The yangzte dolphin has recently become extinct. This is a tradegy a whole mammal species has been wiped out.?

Question

What measures should the government and people put in place to stop animals becoming extinct.

Answer 1

I am very saddened to hear this, because every animal species has there place and role in our world. Just because you don't know how that species influences your like doesn't make then any less important to the workings of the world as a whole.
I think a lot of governments have laws and regulations in place to try and stop the extinction of different species, but the government can only do so much. It is really up to each person to do their part to protect species in their area. One of my favorite quotes is "think globally, act locally." (Sorry I don't know who first came up with this saying)
I try to learn about the many endangered and threatened plants, animals, and insects that are in my area and what I can do to help in their survival. So if I live where the Monarch flies then I plant Milkweed in my garden. If I have a wetland on my land, I do my best to get rid of the invasive plants that threaten the native beneficial ones. But most of all when I choose plants for my garden I find ones native to my area, so I know I am helping both the insects and animals that live around me.

Answer 2

There is no easy answer to this. Make laws severely restricting hunting, fishing and forestry, you aren't just hurting "big business." In many of these places, you are literally taking the food out of the mouths of a lot of people, who scrape by in those trades. And there is no network in place to offer another way out.

Controlling development and halting human population growth are the only long-term solutions, but short term, they will hurt. A lot of countries with low birth rates -- Japan and Russia come to mind -- are frantically looking for ways to encourage young people to marry and have more children because they are literally facing economic disaster within a decade because of the ratio imbalance between young and old. China, too, is beginning to feel this pinch. Also, the best and fastest way for cities (and countries) to make money is through new development. The harsh reality is, green trees don't keep the roads paved, or the schools stocked with books, or emergency services funded. Businesses and development does.

At the same time, though, we can't keep on developing and squandering the resources we have forever. Mother nature is already starting to push back. We've had severe floods --made all the worse because the added concrete leaves water nowhere to go but in basements. Added development means added costs when disasters strike, especially in populous areas.

Governments will have to be convinced -- and have people in place that can be convinced -- that this short-term harm (and there will be harm) will balance out to a better planet in the long run.

Answer 3

And we should all thank the Chinese, but this is just the start of
the destruction of species, (which are in large part going to be due to China and India and other overpopulated, unregulated, unenforced, places), there are many more to come, including us.

Answer 4

One of many to become extinct.
Things have gotten better throughout
the years as people became more aware.

Did this type dolphin get caught in fishing
nets?

Answer 5

With the Yangtze dolphin extinct, how has your life been affected?

Answer 6

None.

Survival of the fittest has been a rule of nature for millions of years. Who are we to decide we know better?