Local Solutions

In order to try to help solve this problem I tried to make more people in my community aware by posting this information on bulletin boards:

"Animals all over the world are becoming endangered and extinct. There have been five mass extinctions in the past and humans are the reason the sixth one we are in. Humans are over-hunting, causing pollution, destroying the habitats of many animals, which kills many species. Imagine growing up, going to the zoo and not seeing some of your favorite animals such as tigers, elephants, orangutans and more. This is what will happen in the future if we don’t help because these animals will be extinct.

Recent Situation:

Cahuenga Peak, where the Hollywood sign is located, is a park and a home for wild animals. Recently there was a plan to destroy this habitat and build mansions. Fortunately there was a deal that if 12.5 million dollars was raised in a given amount of time this plan would be cancelled. Many people made donations and ended up saving Cahuenga Peak and the animals that live there.

What can you do to help?

-Donate money to a fund that is trying to save endangered animals

-Don’t throw garbage in the water

-Recycle

-Let others know of the problem

-Plant Trees

-Put up bird houses

As well as putting this out, I hung up bird houses in trees in my backyard. I also put bird food in the bird houses. This feeds the birds and also gives them some shelter even though it is not completely in the wild. This helps because birds need to eat in order to stay alive which is what we want in order to keep the animal species, in this case birds, to become endangered and eventually extinct.