Wildlife Studies

Animals and the plants that live and grow in the wild are categorized as the wildlife. Many a times the domestication of plants and animals has taken place and has incurred both positive and negative impacts on the surroundings. It is available in the whole ecology namely the wastelands and wilderness and is profoundly effected by the actions of the human beings.

The history of wildlife can be traced back to the ancient times when distinction amongst the humans and the wildlife. Numerous religions hold them sacred. Current times have seen the provision of numerous protests by activists regarding the mistreatment for the purpose of recreation or individual advantages.

They have been used throughout history as the primary food that has been used by several through out history. Today hunting, fishing, and gathering other wildlife as a means of food are common practice across the globe. In several countries they are used as popular aphrodisiacs. This increase in their popularity has added immensely to the increase in their extinction. In many cultures they are considered as holy creatures that have been given great religious significance.

Other than that they are included in early school courses and are a popular trade of the department of sightseeing. This source has been a popular income generator for the past many years. It has motivated the poor countries much into working towards the preservation of their wildlife legacy.

Many wildlife species are at a threat of becoming extinct due to over slaughter. This phenomenon is more observable in the species which are fewer in number and whose reproduction rate is slow, in contrast to the species that are fast growing and are large in figure. If the hunting rates continue to show a rise greater than the rate at which the respective species can reproduce, the reduction in the numbers will persist.