It is widely argued that wildlife habitats are being destroyed and whole species of animals are on the verge of disappearance due to human activities on land and in the sea. This essay attempts to shed light on the driving factors behind this problem before outlining several viable solutions that should be adopted to tackle it.
There are two primary reasons as to why humans are responsible for the extinction of animals’ life. To begin with, wildlife habitats are destroyed by damaging their accommodation. To be more specific, there are increasingly more areas of rainforests THAT have been cut down in recent years due to housing construction. For instance, trees are chopped down in order to build modern buildings which attract tourists. As a result, some animal species cannot find another home to live in, while others face difficulties adapting to a new environment. This would put these animals at a higher risk of extinction. In addition, the sea environment has become more polluted due to the development of tourism and the economy. This is because people waste discharge/rubbish along the coast or on the water, which poses a serious threat to marine creatures. Marine animals might eat plastic products which lead to death. Furthermore, human activities, including intense fishing and overexploitation are causing damage to the marine ecosystem. Overfishing could directly affect the food chain because it causes the number of fish species to decline dramatically in the short term. Oil spills during the extraction process, for example, have killed thousands of marine species.
To combat this worrying issue, the following essential steps should be taken. Firstly, governments should implement some stricter punishments for illegal logging, deforestation, overfishing, and overexploitation. For example, people who break these rules have to go to jail forever. Therefore, all individuals would be aware of their behaviors and follow the rules. Secondly, it is important for the government to work to save endangered species. They can build trees in the forest ecology for species which are on the verge of extinction. Finally, people should promote public campaigns to raise people’s environmental awareness. For example, teachers or volunteers can launch a competition for all citizens to participate in with the topic save wild animals.
In conclusion, there are some underlying motives behind this negative tendency especially for human’s activities and it is crucial that the aforementioned measures be implemented to deal with this issue.