Topic 41

41. Some people think that human needs for farmland, housing, and industry are more important than saving land for endangered animals. Do you agree or disagree with this point of view? Why or why not? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

ENDANGERED ANIMALS OWNS PRIORITY

During the developing history of human beings, we have encountered myriad acute conflicts. In some cases, such as literal controversy, people could always arrive at agreement. However, in still other cases, including natural resources, etc, folks may fail to solve these problems. With respect to endangered animals, in my view, wild animals should be given way to human needs for cropland, household and corporation. They should not be the lowest names on pecking order.

As a threshold matter, animals belong to the weak group while we, human beings, dominate the whole world. For instance, wild panthers may have to die on condition that their living circumstances are completely trampled by human's deforestation. On the other hand, people can migrate to another district if the original one is devastated. Thus, endangered living animals are much more vulnerable to external demolishment, and those poor animals should be taken into account first.

Secondly, from the perspective of the paramount meaning of species, once a kind of animal extinct, specific genes owned by that specie will be lost forever, which is a enormous disadvantage for us. Consider, for example, the genes of panda in China, which conserve ancient information of animals that lived a million years ago. If they are ignored, or yield to certain human needs, these precious genetic information will lost. As a result, a kind of living fossil is lost.

Thirdly, protecting endangered animals doesn't certainly mean that it will no doubt provide harmful influences to our process of evolution. Or, it is quite possible to balance both two factors. For instance, on some certain occasions, people may cram a lake, where an endangered fish lives, to flat ground and later on build a highway or building on the place. Nonetheless, we can first move that rare fish to another lake in the vicinity, or relocate them in an artificial pool, and then construct something else. This may be a practical solution to the conflict between endangered species and mankind.

In summary, under no circumstance should humans merely consider private needs without taking local endangered species into account. It is highly recommended, in my view, that we find another suitable place for these animals.