Change The World – Adopt An Endangered Animal

If, like me, you’re an animal lover, you’ll no doubt be keen to do something to help our endangered animals. Some of our most iconic and well loved animals could become extinct within our lifetime and their plight is the result of human interference. Humans are responsible for habitat destruction, and poaching which are the main threats facing animals. But the animal adoption scheme allows you to help save them.

Adopting a wild animal doesn’t mean bringing them home; after all your neighbours may not take kindly to you bringing home an elephant or a polar bear. What it does mean is that you are contributing to the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). This fantastic organisation was set up in 1961 with one main mission: “to halt and reveres the destruction of our environment”. Their work concentrates on lobbying, research and consultancy to bring about positive changes to the way we interact with our environment.

The WWF animal adoption scheme offers you the chance to help a range of animals including, giant panda, tigers, and penguins among others. All the animals in the scheme are at severe risk of becoming extinct in the near future and need as much help as we can give them.

Steps You Can Take To Help Endangered Wildlife

I became an animal lover when I was a child. My parents were veterinarians and I spent a lot of my childhood helping them care for sick animals. My first dog was a mutt that had been hit by a car and brought in by a driver passing by. He had a broken leg and I bonded with him as his leg mended. Since no one claimed him, my parents let me keep him. It’s because of Rusty that I developed my baseball pitching prowess, since I would throw the balls and he would tireless retrieve them for me. Now that I’m a little league coach, I suggest to the parents of my charges that they should get their children a dog to do the same.

I am very concerned about the endangered species of the world. I had been looking for a way to do something to prevent their extinction and realized I could adopt them the way I adopted Rusty, not by bringing them home of course, but by contributing to the World Wildlife Fund, (WWF). This is a great organization that has dedicated itself to the protection of endangered wildlife. You choose the animals that you want to help protect and send them a set amount of money each month. They use the money to safeguard the animals within their ordinary environment.

They offer a range of animals to choose from, such as the Black Rhino, Bengal Tiger, Bottlenose Dolphin, Orangutan, Giant Panda and the Asian Elephant. All of these animals need protection from the threats presented by mankind.

The Connection Between WWF & the Lumber Industry

What is the WWF? WWF stands for World Wildlife Fund, a non governmental organization working to conserve nature and protect the world’s environment. This group was formed in 1961 and is actively involved in various efforts worldwide. This organization has worked tirelessly to inform, educate and make a difference in the preservation of nature and wild life especially threatened species and natural resources. One of the projects that WWF has worked on for more than 40 years and continues to work on is the Amazon rain forest.

The World Wildlife Fund has been involved in different projects that have produced real results for the Amazon. The Legal Timber Protection Act, Tropical Forest Conservation Act and Amazon Region Protected Areas (ARPA) are just some of the work WWF has gotten involved in. They utilize business partnership, policy advocacy and field work to get their goals of sustainable forestry and preservation met. The Global Forest & Trade Network is a WWF initiative to eliminate illegal logging and improve the management of valuable and threatened forests. This is done by assisting with trade contacts between companies committed to supporting responsible and sustainable forestry. WWF works to coordinate with local, regional and government contacts to create policies and solutions to identified present and future threats to forests.