All over the world, wildlife groups are working to save rare wildlife. This is called conservation.
Creating nature reserves helps to protect rare species. This saves whole areas of habitat.
People also need to take better care of nature everywhere. We should live in ways that don’t harm wildlife.
Tourists visit reserves to see rare animals such as these manatees.
Many people visit reserves to see wild plants and animals in natural settings. The visitors pay a fee which helps to pay for conservation work in the park. This is called eco-tourism.
Reserves also provide jobs and money for local people. Rare mammals called manatees are protected in US coastal reserves.
This coral reef is in a nature reserve.
In many parts of the world, reserves and national parks now protect wild areas. Building and mining is banned in these areas, and no one is allowed to pick plants or harm wild animals.
Marine reserves are just as important as parks on land. The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is a protected coral reef.
Ladders help salmon to swim upriver to lay their eggs.
Many animals make yearly journeys to safe places where they can breed. Fish such as salmon, birds and whales all make these regular journeys, called migrations. Salmon swim upriver to breed. If dams block their way, the fish cannot breed successfully.
Many dams now have ladders. A ladder is a series of steps and pools, one above the other, that help the salmon to swim upriver.
Wildlife workers protected this rare bird by taking it to a tiny new island home.
Endangered animals sometimes have to be moved to places of safety, called sanctuaries, for their own protection. In New Zealand, the introduction of cats and other predators brought the flightless Takahe to the edge of extinction.
Conservationists took some of the last birds and released them on a tiny island offshore, which was first made safe from predators. Cats, weasels, and rats were removed to make the island safe.
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