Inthepast,therehavebeenmanyendangeredanimals.Nowtheyareextinct.Doesitmatter?Hasourenvironmentbeenaffectedbytheirabsence?Hasthequalityofourownlifebeenchanged?Theanswertothesequestionsis"Yes."

　　Itdoesmatterifwedestroyanendangeredspecieshabitattodevelopmorefarmland,housingorindustrialparks.Thereisadelicatebalanceofnature.Ifonesmallpartisremoved,itwillaffectalltheotherparts.Forexample,ifcertaintreesarecutdown,batswillhavenoplacetoroost.Iftheycannotroost,theycannotbreed.Iftherearenobats,therewillbenoanimal,orbirdtoeatcertaininsectsthatplagueourcrops.

　　Ourenvironmenthasbeenaffectedbytheabsenceofcertainanimals.CertainflowersarepollinatedbybutterflieswhichmigratefromCanadatoMexico.Someofthebreedinggroundsofthesebutterfliesweredestroyed.Nowtheseflowersaredisappearingfromcertainareas.Wewillnolongerbeabletoenjoytheirbeauty.

　　Thequalityofourlifehasbeenchanged.Americausedtobecoveredwithgianttrees.Nowwehavetovisittheminonesmallpark.Rainforestsaroundtheworldarebeingcutdowntomakeroomforhumans.Wewillneverbeabletoseeorstudythisfragileecosystem.

　　Iwouldencourageushumanstolookforotheralternativesforourfarmlands,housing,andindustries.Wehavealternatives;theanimalsdonot.