In the last class we read an article about Cape penguin and a plan to stop decreasing of them. The number of Cape penguin has continued to decline, due to over fishing of eggs that are delicacy and a decrease of small fish that becomes their food. Recently many parent birds have abandoned their children because of a shortage of food to raise them. Also, oil spill of the tanker polluted their breeding ground. The number of Cape penguins that had several million is now about 50000. Protection Organization “Bird Life” plans to make fence in their breeding grounds so as not to let people and dogs in the beach.
My opinion
Problems about endangered species are happening all over the world, and off course, there are many endangered species in Japan. Almost problems are caused by humans.We are responsible for it. We need to discuss the way to stop endangering . I think the most important point is to pay attention to such animals and to try to know about them. For me, I didn’t know the problem of Cape penguin until I read this article. How many people who eat eggs of Cape penguins do know this problem? They might changes their actions if they know this problem, and I hope so. In this mass consumption society it is difficult to solve this problem easily, but we can change the situation by small awareness and piles of it.