Symbolic adoptions help fund organizations. Many organizations and zoos have volunteer programs. You can help clean beaches, rescue wild animals or teach visitors.
Zoos , aquariums, national parks and wildlife refuges are all home to wild animals. When you visit your local accredited zoos and nature reserves, pay the recommended entry fee. Your donations help maintain these vital conservation areas. Speak Up. Share your passion for wildlife conservation with your family. Tell your friends how they can help. Ask everyone you know to pledge to do what they can to stop wildlife trafficking.
Buy Responsibly. By not purchasing products made from endangered animals or their parts, you can stop wildlife trafficking from being a profitable enterprise. Pitch In. Birds and other animals can trap their heads in plastic rings. Designation campaigns can take years and sometimes even decades to be successful. We work with local partners in states where wilderness protections are needed to convince lawmakers to protect areas in their states.
At the same time, we work to safeguard unprotected areas from development so that their wild character is not lost while they await formal protections. Article Why Protect Wilderness. Randy Traynor. Why we need wilderness The benefits of wilderness are numerous. Why we should protect wilderness There are many reasons we need to protect wilderness: Wilderness protects watersheds that provide clean drinking water to surrounding communities. Wilderness filters and cleans the air we breathe.
Many animals we love call wilderness their home. People depend on wilderness for their favorite recreation opportunities, such as: nature walking, wildlife watching, hiking, hunting, fishing, canoeing and camping. What wilderness designation prevents Wilderness designation protects wildlands from the negative effects of over-development, like pollution and habitat destruction.
Although the young may appear to be abandoned, the mother will almost certainly return within 24 hours, and handling the young puts them in danger. If you encounter an injured wild animal, contact a certified animal rescuer in your area. Be An Educated Consumer Think before you buy: Choose products that are energy efficient, durable, made from sustainable sources, and sustainably packaged.
Avoid products that harm animals and habitats, such as gas-guzzling vehicles, disposable plastics and plastic microbeads, paper products not made from recycled paper, products grown with pesticides, and products made with palm oil. Also avoid products that test on animals and contain animal parts or derivatives. Never buy exotic animals, particularly those who were wild-caught, and never purchase parts and products made from wildlife, including souvenirs.
Do not buy clothing or other products that use fur or feathers. Support genuine efforts that keep wildlife in the wild, such as ecotourism, photo safaris, or community-based humane education programs. Eat less meat, particularly beef. Cattle ranching destroys native vegetation, requires enormous amounts of water, damages soil, often results in lethal control of native predators, contaminates waterways, and produces methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
Globally, conversion of forest to rangeland for cattle is one of the leading causes of biodiversity loss. Learn About Imperiled Species and their Habitats Learn about the threats faced by threatened and endangered species. Teach your friends and family about endangered species and other animals that live near you. Visit a national wildlife refuge, park, or other open space and learn about the threatened and endangered species and other animals who live there.
Stay informed and support policies that keep these areas wild and protect native species. Teachers: Help spread awareness in your own classroom about endangered species with our educational poster. Protect Endangered Species The Endangered Species Act is an effective safety net for imperiled species—extinction has been prevented for more than 98 percent of the animals under its care.
Urge your elected officials to preserve the important safeguards in the Act. Let your legislators, as well as your state wildlife agency, know that you support a prohibition on the use of cruel traps and snares in your state and across the country.
Next, document and report your findings to your local humane society and AWI. Such information will aid our efforts to pass laws that ban inhumane traps and snares. If you or someone you know hires a nuisance wildlife control business to address a wildlife conflict situation, do not allow them to use cruel traps or snares. Ask for their trapping policies in writing before you hire them.
Help Protect Birds Up to 1 billion birds in the United States die each year due to collisions with buildings. Learn how to reduce bird strikes by making windows more bird-friendly.
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