Wildlife Conservation and Its Importance
                     WILDLIFE CONSERVATION 
AND ITS IMPORTANCE
WILDLIFE 
CONSERVATION
Wildlife conservation can be 
defined as the practice of 
protecting animal species and their 
habitats. Which includes protecting 
both the animals and their habitat.
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IMPORTANCE OF WILDLIFE 
CONSERVATION 
BIODIVERSITY
Biodiversity is one important issue. 
Reduction in numbers of one animal 
interrupts the eco system and the 
natural food chain, and leads to the 
threat of other species.
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RELEASE 
SUFFERING
Animal conservation can be 
important to relieve suffering for 
animals because they are kept 
captive. 
Examples of this is the use of 
elephants in South East Asia for 
tourism. Likewise, the use of 
orangutans in Indonesia for boxing 
shows. In addition to the suffering 
cause to the animals, these 
activities create sharp population 
decline for the species.
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HUMAN NEEDS
Reduction in numbers of one animal 
can also have a chain effect on 
other species that are important to 
human beings. All animals play an 
important role in the eco system. 
The loss or reduction of certain 
species can have a flow on effect; 
including an affect on human food 
and water source that are critical to 
our survival.
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WATER AND AIR
Keeping the eco system in balance 
helps providing with clean air and 
clean water that we all benefit 
from, people and animals.
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MEDICINAL 
VALUE
Although plants are the major 
sources of medications, some 
animals are also vital in the 
production of medications. 
For example, the venom from cobra 
is an important ingredient in 
making the medications for leprosy 
while lobsters can be used as 
antifungals.
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AESTHETIC 
BENEFITS
Watching animals in their natural 
habitat is not only fun but also 
relaxing. People always go for 
holidays in areas under 
conservation such as zoos, game 
parks, lakes, oceans, forests, and 
mountains for activities such as 
camping, fishing, boat riding, and 
hiking just to mention a few.
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PROMOTES 
TOURISM 
ATTRACTION
Countries with the largest portion of 
wild animals are known to attract a 
bigger number of tourists, which is 
the case in regions such as the 
Amazon and countries such as 
Tanzania, Costa Rica, Kenya, Brazil, 
Thailand, and South Africa.
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PROTECTING 
ECOLOGICAL 
STABILITY AND 
BALANCE
Conserving fauna and flora 
encourages ecological stability and 
balance in the world. The plants, for 
example, play an important role in 
ensuring a healthy ecosystem by 
balancing carbon dioxide and 
oxygen in the environment.
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