Endangered Animals

Khalid
EAP 2
Summary & Response 2

In Gene Mueller’s 2007 article in the Washington Times titled “Nation’s symbol at risk no more,” the bald eagle is not on the endangered list anymore, so he is safe now and we do not worry about him. First, the author states that the Americans’ concern and conservation of the bald eagle was a successful job to bring this bird from the extinction to the wildlife. Then, he mentions that in 1940 the bird had disappeared from many states. After that, the author says that the pesticide DDT has a direct effect on the bald eagle when the pesticide entered the fish body. So when the bird eats the fish the pesticide goes to his body. In 1972 DDT was banned by Congress, so the population of the bird has increased. Next, he claims that fish were having a virus that was kill’s them, so that has reduced their numbers. Also, people who hunt the fish to sell it or just for fun is another problem that affect the fish population. Finally, he states that they sell the Virginia waterfowl stamp to help to clean the water and help fish.

I agree with the author’s idea that the bald eagle is not at risk anymore because of the ways that Americans use to protect him. So we should take from that lesson to protect the other animals that are endangered by publishing the American way, finding new ways, and studying the factors that affect them.

First, to succeed we should study what the others do and where they stop. So we can learn from what was started before us what the good things and the bad things they do. Then, we can avoid the wrong way and develop the good way. Actually, what Americans do for the bald eagle was a good story that the other nations can learn from to protect the animals that are endangered. Americans should publish that to make the others to study and learn from that. So it helps the others to protect animals. This bird was lucky because they choose him as a national symbol. So, why do we not choose all animals as the national symbol and protect them? People cooperate usually with the law, so we should have a law that prohibits shooting or killing them. We should help these animals or we will lose them forever.

Second, to protect endangered animals or birds you should find new ways to do that. In the case of endangered animals there is no time to waste because we have only a small number of that animal. So, we should find new and good way to do that. There are many ways to protect endangered animals, for example, doing hybridization with other animals from the same species. Also, we could make some refuges to protect them and put them in an appropriate environment to live. We should put splints on them that connected with computer so we can keep tracking them. All these steps could help us to protect these animals and bring them back from extinction.

Next, to protect endangered animals we should know the factors that lead this animal to extinction, so we can help him easily and protect him. Knowing what lead this animal to extinction is the first step to protect him. So we should study everything about these animals, what he is eating, and what environment he likes to live in. So with research we can know what we should do to protect these animals and return them to wildlife.

In conclusion, studying, finding new ways, and publishing the other experiences are very important things to protect endangered animals. All people should participate in protecting these animals to have a good result. Wildlife is part of our life cycle so we should protect instead of destroy it.

Reference:

Mueller, G. (2007, July 4). Nation’s symbol at risk no more. Washington Times.
Retrieved October 28, 2008, from LexisNexis.