All nature would be in harmony with itself if it weren’t for the interference of man. Pollution, destruction of habitats, overkill, and development threatens the existence of many animals today. Humans, plants, and animals are all dependent upon one another for survival. Plants are used for food and beauty, while also producing new oxygen while consuming carbon dioxide from the air. Animals are used as a source of food, in certain types of recreation such as horseback riding, for entertainment purposes, the circus, not to mention companionship.
We must all learn to care for the environment in which we live and realize that what we do affects the all. We have to take an active part in the preservation of that environment not only for ourselves but for other living organisms as well. At a very early age the young child can be taught to value the things of nature and to respect the home in which he or she may live and that of other living things.
We now realize that we don’t live in a glass bubble but that every action has a reaction. As we seek to understand the global changes affecting earth, lets us do our part to ensure that the direction of those changes is a positive one.