There are only 6 Northern White Rhinos left on our planet. One is a male. They are all being guarded by rangers, and the horns have been removed so there is no point for poachers to kill them. I do not understand why our species is so cruel to every other species! There is evidence now that the Black Rhino is “officially” extinct in the wild. Humans seem to think we are special, somehow “above” the other life on our planet. If things continue the way they are going, in the next 50 years we will have no reefs, no apex predators in the ocean so very few fish, no rhinos, no sharks, and water rising everywhere. At that point will we wise up? I hope we wise up much sooner than that. Conservation means saving our own species…once we ruin all of the ecosystems that support life on this planet, we won’t last long, either. Today’s photographs are of animals headed toward extinction. Let’s not let it happen. Everyone….listen to Jane Goodall:
“If all of us would go through our lives thinking about the little choices we make each day as to what we buy, what we eat, what we wear – and how those choices might impact the environment, might impact child slave labor in other countries, might impact cruelty towards animals, we start making small changes… Billions of small changes around the world can lead to the kind of change we need if we care about future generations.” – Jane Goodall (http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/jane-goodall/photos/jane-goodall-birthday/)
Please. Start small, but start!
We need to wake up to the danger we are in by putting these animals at risk, by stressing the planet and causing it to warm, to plastic trash everywhere….to cutting down rainforests, etc etc. Or we are lost.
Don’t forget Honey Bees – near and dear to my heart and to so much of the food we all love to eat. http://www.theorangebee.com/2015/04/16/honey-bee-adventure/
You are right humans have no respect for other living things. It makes me sad….
Absolutely. VERY important. I just don’t take photos of them….scared of getting stung!
Saw the horrifying story this morning about the black.rhinos in the wild are offically extinct the o.ly black rhinos left are those in zoos and santuaries this is an atrosity all in the name of MONEY it’s abhorrent and disheartening that man has pillaged the earth to the point that our wild treasures are alreafy extinct or on their way out.WAKE THE FUCK UP PEOPLE……
I wish more people paid attention and gave their heart and time to causes like this. You are such a fabulous advocate and I think maybe little by little people catch on. It makes me so sad that they have to take off their horns to make them less desirable. Lovely photos Tam. BTW I love Jane!!
I love Jane too, and especially her wisdom. Just tiny choices….can make a difference.
Wow what beautiful creatures! I had no idea that some of these were endangered. How sad. I live in the desert where we have the desert tortoise on that list and lucky enough for me I care for some in my yard and protect them too.
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Oh, I’m so glad you do!
Lovely. Extinction is such a sad thing and am always happy to find organizations that want to protect them.
It is especially sad when it is another species causing the extinction…namely, homosapiens.
These are such beautiful photos. I am not a fan of sharks but definitely do not want any of them to disappear. I love turtles. We have rescued a lot of them.
I love what Jane Goodall said. Thank you for getting me re-interested in her.
You are welcome…she’s a very wise woman.