Conservation of forests and wildlife habitats !

 

Conservation of forests and wildlife habitats

In today's era, deforestation has become a serious problem. The existence of forests is not only necessary to maintain our environmental balance, but it is also important for our life.

We all know that deforestation is extremely harmful to the environment. Life without forests cannot be imagined. Deforestation leads to serious issues like climate change, land erosion, and pollution. Also, the existence of wildlife is also in danger. We have to make it a habit to plant trees to prevent deforestation and make people aware of its importance. It is our responsibility to protect the environment and ensure a safe environment for our future generations.

Deforestation increases the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which is causing problems like global warming. It is also true that without forests, there can be problems in water conservation as well. When forests are deforested, soil erosion also increases, which leads to more natural disasters like floods and droughts. Moreover, forests are being lost to millions of species of wildlife. These creatures are a vital part of our ecosystem, and their existence is at stake.

Conservation of Habitats: Rapid destruction of forests and expansion of human settlements and activities have reduced the natural habitats of animals and birds. Habitat destruction puts a lot of pressure on many animals and has led to the extinction of many rare and local species. Many other species are in grave danger. Therefore, it is our responsibility to protect the remaining habitats and their inhabitants. Below are some dos and don'ts that can help in the conservation of endangered ecosystems:

Dos

1. Take care of your responsibility while visiting the forest. Remember to bring back whatever you take and clean up the garbage spread by others. Follow the indicated paths and remember that wildlife needs peace too. Study ecosystems. It increases a sense of responsibility towards its conservation.

2. Treat animals with kindness. Prevent friends from disturbing or being cruel to wildlife like birds, frogs, snakes, lizards and insects.

3. Learn about birds and identify common birds of your area, understand their food requirements and habits. Make artificial nests in bird boxes. This will encourage birds to stay near you, even if their habitat is rare. You can also learn more about birds by arranging a bird house. Birds need water to drink and keep their feathers clean. You can make a bird house from a large ceramic or plastic pot. Having birds around your home, school or college can help increase species diversity in the area.

4. Attract small animals like squirrels by sprinkling or spreading water in the garden. Make a small hole in the bottom of a bucket and thread a thread through it to make a wick. Hang the bucket from a branch of a tree above your bird house and water will keep dripping from it throughout the day.

5. Do not use chemicals in your garden. This will protect the insectivorous creatures, especially birds and insects that live around you. Instead, use vermicompost and take the help of natural pesticides. Do gardening and decoration with local plants to prevent pests and plant-borne diseases in the garden.

6. If you have pets, provide them good food, proper housing and emergency medical care.

7. If you go to a zoo, learn about the animals and birds there, but do not tease or harm them by using the sticks of their cages. They have the right to live a peaceful life. Zoos are not an ideal home for them anyway.

The biggest threat to saving trees is the increasing trend of urbanization and modernization. We depend on wood to build big cities and buildings and we get wood from trees. Since people dream of a luxurious life, they ruthlessly cut down trees without thinking about the future.

Finally, we must understand that forest conservation is essential to protect our environment. We must make it a habit to live our lives in such a way that we can protect our forests and nature.

We can save trees in the following ways – planting more and more trees, stopping felling of trees, creating awareness about the importance of trees.