Conserving Wildlife for the Next 100 Years
Did you know that the bald eagle almost disappeared in the last century? Illegal shooting, habitat destruction, lead poisoning, and the catastrophic effects of DDT contamination in their prey base reduced eagle numbers to a mere 417 pairs by 1963. More recently, efforts including habitat preservation and rehabilitation of injured birds have led to the species recovery in many regions throughout the U.S. We need to continue with our conservation efforts, if we want the bald eagle around for another hundred years.
What can you do to help? Well, believe it or not, you can actually adopt your very own bald eagle family! Many wildlife conservation organizations have created adoption programs for bald eagles and other endangered and threatened species. If you’re not interested in adoption, there are still so many ways that you can make a difference in the protection of wildlife and the delicate balance of the ecosystem we all share!
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12 Ways You Can Protect Wildlife and Habitat
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- Adopt an endangered animal through a wildlife adoption program.
- Check with wildlife authorities before clearing or filling in land or redirecting small streams. You could be disturbing wildlife that lives in these areas.
- Follow the news regularly to be aware of new threats to wildlife and its habitat and how you can make a difference locally and nationally.
- Join local groups in their efforts to clean up rivers and creeks.
- Avoid using open flames outdoors, unless strictly supervised. It takes just one spark to destroy areas of fields and forests.
- Try not to use herbicides or pesticides for your garden and lawn, as they can be harmful to wildlife – including animals and insects that help keep your garden growing and pest-free!
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- Build a backyard wildlife refuge. You can start by placing used Christmas trees into your yard to provide shelter for wildlife.
- At the shore, do not touch corals or collect animals or shells from the sea, dead or alive.
- Non-native plants, animals and microorganisms are the second biggest threat to global biodiversity, following the loss of habitat. Make sure that the plants in your yard or garden are native to your region.
- If you find injured or apparently abandoned wildlife, don't handle the animal before obtaining expert advice.
- Use a pair of good binoculars to get a good view of wildlife without disturbing critters, and wear drab clothing rather than bright colors.
- Plant a tree.
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Visit these informative sites to learn more about what you can do:
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Wildlife Adoption Center
The bald eagle is just one of the many endangered animals up for adoption at this easy to use site -- other critters include the wolf, penguin, polar bear, snow leopard, sea turtle, sea otter, panda, and many more! Some people also give adoptions to others as gifts!
http://www.wildlifeadoption.org/
The National Trust (Wildlife Pages)
The National Trust manages few formal nature reserves, but the scale of its responsibility for the natural history of England, Wales and Northern Ireland is unrivalled by any other organisation. This site is a great source of information on places to visit wildlife around Britain.
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/
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Wildlife Conservation Society
The Wildlife Conservation Society works to save wildlife and wild lands through science, international conservation, education, and the management of the world’s largest system of urban wildlife parks. These activities change attitudes toward nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in sustainable interaction on both a local and a global scale.
http://www.wcs.org/
Kids Planet!
Offering a list of the 50 Most Endangered Species from around the world, with engaging lesson plans (suitable for the classroom), fun Wild Games, printable coloring pages, and “The Web of Life” story as told by a common garden spider – this colorful site helps young people understand how nature’s many species depend on one another!
http://www.kidsplanet.org/
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