Why Endangered Species Matter and What to Do to Save Them
Kelsey Wooddell says that the solution is "mobilizing grassroots community groups to create "bottom-up" policies." This wondrous article explores the vital functions of endangered species: bees pollinate crops, sea otters keep kelp forests healthy as sites for fish to spawn, wolves prevent overgrazing of bushes and trees, crops provide food, elephants disperse seeds, dig waterholes, and fertilize the land, wildebeest and buffalo prevent vegetation buildup and thus fires, and phytoplankton turn CO2 into O2 and form the basis of the oceans food chain for fish and other creatures.