Successful efforts in preventing extinction

In 2004 survey, 1,600 pandas were counted- 40% more than were thought to exist in the 1980s.The WWF succeeded in halting the decline of the panda. It is because the conservation solutions to save the species are working - and, after years of decline, panda numbers are thought to be increasing.WWF has been working closely with the Chinese government in the Qinling and Minshan Mountains, key landscapes for the panda, and the projects implemented in these areas to save the panda are working. Some significant effects from the efforts done are the panda habitat is increasing with the development of new reserves and green corridors. Threats to panda survival such as poaching and illegal logging have been significantly reduced in order support the efforts done to halt the decline of panda. However, the panda is still classified as endangered, as its numbers remain low, despite the recent increase, and threats to its survival remain.

Africa celebrates return of the rhino

WWF's Africa Rhino Programme (ARP) was unveiled in 1997, when black rhino populations were at less than 3000 and falling in just a fraction of their former range. Now IUCN calculates populations of both black and white rhinos are growing healthily and the ARP is looking to re-introduce rhinos to more of the areas from which they have disappeared. Africa’s woodlands and savannahs once teemed with more than a million black and white rhinos, but populations were decimated after a century and a half of depredations by European game hunters and by poachers supplying markets for rhino horn dagger handles and supposed medicinal ingredients. One sub-species of black rhino is thought extinct and only a few individuals of northern white rhino remain. The southern white rhino was thought extinct until the chance discovery of a remnant population in the late 19th century but has now come back from the brink. Black rhinos numbers continued to decline through to the 1990s, despite bans on trade in rhino horn products and a "critically endangered" listing from IUCN. In 1997, there were 8,466 white rhinos and 2,599 black rhinos remaining in the wild. Today, there are 14,500 white rhinos and nearly 4,000 of the more endangered black rhinos. The species’ decline has been stopped through effective monitoring and increased security - and the engagement and commitment of communities and governments.

Ways to save (Indvidual)

Conserve Habitats

• One of the most important ways to help threatened animals survive is to protect their habitats permanently in national parks, nature reserves or wilderness areas.
• You can visit a nearby national park or nature reserve.
• Some national parks have special guided tours and walks for kids.
• Talk to the rangers to find out whether there are any threatened species and how they are being protected.
• You and your friends might be able to help the rangers in their conservation work.
• If you have friends who live on farms, encourage them to keep patches of bush as wildlife habitats and to leave old trees standing, especially those with hollows suitable for nesting animals.
• By removing rubbish and weeds and replanting with natives you will allow the native bush to gradually regenerate.
• This will also encourage native animals to return.
  

Make Space For Our Wildlife

• Build a birdfeeder and establish a birdbath for the neighborhood birds.
• Plant a tree and build a birdhouse in your backyard.
• Start composting in your backyard garden or on your balcony.
• It eliminates the need for chemical fertilizers which are harmful to animals and humans, and it benefits your plants!
• Ask your parents not to use harmful chemicals in your garden or home.
  

Recycle, Reduce, And Reuse

• Encourage your family to take public transportation.
• Save energy by turning off lights, radios and the TV when you are not using them.
• Ask your parents to buy products and food without packaging whenever possible. Take your own bag to the store.
• It will reduce the amount of garbage and waste your family produces.
• Recycle your toys, books and games by donating them to a hospital, daycare, nursery school or children's charity.
• Encourage your family to shop for organic fruits and vegetables.

Conclusion

In short, all life depends on a healthy, well functioning ecosystem. Therefore, we should do all in our power to protect our environment. We must come into the realization that Earth is shared by all living things and we must act in accordance to it. We are a part of nature and we are subject to its rules. The violation of the rules is at our own risks. We should equip ourselves with sufficient knowledge in order to protect the endangered animals.