Pros And Cons Of Wildlife Conservation

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Wildlife Conservation is often seen as a bad thing, but if you look at it from my perspective, then it is actually a good thing. People think of it as holding wild animals captive, but we are actually protecting them from poachers. The purpose of Wildlife Conservation is to protect the animals in danger, which I am in agreement 110%. Other people argue that we shouldn’t have conservations, but they don’t know the harm that can happen to unprotected animals. Now, there are some cons to wildlife conservation, but so many more pros. For example, in the book called “Wildlife in the Anthropocene” by Jamie Lorimer she talks about how elephants rarely breed in captivity, but doesn’t explain how. Some good things about elephants in captivity are that they interact with people everyday, and can adapt to various environments. In her book, she never really picks a side so she doesn’t have a strong opinion, but I think they are so crucial to keeping animals alive. Lorimer had some good points, but there are always those one people who have to disagree with everything. These people say things like “Conservation is bad and harms the animals.” Which makes no sense, because it is protecting the animals. Some cons to conservation are super strict as in very protective of the animals, …show more content…

Humans are the cause for almost all of the animals who have gone extinct, but yet other people don’t want to help save them? From 1970 to 2012 our animal population has dropped by 58%. That my friends is why we need wildlife conservations. Think of all the animals being poached, such as tigers, rhinos, and whales and then tell me you don’t feel bad, because you don’t want to save them. People who argue against conservations, saying they don’t work are full of crap. The WWF has already saved tons of Black Rhinos from southern Africa and Black Bucks in the