Saving Wildlife International

To make long term changes for wildlife and wild places every individual must take personally responsibility for their own actions. Here is a list of some things you can do to help:

Read books and magazines, watch TV, experience a SWI wildlife presentations, and learn more about the natural world. The more you know and understand the environment the more you can do to help.

Share what you know about the environment and what can be done to help save endangered species. Share what you know with your friends and family.

You can also respectfully write letters to government leaders and big businesses. Express your concerns about wildlife and environment if enough people write they will listen.

DO NOT buy products made from wild animals and exotic hard woods! If people do not buy products made from wild animals the people who hunt and trap wild animals will stop making products. Products made from exotic hard woods often come from the rainforest that is home to many endangered animals. If you are not sure what a product is made from and where it comes from and what it is made of.

DO NOT buy live animals that have been taken from the wild. When even one animal is taken from the wild it encourages trappers to catch more. If you want an unusual animal for a pet make sure it was bred in captivity. Ask the pet store to show you proof that the animal was bred in captivity.

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Support zoos and environmental organizations. Some animal species are only alive today because of the hard work of captive breeding programs done in zoos.

Work with and support environmental organizations. You can support organizations though donations of money, materials, and your time.

Plant a tree. Trees provide shelter and food to animals. They also help fight global warming, caused by the greenhouse effect, hold together soil, and make the world a more beautiful place.