As you are aware, this website and numerous others are exclusively dedicated to wildlife, advocating for their preservation, providing knowledge about them, and exploring various aspects of nature. What is the significance of wildlife that warrants the existence of dedicated platforms campaigning for their protection, educating people about them, and demonstrating such profound concern for their well-being? In this article, we will explore five key reasons why wildlife holds immense importance and why it garners such extensive care and attention.
- Wildlife represents a variety of life on earth [biodiversity]. Biodiversity (the variety or diversity in living organisms) is important in the sense that, just as its name implies, it is possible for the numerosity of living organisms, which makes the ecosystem a healthy one because it makes it easier for living organisms to adapt and evolve. How so? The next point will explain further how biodiversity leads to a healthier ecosystem.
- Maintaining balance in the ecosystem: When there are a lot of living organisms, there will be balance in the ecosystem. How? Each organism has a role to play in maintaining balance and making the ecosystem a healthy one. For instance, insects pollinate flowers, making the dispersal of flowers possible, and worms decompose dead flowers [plants in general], providing better and healthier soils. In wildlife, predators like snakes keep the population of mice under control. Lions, for example, consume only meat, which makes them carnivores, feed on both primary animals (antelopes, zebras, etc.) and secondary animals (crocodiles, hippopotami, etc.), which keeps these animals in check, ensuring there is no overpopulation of these classes of animals. This is why these animals need to be protected so they can keep our ecosystem in check and balanced, and websites like this create awareness and showcase the great efforts implemented in making sure our ecosystem is balanced.
- Economic Benefits: Wildlife contributes to the economy, and it makes it possible to generate revenues through economic activities like tourism, fishing, and safaris. It also provides employment, especially in rural areas where wildlife is mostly found. Employment like zookeepers, wildlife trainers, park managers and so many others, to mention a few, is what wildlife creates.
- Ecosystem service: As mentioned in point 2, wildlife provides ecosystem services that are essential for human survival, like the provision of food, the decomposition of waste, pollination, water and air purification, and so many other things that benefit humans.
- Education: Reading articles like this is another important aspect of wildlife because they provide scientific research and education for people like you interested in learning more about wildlife, ecology, animal biology, and animal behaviour. It also helps in developing conservation strategies and tackling environmental challenges, and more importantly, it creates awareness of the importance of our precious wildlife, why they need to be protected, and their importance to our environment.
Understanding the importance of wildlife helps us to know the reason for their preservation which is crucial to Maintaining the function of the ecosystem. Share this and let others know the importance of wildlife.