Protect Critically Endangered Wildlife for future generations in Sumatra

Protect Critically Endangered Wildlife for future generations in Sumatra

The Issue

We are in the middle of what scientists call the sixth mass extinction. This is the first mass extinction in earth's history to be caused almost entirely by human activities. Poaching, trophy hunting, loss of habitat, climate change, and many other threats are destroying our natural heritage and most importantly, our wildlife that we all love. A small solution to these problem is to protect wilderness areas and create safe havens for our wildlife. For this, I am thereby calling on the Nature Conservancy, the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and Microsoft, to join together a partnership to create a protected wildlife reserve on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The plan is for the Nature Conservancy to purchase the lease on a forestry concession in Sumatra and convert it to a protected wildlife reserve. Microsoft will supply the funding to replant the forests in areas of the concession where they have been once cut down. Furthermore, Microsoft will also fund the installation of a high-security electric fence to surround the perimeter of the concession. The purpose of this electric fence is to keep the animals from moving out of the concession and into communal lands and to prevent the poachers who want to kill the animals from coming into the concession. Then, the concession will be restocked with Indonesian sambar deer and wild pigs to provide food for the 25 Sumatran tigers that will be donated from the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums to restock the reforested concession. The tigers will hopefully be able to eat well in the concession, as tigers, like domestic cats, are born with the natural hunting instincts that they will use to catch live prey. Then the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums will donate a few clouded leopards and ten Malayan sun bears to restock the concession, as well as a few dozen Asian elephants, and up to 30 orangutans. These critically endangered species will hopefully be provided with a safe refuge for generations to come. 

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The Issue

We are in the middle of what scientists call the sixth mass extinction. This is the first mass extinction in earth's history to be caused almost entirely by human activities. Poaching, trophy hunting, loss of habitat, climate change, and many other threats are destroying our natural heritage and most importantly, our wildlife that we all love. A small solution to these problem is to protect wilderness areas and create safe havens for our wildlife. For this, I am thereby calling on the Nature Conservancy, the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, and Microsoft, to join together a partnership to create a protected wildlife reserve on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The plan is for the Nature Conservancy to purchase the lease on a forestry concession in Sumatra and convert it to a protected wildlife reserve. Microsoft will supply the funding to replant the forests in areas of the concession where they have been once cut down. Furthermore, Microsoft will also fund the installation of a high-security electric fence to surround the perimeter of the concession. The purpose of this electric fence is to keep the animals from moving out of the concession and into communal lands and to prevent the poachers who want to kill the animals from coming into the concession. Then, the concession will be restocked with Indonesian sambar deer and wild pigs to provide food for the 25 Sumatran tigers that will be donated from the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums to restock the reforested concession. The tigers will hopefully be able to eat well in the concession, as tigers, like domestic cats, are born with the natural hunting instincts that they will use to catch live prey. Then the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums will donate a few clouded leopards and ten Malayan sun bears to restock the concession, as well as a few dozen Asian elephants, and up to 30 orangutans. These critically endangered species will hopefully be provided with a safe refuge for generations to come. 

The Decision Makers

The Nature Conservancy Indonesia
The Nature Conservancy Indonesia

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