Should species that are endangered due to natural causes receive funding to protect them?
60% (631 votes)
Yes, funding should be set aside for all endangered species, even if they are endangered due to natural causes. (Why?)
18% (188 votes)
No, funding should not be used for saving species that are endangered due to natural causes. (Why not?)
23% (239 votes)
It depends. (Explain.)
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i think that the animals should be protected because there is no other aniimals that are like it they are rare to find in the world like eagles they were indangered at one time but they mated and they had more kid egals\r\n
Because i think that animals are cute!!!
Yes, because there are so many species endangered due to human action that we have to take every action to protect and nuture biodiversity.
YOu know it, man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yes
I think animals should not get killed for fun. You know it!
There is always a definate need for just causes. Despite the claim that species are indanger by natural cuases. There is always a depending variable which could be noted by human intervention. We are called not to just protect what we acknowledge to be our own fault, but also the faults we deny and appear to be not of our own direct cuase.
It is highly likely that many of these instances of so called natural cuases are infact linked to many other series of events which could have been backed by human intervention.
Maybe. Natural causes are just things that happen, and we can't stop the world from doing its thing. For instance, if the sun shines too bright, no one can stop that. But we could raise funds to give species endangered by light shelter.
iwould rather have rats than snakes becuse snakes are gross and ther slimey
Throughout the ages, animals have gone extinct. Every species will someday become extinct. If animals are going extinct naturally, without human interference, why should humans try to put valuable resources into saving them when so many other problems that are caused by humans could be addressed with those scarce resources?
Excuse you?!I agree that we can't do nothin to stop natural events that endanger many species but we can do something to help...just because they're becoming extinct without human intergerence doesn't mean humans can't interfer to help them survive a while longer
Even if the animal is dangerous it should still get help. shouldn't it? I mean if your dog bit someone it is considered a dangerous animal. does that mean it shouldn't be helped if it was hit by a car? All animals are dangerous in their own way. they shoudn't be punised for their instinces.
I think to preserve our culture and enviornment we need to have funding for all species especially endangered ones to ensure their survival for the upcoming generations
but they're raised to be eaten. it would be different if people didn't raise them for that purpose
the thing w/ cows,chicken,etc. is that they reproduce much faster so we can eat & kill them. but most animals are dying quiker than they can reproduce! duh
Not if they are endangered by natural causes, we should just leave them alone.
How do you define "natural causes"? And how do you keep "natural causes" separate from "human causes" (or whatever you'd call whatever isn't "natural causes")?
I can see why some people would say, "Why give the animals funding if the cause is natural? If it is natural, then funding the animals might be a total waste because there might not be a whole lot we could change about mother nature. The fact is thet are still endangered and they need all the help they can get.
I read earlier about, instead of using the funding for ebdangered species, use the money for other things we require funding for, such as schooling because the school funding has steadily been droping, and it is effecting the youth of today greatly.
Its all how you look at it, in terms of where they money should go. All in all, we should just analize what we really need and distribute the money as evenly as possible.
what kind of natural causes?
yes, they are in need. people sometimes help you when you are in need why don't you help them? so that is what I think!
i agree with you all the way!!
Just let them die because it is natutal selection, fools!
WhAt!!!??? they are animals but they should be treated with respect too! without them humans wouldn't be alive!!!
I think that it depends because some animals are dangerous/pests.
so? without animals we wouldn't be alive no matter what kind they are!
Are you saying your answer would be different for animal species as opposed to plant species, fungus species, etc.? That's interesting -- can you explain why you feel that way?
I totally agree. i think it is horrible that animals are dying. Think if your dog,cat,ect. was ddying that is horrible.
I have previously answered yes to this quetionier, however, I think the question was not clear enough to understand since it was Stated "species", I think it should be clearly mention as Animal, I selected the option one but on seeing the result, I think I will not choose that. The question in not clear.
by, Uzoma Elekwachi.
I like nature so I pick YES.
ya, but animals need protection and if we could like take some ( the andangered ones) like out of the woods for a while so that they can make more and then set them back cause i mean even if it will happend again if they can keep making more then it wouldn#t be andangered.
I think animals which are endangered for natural causes should not be made protected; they are already ecologically outmoded. To allow them to continue to exist in an unnatural environment wouldnot be fair. Also natural endangerment happens and happened before human involvementt. Human caused endangered animals, on the other hand, should be protected.
All animals should be protected
thank you for your concern
if any animal is endangered, we should help it. This is our world, and we should take care of it while we can. Someday, we may find a cure for diseases with the help of earths animals
dude, Yeah! if they don't then over time humans will be extinct NeXt!!!
i find it very important to save animals becuase I love animals
i think that the animals should be protected because there is no other aniimals that are like it they are rare to find in the world like eagles they were indangered at one time but they mated and they had more kid egals\r\n
animals are cool!!!
Animals rock\r\nAnonymous
Animals need to be cared for or else they'll die out
Because animals are also living breathing creatuers that God created and I don't think he created them just to be hunted, and eventualy be extinked!
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Hi this is Frieda and Friedo. We support the National Organization for Endangered Species. We love animals! we feel sorry for animals who are dying. we think they hould stop that.
i would save the animal if it doesn't vote republican.
must do the cost/benefit analysis.
I think all animals should be helped by others because their becoming extinkt and we have to stop that from happening because if we don't than pretty soon there won't be any animals left!\r\n\r\n from marcy
aninmlas rox and they need help and protection
Let nature take its corse
with out misqutoes we would be alive wouldn't we?
No,
Many times when we try to help one situation we end up hurting another. The world is too complex. We do not understand everything.
although i feel we should worrry aabout endangered animals, i am more worried about the millions of homeless, starving, and disease infected children. Thats what there should be a poll for!!!!!!!!!!