Have you ever wondered where everything that ever existed in this world comes from? Nature. That's right... nature! We can't live without it boys and girls, not a single day! Everything we see comes from nature is some shape or form! So... you might be anticipating the fact of life that nature cannot support the pressure humanity is placing on the planet! Overconsumption of the Earths natural resources and daily growth in population are bringing massive changes to our environment and endangering the wildlife by disrupting their ecosystems in so many ways. The large tracts of native rainforests in Indonesia are cleared up for palm oil plantations used in products such as processed foods and cosmetics. Which unfortunately, most of us use every day! Sumatran tigers and other forest dwelling animals are at immense risk! The Asiatic black bears are used for their paws to be used in a delicacy soup! The African elephant population was completely halfed! These elephants and cheetahs are some of the animals hunted for sport! How unkind have we become! This is sad for humanity. We are destroying our reason for existence and no-one seems to notice it. The only hope we have at the slightest is the Endangered Species Act (ESA) which makes it illegal for people to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect a species under this Act. Good news for the the gray bat, the red wold, the Wyoming toad, and the mountain sweet pitcher plant! All receiving rightful protection under the law! But we need to protect more and eventually ALL of the animals! Before Earth becomes un-natural and nature ceases to exist. We will not be happy when that day comes! So why ruin what is helping you? Why harm what is good or meant to be? All my love, heart, and best luck I offer is to these endangered animals, let God guard them and keep them safe in a land full of life and health. Imagine life in just 30 years! Will we survive?
-JR
Credit to my friend Alejandro Bratti from National Geographic who took a photo of the lion in Masai Mara, Rift Valley, Kenya, a place I long to visit.
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