Internet threatens rare species, conservationists warn

Internet threatens rare species, conservationists warn
Sunday, 21 March 2010
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8579310.stm
Lately, the internet has been one of the biggest threats to rare and endangered species. Many conservationists are saying that the internet has made it easier for people to sell and buy animals. They can sell baby lions and even a polar bear pelt. They sell them thorough online auctions and chatrooms. One of the conservationists said that thousands of endangered species and rare animals are regularly bought and sold through the internet. Conservationists say that it is almost impossible to estimate the size of this problem. They say that the United States is the biggest market but Europe, China and Australia also have very large markets. One animal that is really being affected is the Iranian Salamander that according to the World Wildlife Fund has been devastated by the internet trade. If the world keeps doing this the endangered and rare species might someday disappear.

We think this story is really sad, but it isn't surprising we are doing it. It is horrible that some people are selling unique, innocent species only to get money.Internet has always had good and bad things about it, and this only makes internet a worse and full of crime place. We should do something about it, animals cant speak up for themselves! This affects us because the planets wildlife is being attacked, and we might not see some animals, nor will our children. Also all animals have a purpose on earth, and the balance of things might be changed and our whole world affected. It sad that campaigns to protect animals have been defeated because it is one of the cruelest crimes ever done by humans, as many as they are. Looks like the purpose of human beings is actually to destroy the world.