Goodall Reactions by Joshua Bonaparte

"I believe that human know-how and the resilience of nature, combined with the energy and commitment of dedicated individuals, can restore damaged environments so that, once again, they can become home to many of our endangered species" (Goodall 161)

This quote is an extremely optimistic one. I do agree that it is possible to heal damaged environments and possibly make them habitable for native endangered species. The problem with this idea is that it is so broad fixing environments could take up to a whole persons lifetime. On top of this issue human "know-how" is not always one hundred percent correct so in an attempt to fix a habitat we could accidently harm it more or inadvertently damage another species.

"It is living proof that the rehabilitation of a man made wasteland is not only possible but can be accomplished with sound organic principals" (Goodall 163)

This quote describes the efforts of two people whom created a waste land in Kenya due to their years of quarrying. The group decided to begin planting trees and slowly introduce animals to the area. Within a few years the area was a fully sustainable system that had made a complete 180 from the dying wasteland. This quote really drives home the point that we can make a difference in conserving and healing our earth.

"With out plants animals (including ourselves) cannot survive" (Goodall 174)

Often times when discussing endangered species we do not put plants into the picture. In reality without plants we can survive and it is far more difficult to point out the endangered plant in comparison to animal. We need to start treating our plants with as much love and respect as we do the animals or else we could neglect the most important piece to earths complex puzzle. The quote really beings reality to a head because with out plants there would be no life.

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Source: Goodall, Jane. Hope for Animals. Grand Central Publishing, 2009. Print.