how-to-protect-wildlife

HowtoprotectwildlifeWildlifefacesthreatsfromhabitatdestruction(生境破坏),pollutionandotherhumanactions.Althoughprotectingwildlifecanseemoverwhelming（无法抵抗的）attimes,smallactionsinyourownneighborhoodcanhelpprotectmanydifferentanimals.Asthesayinggoes,thinkgloballyandactlocally.Youcanprotectwildlifeforfuturegenerations.Herearesomeinstructions:1.Createwildlifefriendlyareasinyourbackyard.Whenchoosingyourlawnandlandscaping,choosenativeplantsthatcanprovidefoodandsheltertonativewildlife.Thiswillalsohelpcutdownonpollution.Addbirdorbathousestoyouryardorgardentoattractandshelterthesespecies.2.Practiseagreenerlifestyle.Byconserving（保护;节省）waterandfossilfuels,youwillbehelpingtoprotectthewildlifearoundyou.Takepublictransportationwhenyoucan,turnoffelectricdeviceswhenyou'renotusingthem,takeshortershowersandkeepyourheatatorbelow68degreesduringthewinter.Becomeknowledgeableaboutwhatcontributestoglobalwarmingandsoon.3.Buyproductsthatarewildlifefriendly.Avoidproductsthataremadefromthreatenedorendangeredanimals.Keepinmindthatsomeendangeredanimalsarekilledbytraps,snares(诱获)orhunterswhoareafterotherwildlifewithinthesamehabitat.Usebiodegradable(生物可降解的)productswheneverpossible.4.Donatemoneyortimetoorganizationsthatprotectwildlifeandtheirhabitats.Joinacommunitygroupthatreestablishesnativehabitatsforwildlife.Youcangivemoneytowildlifesanctuariesorothergroupsthatprotectwildlifespecies.5.Talktoorwritepolicymakersaboutprotectingwildlife.Writeletterstoalocalnewspaper.Discusswaystohelpanimalswithfriendsandfamilymembers.6.Limitfamilysize.Populationgrowthisoneofthemajorfactorsinhabitatdestruction.Bylivinginestablishedcitylimitsandlimitingfamilysizetoaroundtwochildrenperfamily,theearth'spopulationwillstabilize(安定)andnativehabitatscanbeprotected.