Trying to save endangered animal species from extinction is a waste of valuable resources. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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The question of whether
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not we should try to save endangered
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is definitely a controversial
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some people argue that these
animals
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are not useful and we should let them die in the same way that many others ( like the dinosaurs ) have
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out before,
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personally believe that endangered
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are actually worth saving. There
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main reasons for
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. First of all, it is important for us to recognise the key role that endangered
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play in nature. The
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is made
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for fragile ecosystems, where
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plants
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and
animals
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all rely on
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another to survive. If
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animal
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or a new
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is introduced, it upsets the balance of nature and affects other
animals
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above and below it
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the food chain by changing the
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that they live in. These changes often come back to affect us in ways that we do not expect. In the same way that rabbits introduced
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by the British now eat the plants that many native
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need to live and ruin farmer’s crops, the extinction of a predatory animal would allow its prey to reproduce out of control and would probably cause plagues.
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, because
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change is actually a danger to us, we clearly have an interest in saving endangered
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.
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, maybe the strongest argument for saving endangered
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is that all life is valuable in and of itself. Even
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if
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these
animals
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do not have any practical use, they should still be saved.
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, because human activity has destroyed the natural living
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of many endangered
species
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, we should do the best we can to save them.
To conclude
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,
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feel that endangered
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animals
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are indeed worth saving. They not only
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own value
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but the balance of nature would be disturbed if that died out.
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • endangered species
  • extinction
  • preserve
  • biodiversity
  • ecosystem
  • ecological roles
  • conservation efforts
  • scientific discoveries
  • advancements
  • cultural value
  • aesthetic value
  • employment opportunities
  • local economies
  • ethical responsibility
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