Imagine a world where life as we know it does not exist. The air is black and choked by pollution at all times of the day. The rivers move like a snail, barely able to complete their journey with all the sludge that weighs them down. Trees and flowers have long since perished, leaving just grave, concrete buildings as far as the eye can see. Any animals still alive soon die from starvation or from the poison that infests the environment. Is this the type of world we want to live in? Although this may seem extreme, it is a real possibility that I fear may come to pass if we do not start protecting our planet from ourselves. Ever since I was a young boy I have watched as the beautiful habitats in my beloved Australia, and across the rest of …show more content…
What can we do to stop this disaster from taking place? One vital step is replacing the fear of many animals that people have with respect. Most predatory animals that have gone extinct in the last few centuries died because people were too afraid to try to understand and coexist with them (“Habitat Loss”). In reality, it is quite simple to live near a “dangerous” animal if you merely bother to learn a little about them. For example, I have been helping my father catch and rescue terrifying crocodiles since I was nine years old (Pettinger). He never feared for my safety because I respected the crocodiles and I knew how to handle them (Pettinger). I was once quoted saying “Snakes are just very instinctive to me. I 've been playing with snakes since before I could walk. It doesn 't matter where or what it is, from the biggest to the most venomous” (Anderson). I hope to show the world through quotes like this and my actions on “The Crocodile Hunter” that crocodiles, snakes, and every other “dangerous” animal can be safely handled if you learn to respect them. Another major step to preserving nature is to stop or even reverse the loss of habitat the planet faces every day. I have often said “I believe our biggest issue is the same biggest issue that the whole world is facing, and that 's habitat destruction.” (“Steve Irwin Quotes”) This is because we are rapidly running out of room on our planet for ourselves, never mind all the animals who also
According to an annual Gallup survey, “Americans are way more worried about water pollution than global warming, air pollution, or other major environmental concerns.” (Loughlin). Drinking polluted water will harm individuals and their families but global warming has not appeared to danger us and so we do not worry about it (Walker). In the article, The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature, by David Suzuki, it is indicated that humans have lost interconnectedness with nature. In other words, people have put importance to the more unnecessary things, which are the main causes for us consuming chemicals in food and creating dangerous pollution and diseases. The ignorance of our modernist society faces has led us all to severe problems. One should be more aware of what 's happening around us instead of just letting things happen. We must be more cautious so that we can live in a safe environment.
As previously stated, overpopulation is a big problem too. With so many of them in the Everglades, their food sources numbers are declining. But this is the outcome of previous python owners being “downright stupid” and purchasing a pet snake “without researching anything” about the python. (EcoEchoes, page 47, Paragraph 3) The outcome usually ends with the owners letting them go into the wild. Resulting in its overpopulation in the Everglades.
Hook: Snakes are just very instinctive to me, i've been playing with snakes since before I could walk. It doesn't matter where or what it is from the biggest to the most venomous. Hi I'm Steve Irwin I was born on February 22nd 1962 to Lyn and Bob Irwin in Melbourne,Australia. I moved with my parents as a child to Queensland in 1970 and attended two state schools. I grew up with two parents that were involved with animals so on my sixth birthday I got a scrub Python. I also began helping my father once I got more experience and I even wrestled my first Crocodile at the age of 9.
A man named Robert Laughlin once said, "The Earth is very old and has suffered grievously: volcanic explosions, floods, meteor impacts, mountain formation and yet all manner of other abuses greater than anything people could inflict. Yet, the Earth is still here. It's a survivor." Laughlin clearly believes in this quote that the Earth can take care of itself. The Earth has been through worse disasters than just pollution, and extinction of species and plants. Roderick Nash, an environmentalist and activist, says otherwise.
The Earth itself is being neglected and abused by thoughtlessness and waste products of American Feed corporations. There is so much pollution that the atmosphere and Earth are being destroyed. This is a world hit by environmental disasters, the severity of which can only be read between the lines. There can only be synthesized clouds now that the atmosphere will not allow actual clouds to form and is not able to support natural weather patterns. This is a world where living creatures can no longer reproduce without assistance. And this is a world where startling
It is our actions that have directly, and indirectly, caused such environmental destruction; now it is us that must help save them. As John Sawhill said, "In the end, our society will be defined not by what we create, but what we refuse to destroy." We are their only hope; future generations of animals and mankind alike are depending on us.
The sad injustice to nature is that man has forgotten the biotic connection between the natural world and humanity. Whether protecting nature is a spiritual experience or simply a means for survival, nature is as much a part of human life as the human themselves. The separation created by modern environmentalism between human and non-human entities can only be reunited if people learn to view life as a part of nature. The scary part about that thought, however, is will that be enough now? Only time can
Steve Irwin, an animal activist, a member of the Australia zoo and a TV star. Over the years, hundreds of thousands of people watched as a, what some would call psychotic, man would swim with sharks and lay down with Komodo dragons. The question that arises from his actions is, were his habits a main cause in his death. He had done this all his life, but at what risk? His own, the animals, for the longest time nothing went wrong. Until the day Glen Collins of the New York Times had to write Mr. Irwin’s obituary.
The earth is slowly dying do to the spread of harmful contaminants such as pesticides, garbage, and non biodegradable objects. They are present in the air, ocean, and ecosystem causing harm to both humans and animals. While most of the general population recognizes that pollution is an issue, no measures have/ are being taken to prevent it. Waste is continuously being poured into water sources and the ocean even though it kills animals and continues to poison humans. It is also being spread throughout the environment by ways of ignorance and laziness from humans. Because animals inhabit more of the world than humans do, they are the most impacted by pollution. Many animals have had to relocate, been killed, or have gone extinct due to the contagion
Our relationship with nature has currently become strictly economic. we tend to don't associate ourselves as a section of nature as a result of we tend to use it for profit. Forests ar abate for the profits of the lumber trade and to form area for placental mammal. Animals that we tend to ar doubtless associated with, that have senses and therefore the ability to socialize ar slaughtered by the billions to feed Associate in Nursing more and more carnivorous population. Resources like oil and food ar all erratically distributed throughout the globe and thus used as a platform for profit. All the whereas the surroundings bears the grunt of our
Bill Freedmen, author of “Endangered Species—Human Causes Of Extinction and Endangerment” notes, “scientists approximate that present extinction rates are 1,000 to 10,000 times higher than the average natural extinction rate.” These distressing numbers should be acted upon to save the endangered species and avoid the catastrophic change to this planet if these species were to become extinct. In order to produce change, people need to recognize that habitat loss, climate change, and poaching are all factors in why our animal species are going extinct.
We live in a world that offers so many things to us. A home, food, water, life itself, yet we don 't take much care of it and are destroying it instead. The presence of pollution has been around for such a great amount of time now that you would expect us as humans, to start noticing the mass destruction we are causing and start doing something about it. Glaciers are melting, water levels are rising, the water and air around is being polluted if it 's not polluted already. There is little being done to try and stop or at least slow down this fatal event. If we do not start taking care of our own home, we will soon be left with no home at all, and the only one’s we can blame for that, is ourselves.
The environment is everywhere. From the sky, rivers and ocean, grass and trees to cities, towns, and villages. The environment surrounds us and is a huge part of our life which is why it is so well known that we need to protect it. It provides food, shelter, and water to every living being on the planet. Therefore, if the environment is declining life as we know it will start to as well.
Environmental issues have been a cause of a lot of debate in the recent past. Governments and nongovernmental organizations have been in constant consultations on how to help protect the environment. Apparently, as a result of man’s many actions, the natural environment is getting torn apart so quickly that the coming generations will not enjoy this kind of environment, unless a
Despite what mankind would like to believe, humans are animals. As multi-celled organisms, we consume other organic matter, change the land for own uses as a beaver would build a dam, and as other mammals, we are all fed breast milk from our mothers when we were young. Yet there is this disconnection and alienation of the human race towards other species. Moreover, through fear of taking action, the convenience provided to us if we simply choose to ignore the environment, and the alienation of other species that are endangered by our actions, the hostile and uncaring attitude of humans towards nature is the core reason for many of the problems in our environment today.