Bye-Bye biodiversity??

It is funny how people can look at a big issue and convince themselves that it is small. Loss of biodiversity is one of those things. Biodiversity is when there are variety of diffrent species of animals or plants. Biodiversity is being threatened due to many issues such as global warming, deforestation, and pollution. In my opinion we can bring biodiversity back by doing more to help stop all the problems we have caused. Because in the long run these things we are doing to our earth will come back and slap us in the face.

Did you know that one hundred thirty- seven species disappear each day? Which means fifty thousand disappear each year? Because of this, our food chain is being disrupted. We are on the top of that food chain and if one animal is affected everything, and everyone is affected. Another reason why we need biodiversity is because it costs us money to lose it. Without biodiversity the crops we eat and sell would all die. This happened to a farmer who lost millions because all of his crops died. Not only does biodiversity matter money wise, but the animals play a big part in our day to day lives too! For example the honey bee, the bees pollinate the plants and make honey. It sounds like a job that is not a big deal right? But it is. Without them we would not be able to put plants in our medicines that we need. Without biodiversity, life would be as dull as an unsharpened pencil.


In conclusion, we can help these species come back by trying to stop global warming, tearing down habitats and many other things too. To help, try to make people more aware of this big problem. And try your best to save energy! These small things can put us one step closer to ending biodiversity loss.

~rachelk