Picture this: you're a jaguar. You've been looking for a mate, but the other jaguars are scarce. Suddenly, a bullet pierces you in the back. You stumble and turn around. There, behind you, is a hunter. There is another jaguar down.

Jaguars are on the brink of extinction. They are hunted for their coats in South America. But why can't we make fake fur coats? They have been hunted for so long that they are almost extinct. The USA doesn't have control over South America, but I suggest that we make a reserve where jaguars can stay safe without being hunted. 

Only after my brother suggested this, I thought protecting the Amazon Rainforest would be a great idea too. Another reason jaguars are nearly extinct is because of habitat loss. People cut down trees for room for farms. That's another reason the Amazon needs to be protected for Jaguars. And it's not only jaguars. Sloths need trees to survive. If there are no trees, then sloths would be extinct in that part of Brazil. It is one of the most diverse rainforests in the world. There are so many species that live there. 10 million species will become endangered, because their main home will be gone.

All those animals that are endangered - or close to being endangered, like pandas and red pandas, are calling for your help. And all we have to do is make reserves and stop people from hunting animals. Passenger pigeons used to be so common, but now their exticnt, just from hunting. Bunnies and crows are common, but who knows when they'll leave? 

This means a lot to me. I want to save all the endangered animals because they matter to the earth, and the earth matters. Trees matter. And I'm doing this for the earth.