Jane Goodall: Hope for Animals

After reading Jane Goodall and others: Hope for Animals and Their World both “Healing Earth’s Scars: It’s Never Too Late” and “Why Save Endangered Species” in the Colloquium Reader, there were a couple different quotes that caught my attention.  One of these quotes is "Some people ask me why it matters. They want to know why I am doing it. And I tell them that it is because these animals belong on the land. They have a right to be here". He feels "obligated" to the animals he is working with" (Goodall, 178).  This quote is referring to why people make such a big deal about protecting endangered species.  Animals cannot stand up for themselves when it comes to trying to protect their own habitat from invading humans.  This is why some people feel like it is their responsibility to stand up for these animals who cannot voice their opinion.  If it was not for these people who felt so responsible to take care of these animals, who knows how many more extinct species there would be.

 

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Another quote that caught my attention was “My four reasons for hope, about which I have written and spoken extensively, are simple- naive perhaps, but they work for me: our quite extraordinary intellect, the resilience of nature, the energy and commitment of informed young people who are empowered to act, and commitment of informed young people who are empowered to act, and the indomitable human spirit” (Goodall).  It is our responsibility as young people to take action and act now before it is too late.  It is our generation that is going to have to live with the consequences of our negative actions.  It is not too late if we can all act now and try and make a positive difference for our environment.

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The last quote that interested me in the reading is “The pollution of our streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans is one of the more shocking results of the use of chemicals and other damaging agents in agriculture, industry, household products, golf courses, and gardens, since much of this poison is washed into the water” (Goodall).  All people are really concerned with is how nice their lawn looks or the cheapest way we can grow crops.  What people don’t think about when they think about these things is how they are affecting the environment.  All the chemicals we use now a days to make all these things happen are having a very negative effect on our environment.  It is time that we take a stand against all of these things and start fixing these problems little by little.  Even the smallest change to your current lifestyle could have a huge impact.

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