibility to ensure their long-term survival and promote the biodiversity.