With deforestation, urban development and illegal hunting, many animal species are becoming endangered and some are even facing extinction. Do you think it is important to protect animals? What can be done to deal with this problem?

Human activity has had a detrimental effect on

animals

. Many of them have already become extinct and many more are on the endangered list. In my opinion, it is crucial to protect

wildlife

because all species of plants and

animals

are interdependent and if some of them vanish from the surface of the earth, others will have to face the ramifications. Endangered

animals

can be saved from extinction by creating

wildlife

sanctuaries where all human

activities

are banned. Contrary to what a lot of people think,

animals

are an indispensable part of the ecosystem. It is our paramount duty to protect

wildlife

in general and endangered species

in particular

as uncontrolled and unsustainable human

activities

are the root causes of their extinction. When a particular species becomes extinct, it has a domino effect on the entire ecosystem. It disrupts the food chain, sending shockwaves through the environment.

For instance

, when apex predators like lions, tigers or leopards die out, the population of herbivores will explode. They will eat up all the plants and small trees causing considerable damage to the forest and when they cannot find enough food in the forest, they will start raiding farms.

This

leads to human-animal conflict. Since human activity is the root cause of the extinction of

animals

, taking measures to reverse the damage is

also

our responsibility. People can contribute their bit by making sure that they do not engage in

activities

that threaten plants or

animals

. Governments can and should do a lot more. There should be stringent

wildlife

protection laws.

Activities

like hunting and poaching should be severely dealt with.

In addition

, the government should protect core areas of the forests by banning all human

activities

there. In India,

for example

, the government has created several

wildlife

sanctuaries under the Project Tiger initiative.

This

measure has been quite successful in increasing the number of tigers. In conclusion, protecting

wildlife

is our need and responsibility as our own survival depends on their survival. Enacting strict

wildlife

laws and creating protected forests are some of the ways to preserve

wildlife

.