HOW CAN WE PROTECT ENDANGERED SPECIES?
KNOW WHAT SPECIES IN YOUR ARE ARE ENDANGERED
Simply recycling and buying eco-friendly products can go a long way to help our animal friends. Do not purchase anything that is made of wood that comes from rainforests, and know the consequences of every product you buy. You might be surprised about what products cause harm to the environments of endangered species, so do your research and know what kind of impact you are having.
GET ACTIVE AND SPREAD THE WORD
Join different activist groups and spread the word about how others can help. Protest and boycott companies that put ecosystems in danger.
DO NOT USE PLASTIC PRODUCTS
At the very least, limiting the amount of plastic you buy, and recycling what you use, can go a long way. Animals often mistake plastic for food, which means that plastics can cause a huge hazard for many endangered species.
DO NOT PURCHASE ILLEGAL PRODUCTS COMING FROM ENDANGERED ANIMALS.
This is typically not something that you have to worry about when you are in the United States, but if you travel abroad, there is the chance that you might come across a product being sold in an illegal market that harms endangered species. Do not participate in this. Do not purchase ivory, or any other product that likely required the killing of an endangered animal.
REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF POLLUTION THAT YOU CAUSE
Merely doing your part to reduce the amount of pollution that you are part of can go a long way. Pollution has a very negative effect on the survival of many species.
CONSUME LESS
The more you consume, the more energy was used and the more pollutants were put into the environment. By consuming less overall, you can help to protect the ecosystems that wildlife need in order to survive. This is something that takes a conscious effort, and more people need to get on board with it. Look into different ways to go about doing this.
KNOW WHAT SPECIES IN YOUR ARE ARE ENDANGERED
This is the first step in making yourself aware and sharing that awareness with others. In most places, there will be species that are endangered. If you know what species are endangered, you can let everyone around you know so that they are able to act in a way that will not put these animals’ lives in danger.
MAKE CERTAIN THAT YOUR HOME IS NOT A HAZARD TO WILDLIFE
The first thing you can do is to secure all of your trash so that animals can’t get to it. Use locking lids on your trash bins in order to keep your trash from becoming a hazard. Reduce the amount of water you use so that there is more local water for wildlife.
DO NOT USE TOXIC HERBICIDES OR PESTICIDES
Many people want to do what they can in order to have a beautiful looking lawn or garden, but certain herbicides and pesticides are horrible pollutants that wind up causing severe damage to the environment. Find alternative ways to keep your lawn and garden thriving without polluting the environment and having a negative effect on the wildlife in your area.
VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME TO PROTECT WILDLIFE.
Wildlife refuges, parks, and other places are often homes to very important species. You can help by volunteering at one of these places in order to protect the animals. Thanks to these places and the volunteers that work at them, one person can make a difference. This goes hand-in-hand with the first thing on the list, so once you know what species are endangered, you can volunteer your time in order to help them thrive.
PLANT NATIVE FAUNA
Planting flora that is natural to the area will provide food for the wildlife around you. This is very important because the industry often destroys these plants, which leaves the animals in certain places without any food. Do your part by ensuring that as much of this plant life as possible is available to them.
WATCH THE ROAD AND DRIVE CAREFULLY
Particularly if you live or commute in a rural area, roads are one of the biggest hazards that animals face. If you are driving on a road that wildlife is known to cross, make certain to drive slowly and carefully and look out for animals so that you will not hit them. It seems simple, but too many distracted drivers kill too many animals on the roads.