If you’ve found your perfect home in the city, there’s a high chance that the only wild animal you have ever seen has been on a nature documentary. Sure, you might have seen the odd squirrel scurrying around and you might pass a dozen dogs on the street each day, but these animals are incredibly different to those who live in rainforests and savannahs across the world. As some of us will never have the chance to trek through the Amazon rainforest or walk with elephants on safari, we are incredibly removed from the animal kingdom and the natural world. While we know that climate change and global warming is a threat to our livelihoods, we rarely engage with it – because it doesn’t affect us, right? Well, the sad truth of the matter is that all of the habits we have got into in the 21st Century are severely affecting our world and our future.
According to NASA, 97% of the scientists who work on matters to do with the earth’s climate believe that the actions of the human race have caused global warming. This is due to the fact that we constantly burn fossil fuels, and increasing the farmland we have to provide for an ever-growing population, and cutting down more and more trees every day to source our everyday products. In fact, deforestation is one of the causes of climate change that we can see before our very eyes. We can see forests that have been turned into barren lands, we can see clearings that used to be lush woods, and we can see animals who have lost their home. While this can be an upsetting fact, there are countless charities and organizations who are trying to stop this from happening. Thanks to this education, one group of workers knew exactly what to do when they spotted a bear desperately trying to signal for help in the forest…
[post_page_title]Getting their attention[/post_page_title]
When you think about our position at the top of the food chain, our actions not only destruct the world around us, but they also help to rebuild it. During the course of our existence, humans have interfered with animals and changed their lives completely. We have destroyed their homes, we have got in the way of their families, and we have aided their road to extinction. However, we are also doing everything we can to rectify our mistakes. We are learning everything we can about these animals, and we use all of our power to ensure they do not go extinct. Because of this, these rescuers just couldn’t leave this bear behind.
