Why do we need to conserve wildlife

Wild life refers to living organisms plants, animals and microorganisms other than the cultivated plants and domesticated animals. 

Conservation means preservation, protection and scientific utilization of natural resources so that they remain suitable for all organisms including humans 

Wild life needs to be conserved for 

* maintaining ecological balance for supporting life. 
* Preserving different kinds of species (biodiversity) . 
* preserving economically important plants and animals. 
* conserving the endangered species 


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* Maintains ecological balance & the organisms have their unique positions in food chains, food webs which keep ecological balance. 

* Wild life contributes to the maintenance of material cycles such as carbon and nitrogen cycles. 

* For improvement and progress in agriculture, animal husbandry and fisheries the genes from wild life preserved as gene bank are utilised in breeding programmes. 

* Wild life provides a number of useful products like food, medicine, honey, lac, wax, resin, etc. 

* Colourful birds, insects, beautiful flowers, trees make environment beautiful. 

* Nature watch and excursions to natural forests and sanctuaries are thrilling experiences. 

# Man has destroyed natural habitats by converting them into agricultural fields and building industries and houses on them. 

# Trees have been felled causing deforestation leading to pollution of atmospheric gases and soil erosion. 

# Hunting for fun or collecting skin, tusks, horns for sale has resulted in extinction of certain species. like the tigers, elephants ,cheetah & some variety of birds. 
#Excessive whaling is leading to the extinction of the largest creatures on the earth.. 

# Cultivated plants have replaced wild species. 

# Domesticated animals have destroyed natural grasslands by over grazing. 

# Rabbits for angora wool, musk deer for "kasturi" ,elephants for their tusks,tigers for their medicinal values,rhinoceros for its horn supposed to be having aphrodisiac property, snakes venom for medicinal use, crocodiles for skin & whales for meat & ambergris have been extensively killed. 

# Industrial wastes dumped in rivers and other water bodies have killed many varieties of fishes, oil spills in the oceans have destroyed marine flora and fauna. 
Poisonous gases from industries and vehicles have adversely affected wild life. 
#Global warming has led to the melting of polar ice drowning the polar bears & killing the penguins & destroying the coral reefs. 
Humans for their selfish comforts have destroyed wild life extensively and therefore, there is need to conserve wild life.

Note:Shared from yahoo