Protecting / Conserving Endangered Species

I love protecting endangered species because it is a conservation method that meets sustainable development which states" meeting the needs of the present day generation without compromising the future generation of meeting their own needs. Helping to protect endangered species from becoming extinct will be more helpful, because it does a lot for the environment like:

1. Medicinal purpose

* Leeches – secretions prevent coagulation and inflammation

* Vipers – elements in their venom control blood pressure

* Scorpion – brain tumor research uses its venom

* Shark – utilized in the study of certain forms of cancer and muscle degeneration

* Bees – honeybee products prevent microbes from thriving

 * Lizards – secrete a toxin that may benefit diabetes sufferers

* Frog – produces compounds that prevent infection

2. Agricultural Value

Genetic Modified Organism helps attained food security

Animals such as gecko and spiders are also important natural pest control agents.

3. Ecological purpose

If we have species extinction we will not have a good a healthy environment

4. Conserve Them

We have to leave some for our future generation to know that they exist.

I have learned few ways to conserve endangered species and they are:

*Reforestation,

* Rehabilitation of degraded lands,

* Sustainable harvesting of timber and other natural products,

* Pollution reduction and prevention,

* Waste reduction and management, and

* Development of innovative strategies to conserve endangered species.