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William H. Majoros // Wikimedia, Flickr, USFWS Mountain-Prairie // Flickr, Department of Conservation// Wikimedia, Liesl Ulrich-Verderber // Phrog Eye Photography, Whit Welles // Wikimedia

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Meet Seven Species Saved from Extinction!

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We often hear about the animals that are in danger of extinction, but what about those we’ve actually helped?

Sometimes, it’s good to take a step back and look at how far our efforts at conservation have come. We are making a difference!

Why It Matters

Seven species have been saved from extinction thanks to activism, funding, and research. Think about the ways you can have an impact on your environment through actions small and large; we want our amazing world to be around for future generations.

We can all help save more species by using environmentally safe products, recycling, and speaking up when we feel a change can be made! Passion is the motivation for larger inspiration.

Let's Talk About It
  1. What species from the video was your favorite and why?
  2. Which species would you like to focus on helping in the future and why?
  3. What can you do to promote change around you? Think of small ways you can help and larger ways to make your voice heard.

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SciShow explores the unexpected. Seven days a week, Hank Green, Michael Aranda, and Olivia Gordon delve into the scientific subjects that defy our expectations and make us even more curious!

Thank You

Thank you to Erin Murphy, an EWCed staff writer, for this contribution to EWCed’s touchstones! If you’d like to contribute to EWCed, please, let us know.

Citations

“7 Species That Were Saved From Extinction.” YouTube. SciShow, 04 Dec. 2016. Web. 14 Feb. 2017. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vFU8CHBPV0>.

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