Today is World Wildlife Day, a day declared by the United Nations last December to “celebrate the many beautiful and varied forms of wild fauna and flora and to raise awareness of the multitude of benefits that conservation provides to people?”
There are hundreds of animals on the endangered species list, many of which are critically endangered and face extinction. Wildlife today faces very real threats of deforestation, climate-change, poaching hunting and over-development of natural habitats that are upsetting natural ecosystems and destroying our planet.
World Wildlife Day reminds us to actively protest and work to prevent illegal wildlife trade and preserve natural habitats and the environment so that we may build a better planet.
Want to learn more about how you can help wildlife? Check out NWF California Director, Beth Pratt on Food Exposed, here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7UqEq2LwhY . She talks about upcoming projects she’s working on and a way you can give back to your favorite charities!