SAVING LIVES IN THE WILD

Numerous wildlife organizations and conservation groups continue to help preserve the lives of animals around the world.

WWF is one of the groups that aims to find solutions by using the best science available to save the lives of animals. One of their most notable works is their participation in the recovery of southern Africa’s black rhino population and the black bucks in the Himalayas.

Asian Elephant Conservation is a project that helps elephants escape harsh maltreatment due to lucrative but abusive trades. Through this project, volunteers help protect the gentle giants’ population and reintroduce them in protected forests and sanctuaries. There is also a conservation project for puma and jaguars classified endangered in South America after being threatened by illegal poaching and deforestation.

Educating the public is one effective way to protect wildlife. So many animals are deliberately killed due to public misinformation, for example, as seen in great white sharks. They have fallen victim to a drastic population decline because most people believe what they see in movies, where sharks are often depicted as monsters. Millions of sharks are also killed each year for their fins, jaws, teeth and organs. Currently, there’s a conservation group in Gansbaai, Africa that helps research, track, and organize educational campaigns to stop the stigma surrounding these misunderstood animals.