Why is it important to conserve wildlife?

Many believe that the issue of conservation of wildlife is overrated, but this is largely because of ignorance on the subject. The fact of the matter is, wildlife conservation is incredibly important. However, it’s often overlooked because of other issues that are considered far more pressing.

Sadly, many species face extinction due to this neglect, with the worst part being that the cause of such us largely because of human influence. For instance, ecosystems are damaged, habitats are destroyed, and whole environments are laid waste for the sake of supposed human progress – all of these done without anybody taking any responsibility.

If the conservation of wildlife fails, what are the possible effects?

Dependent Systems Become Disrupted

Humans have a huge dependence on certain wildlife for their food systems; not to mention the continued production of food resources. Case in point is the declining number of bees. What is its impact on us? Bees are the biggest contributors to plant pollination, and without them, plant food won’t be able to germinate and reproduce.

Now if these tiny creatures get completely wiped out, estimates reveal that the human race would probably follow within five years, maybe less, due to loss of vegetation and similar food sources. Unless we’re completely self-sustainable, which we obviously aren’t yet, we will need the help of these brave little soldiers to facilitate the continued production of our food.

Imbalance in the Food Chain

The destruction of one type of wildlife almost always affects the food chain, whether high up or down low. You see, when one link gets forcefully removed off the chain (like rapid extinction as a result of industrialization), higher animal species might end up starving since a reliable food source has become non-existent. Meanwhile, lower animal species may grow to become uncontrollable because they have no more natural predators.

So when one species gets wiped out, it’s highly likely that a connected species might get wiped out as well. And speaking of higher animal species, where do you think are we on the food chain?

There are more great resources in Oregon for learning about wildlife and conservation

http://oregonwild.org

Dave

Hi everyone, big thanks to Kerry for the wonderful times this week. Jen has has put together the papers so we will be moving house very shortly. I will get some new photo’s of the house! We have been out and about looking for the best places to do some filming. We have watched a lot of people uploading nature videos and we want to do the same so if anyone has any good places where we can get some good films/photo;s that will be great. Here are some good tips about Filming nature that I find useful. I am sure there are lots of places in Oregon we can capture some great movies, please let us know!. We should have some things to put up soon!.

Check out epfilms.tv they have made some amazing documentaries please support them

We are looking for a HD video camera to get the best out of the wildlife filming too.

Here are some HD video camera reviews that Ep recommends I think I am going to go for the Canon, it looks the best for the price!I am not sure if we should wait and get one of the new xa25 camera’s from canon but I need to make a decision soon. I would like to hear from anyone who has got any experience of filming wildlife in oregon. I am looking for the best places we can produce some great nature videos to showcase what we have to offer in Oregon. I hope to start getting videos up over the coming months.Check out ep @  http://epfilms.tv

Dave

After looking more into Nature filming I have got far more interested in conservation of earth in general. I watched a documentary the other day on Elephants and Ivory. I really think we need to support these efforts and I will be bringing. The elephant ivory project is dedicated to stopping the pointless black trade in Ivory.

Have a look around and you will see that we as a human race have a lot to do,