Species Avoiding Extinction In Southwest Australia
The number of animals that are endangered and just barely avoiding extinction in Southwest Australia is both astonishing and scary. Once these creatures are gone we will never see them again in our lifetime, and our children will study them as extinct animals in school. This is a terrifying thought. It is unfortunate that Australia has more endangered animals than anywhere else on this Earth. A main cause of the increasing number of endangered animals in Southwest Australia is from introduced animals. These animals can mainly affect the natural wildlife in two ways. One of the ways is as an induced predator; cats, dogs, and foxes which are killing off the area’s natural wildlife for their own survival. Other introduced species such as cattle and other hoofed animals, rabbits, and deer eat the food that is so desperately needed for the wildlife already present in that area. The burrows of many small native animals are being crushed by the cattle and sheep that are being introduced to the environment. Not only are they cutting down on the availability of the food supply, but they are crushing animals homes and habitats as well. What happens eventually when you have no where to live and nothing to eat? You die, you become extinct. Which is exactly what is happening here. What can we do to stop wiping out these species as we have so many in the past? Preservation of these animals natural habitats. Stop tearing down the areas in which these endangered species exist to put up more houses or farms, and stop using the wood that is being cleared away for logging revenue. Our planet exists on a very essential ecosystem where every species is dependent on another species in some form. By exterminating any species we are moving towards our own extinction. There are some options available for these endangered creatures to prevent them from becoming extinct. The best way would be to leave the animals in their natural habitat and don’t cut down their trees for new houses, and don’t introduce strange animals that are going to unbalance the ecosystem. The other method would be to take these animals into captivity to ensure their breed lives on. How fair is this second choice to the animals? Would you like to spend the rest of your life in a pen overlooking area where you once roamed and lived? There are many preservation campaigns out there that are fighting for the rights of these animals. Do a little research and throw yourself into the cause. Your impact could someday change the world.
