Wildlife is animal species that have not been tamed. They can be found in any ecosystem, and plays an essential role in our world. Numerous environmental changes are happening simultaneously around the world, which ultimately brings catastrophes not only to human beings but to other wildlife animals and their environment. However, as humans interrupt, their position is lost. 

One of the most significant human interruptions is urbanization. As urbanization increases, the habitats for wildlife decrease, as humans try to expand their own businesses, filled with ambitious plans without any thoughts on the wildlife. Humans create gigantic and extensive roads, demolish forests, and cut down mountains. As a result, wildlife species lose their home. As an example, innocent wildlife animals are getting killed by the indiscreet expressways that are built along the countryside and penetrate the forests, also known as “road kills”. According to ScientificAmerican, Clara Grilo of the University of Aveiro in Portugal, and her colleagues collected data from 90 European roadkill surveys and made a result that on Europe’s roads, 194 million birds and 29 million mammals die annually and more than 350 million vertebrate animals are killed by traffic in the U.S.

Some of the possible solutions, where humans and wildlife can co-exist is reserving greenbelt areas. Greenbelt areas are regions that are protected for several reasons, including for the preservation of nature and wildlife in specific areas. Another possible solution could be making bridges for the animals to cross over different areas. It is also known as Eco-Corridors, where they can cross over different mountains using naturally friendly bridges. Although these solutions appear, it is everyone’s responsibility to increase awareness of how vulnerable the situation of wildlife species are, and how we can preserve them to make the world a better place not just for humanity, but also for the animals to coexist together. 

Information provided by: ScientificAmerican