Thursday, December 5, 2013

This is why I chose Conservation Biology

Cases like this are not unheard of in the animal world. Various species of animals have been known to befriend, or even adopt different species of animals. Just a quick sum up of this video, this young leopard kills a baboon and after realizes that baboon had a baby with her. The Leopard takes the baby and protects and takes care of it, ignoring her own hunger.

This selflessness is a prominent part of the animal world and unfortunately is not as common in the human world. This leopard ignored her own needs to take care of another's. Not only was she ignoring her hunger, but she was taking care of an animal that she would usually prey upon. This is a far cry from a species who has enslaved and killed members of their own species because their skin color was different. Animals don't take more than they need. Too many events in human history have grown from greed. Including the decline of many species, like the Amur leopards. Amur leopards are a victim of the illegal wildlife trade and have had their numbers declined to as few as 30 individuals.

This is why I chose to conserve animals. Animals aren't infected with the same sickness humanity has. I'm not saying that I want humanity to be wiped out, but this is why I chose to focus on helping animals as opposed to people. There are many people out there already who are selfless and are helping animals combat against human harshness, but there are still too many people out there who are encouraging the slaughter of a variety of species. Good Species like the Leopard. It's simply evil.

To find out more information about the Amur Leopard and how you can help visit the link below: 
Amur Leopard Information

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