This may be old news to many of you (the article is over a year old now), but as the World Animal Day 2017 took place earlier this October, it can serve as a great reminder to all of us to never lose hope in making attempts to preserve and help the endangered members of our ecosystems to survive and multiply. A report by The Guardian UK last September 2016 said that several species, including the Greater One-horned Rhinoceros, the Giant Panda, and the Iberian Lynx, all once thought to be heading straight towards extinction, are now "fighting back". All of these species were previously all on the "endangered species" list of the IUCN or International Union for Conservation of Nature, but as of mid-2016, have all been removed and are now on the lower-level "vulnerable" in terms of existential threats. Their collective increase in population comes as a result of stricter and increased implementation of anti-poaching or anti-hunting measures and restrictions, as well as tighter habitat protection and preservation to encourage them to reproduce, increase, and multiply. The steps taken by the national governments where these species' main habitats are located are truly inspiring as we can see the effects that they have on the populations of these animals with fragile populations. We hope that more governments will take the initiative to preserve the balance of the global ecosystem by promoting the survival of endangered species such as these.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/shortcuts/2016/sep/05/giant-panda-animals-removal-endangered-list