Why Save Animals

Many species of animals and plants have become extinct over time.
The Earth keeps changing, and this affects the places where animals live and the food available to them.
Species have always had to adapt or die out
We learn about medicines from plants and animals, and we need them for many of the medicines we use.
We can also study how animals and plants survive in different climates and conditions and learn from them.
Sometimes we don’t know there is a problem until something happens to animals and plants and we ask why.
For example, we now know that if frogs and turtles are in trouble, we probably have a problem with our water supply.

Change, extinction and humans

Change, adaptation and extinction are a normal part of the cycle of life on Earth. Animals adapted and evolved, and some died out.
In the past this happened slowly over long periods of time. But human activities have affected the type of changes and how fast some changes are happening.
Amongst other things we have introduced non-native species, cleared forests and used more and more land for houses and farming. This has affected animal habitats, and more species of animals and plants are becoming extinct more quickly than before.