Some environmentalists have advocated building wildlife sanctuaries to protect endangered species. Discuss the Advantages and disadvantages of doing this.

Several animals are on the verge of extinction,

hence

the environmental scientists recommend creating wildlife

sanctuaries

to product these

species

.

This

essay would not only outline the merits of building these new habitats that would create a positive atmosphere for the breeding and maintaining a healthy gender ratio of animals, but

also

highlight demerits that it can

further

reduce the

count

of these endangered

species

. To commence with, creating

sanctuaries

would be helpful as these animals will get a favourable environment for breeding. It is often observed that a lack of

such

an atmosphere is the principal reason behind the reduction of the animals.

Moreover

, while placing them into these forests, a healthy ratio of male to female can be maintained so that there would not be gender imbalance which can inhibit the production of the new offspring.

This

arrangement would tackle the issue which usually happens in the jungle where the

count

of either male or female is more which eventually leads to conflict. It can be observed with the example of the "Save Tiger" mission, which was undertaken by PETA in India. As part of

this

mission, PETA has placed several female tigers in the Sunderban forest to balance with the male tiger's number. Post that, within one year Tigers

count

is almost doubled.

However

, building

such

parks can be counterproductive for the animals where they will face natural competition from other

species

.

For example

, in case there are lions in these

sanctuaries

then

placing tigers would create conflict between these two specifies for the prey.

Hence

, these fights can

further

reduce the number of endangered

species

.

Furthermore

, it can be a dangerous approach as it can make these animals vulnerable to the disease. As

Sanctuaries

have borders, these animals cannot run away in case of the spread of epidemic diseases in their breed; whereas, in the open forest they can migrate in case of

such

disease spread. In conclusion,

although

building

sanctuaries

would help in balancing the gender ratio and provide a healthy breeding atmosphere for the animals who are on the verge of extinction, it can

further

reduce the

count

of these animals due to conflict with other

species

and exposure to diseases.