{"id":39190,"date":"2023-04-20T13:19:57","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T18:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/?p=39190"},"modified":"2023-05-16T09:17:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T14:17:30","slug":"why-biodiversity-continues-to-matter-as-we-approach-the-earths-most-popular-day-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/why-biodiversity-continues-to-matter-as-we-approach-the-earths-most-popular-day-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Why biodiversity continues to matter as we approach Earth&#8217;s most popular day of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-5b6b6om-889aa25cfcf1961b1c8f0ee774da4af8 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-39190'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lh6lc93c-29f945db342102b26c97bc1338a194bd\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lh6lc93c-29f945db342102b26c97bc1338a194bd img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lh6lc93c-29f945db342102b26c97bc1338a194bd .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lh6lc93c-29f945db342102b26c97bc1338a194bd av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  inner-blog-banner-full-width-img'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-39198 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-39198 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Earth-day-header.jpg' alt='' title='Earth-day-header'  height=\"600\" width=\"1300\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lh6lcrnb-6652595e33fe841f8e737a4c55f80170\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lh6lcrnb-6652595e33fe841f8e737a4c55f80170{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lh6lcrnb-6652595e33fe841f8e737a4c55f80170 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lh6lcrnb-6652595e33fe841f8e737a4c55f80170 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lh6lcrnb-6652595e33fe841f8e737a4c55f80170 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_post_metadata'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Why biodiversity continues to matter as we approach the earths most popular day of the year<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-51fgfw6-423759bb6098b82a73fad16213c9cedb\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-51fgfw6-423759bb6098b82a73fad16213c9cedb{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-51fgfw6-423759bb6098b82a73fad16213c9cedb .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-51fgfw6-423759bb6098b82a73fad16213c9cedb av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-published\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-published\">Publi\u00e9 le<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-published-date\" >avril 20, 2023<\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-author\"  itemprop=\"author\" ><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-author\">par<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-author-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/author\/lance\/\"  rel=\"author\">Lance Woolaver<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-category\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-categories\">|<\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/fr\/blog\/category\/in-the-news\/\" >Dans l'actualit\u00e9<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-34e6pee-aa66db0e48aa5e63a85376a7c6855d24 main_color avia-section-no-padding avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  blog-inner avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-39190'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2fxt16e-6ac863d41e62b40e4c2c4cd8100c4fa5\">\n.flex_column.av-2fxt16e-6ac863d41e62b40e4c2c4cd8100c4fa5{\nbackground-color:#f8fbf4;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2fxt16e-6ac863d41e62b40e4c2c4cd8100c4fa5 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-5  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  light-section first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lh6l9zf1-a4802112248bbb827921d9c55d554d19'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Earth Day is a time for reflection and action.<\/strong> One of the most pressing issues facing our planet today is biodiversity loss. Biodiversity, or the variety of living organisms on Earth, is essential to the health and wellbeing of all the planet\u2019s inhabitants. Unfortunately, human activities such as habitat destruction and fragmentation, pollution, overharvesting, and climate change are driving species to extinction at an alarming rate.<\/p>\n<p>The recent <em>United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity<\/em> held in November of 2022 in Montr\u00e9al stressed the urgency with biodiversity extinction being one of the leading existential crises of our time. Findings from these meetings were dire with <strong>1 million species already facing extinction<\/strong>, many within decades, unless action is taken to reduce biodiversity loss.<\/p>\n<p>Once species disappear, ecosystems will unravel, and the services they provide us will be irreplaceable.<\/p>\n<h5><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/h5>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3'  class='avia-section av-1wgijpy-4fb387cb6ae2baea9e66cb7b70b3d8a0 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  species-inner-content-intro-wrapper avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-39190'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1kpuxdi-47371d0c10cb3def191395adcde081ba av_one_third  avia-builder-el-8  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lh6lerzh-9d3cd5b98defe92a61f14da2113fa553\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lh6lerzh-9d3cd5b98defe92a61f14da2113fa553 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lh6lerzh-9d3cd5b98defe92a61f14da2113fa553 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lh6lerzh-9d3cd5b98defe92a61f14da2113fa553 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-9  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-39200 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-39200 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Swift-fox.jpg' alt='' title='Swift-fox'  height=\"1080\" width=\"1080\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lh6lnha5-3322517bb93d5c981b77d9377d5287b7'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The endangered swift fox had\u00a0disappeared from the wild in the 1930s but reintroductions have returned it to Canada.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-1bhkwnq-dba3feb015b843f973be8c80ea375d0f av_one_third  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  flex_column_div'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lh6lfuta-2ca2fb0aa565b6e070077c2301073d78\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lh6lfuta-2ca2fb0aa565b6e070077c2301073d78 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lh6lfuta-2ca2fb0aa565b6e070077c2301073d78 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lh6lfuta-2ca2fb0aa565b6e070077c2301073d78 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-12  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-39203 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-39203 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Vancouver-island-marmot.jpg' alt='' title='Vancouver-island-marmot'  height=\"1080\" width=\"1080\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lh6lnsc6-b44e945f891fbee0592c3179ac15723a'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Vancouver Island marmot is Canada\u2019s most endangered endemic mammal and one of the rarest mammals in the world.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-s8qrzq-ddf3a2207ba311ae9bf7052fe4237362 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lh6lgmd6-4dfe3f6806c837eadd85b9fc93ca5b0e\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lh6lgmd6-4dfe3f6806c837eadd85b9fc93ca5b0e img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lh6lgmd6-4dfe3f6806c837eadd85b9fc93ca5b0e .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lh6lgmd6-4dfe3f6806c837eadd85b9fc93ca5b0e av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-15  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-39204 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-39204 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Shrike.jpg' alt='' title='Shrike'  height=\"1080\" width=\"1080\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lh6loa9w-13d7ba488b1512eb51f4f46635d084a4'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span class=\"S1PPyQ\">The eastern loggerhead shrike is a critically endangered songbird found only in Quebec and Ontario.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_4'  class='avia-section av-1w02zfa-c9439e8784925a4a3d1a72d1adfb5f46 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_one_half  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-39190'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1o668hi-dc38b5967ac53b1f1a5a9186e543c7b5 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-18  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lh6ljidl-2afd66fa27f3f5e3ff26245a0996de06'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>There is good news.<\/strong>\u00a0Solutions exist and there are organizations like Wildlife Preservation Canada working tirelessly around the world to protect endangered species and their habitats. Some are iconic like the regal Bengal tiger which has recently seen an increase in numbers due to conservation efforts in India.<\/p>\n<p>Here in Canada the <strong>swift fox, Vancouver Island marmot, and eastern loggerhead shrike were all doomed to disappear from our country but have been saved from that fate due to conservation efforts.<\/strong> Through hands-on management and restoration of wild populations and habitat protection, dedicated conservation teams are making a real difference in the fight to save endangered species from extinction.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lh6m7la8-cc3f02906d24f00fbc49f64233312326\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-lh6m7la8-cc3f02906d24f00fbc49f64233312326{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-lh6m7la8-cc3f02906d24f00fbc49f64233312326 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-lh6lk26r-93f90cfc9fd97d786f0bd91b473af91a'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Why is it so important to protect endangered species?<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1d0h2mu-063b6be3e629bcff0752083882b1fff2 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lh6llfxd-c0f1ce8eced39f76e97fe7fc281bfe4c'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>All species are connected with a complicated ecological web, and <strong>the loss of one species can have cascading effects on entire ecosystems.<\/strong> We do not know where that tipping point it.<\/p>\n<p>Healthy and diverse ecosystems provide innumerable and invaluable benefits to all of us, from food crop pollination to flood mitigation to the very clean air and water we rely on to survive.<\/p>\n<p>We cannot continue to allow species to wink out one by one. <strong>We must take a stand to halt biodiversity loss.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Protecting endangered species is also important for our own wellbeing. An entire new scientific discipline has evolved demonstrating the health benefits that spending time in nature can have on our physical and mental health. Research has shown that just a few additional bird species at our backyard feeders can exponentially increase our emotional wellbeing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div  class='flex_column av-uihlcm-eda4a92d4b6b6cbf02f31ff4dc49a3c4 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-24  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_textblock  flex_column_div  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lh6lmk5j-cc06d47d7d79423f2525fecb0f86f193\">\n.avia-image-container.av-lh6lmk5j-cc06d47d7d79423f2525fecb0f86f193 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-lh6lmk5j-cc06d47d7d79423f2525fecb0f86f193 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-lh6lmk5j-cc06d47d7d79423f2525fecb0f86f193 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-25  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-39209 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-39209 avia_image' src='https:\/\/wildlifepreservation.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Bald-eagle.jpg' alt='' title='Bald-eagle'  height=\"1000\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lh6m1yey-366b5a3f12ec61ad69224ce44d9dc2d6\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-lh6m1yey-366b5a3f12ec61ad69224ce44d9dc2d6{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-lh6m1yey-366b5a3f12ec61ad69224ce44d9dc2d6 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-26  el_after_av_image  avia-builder-el-last'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lh6lrhwm-7eb65cdbfed7d312f52ae446a62086b4'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Despite the many challenges we face in protecting endangered species, there are hundreds of success stories to celebrate. <\/strong>They tend to not receive the media attention that bad news stories receive. We could devote an entire website to celebrating these stories and the heroes that have saved species from extinction.<\/p>\n<p>For example, the bald eagle and peregrine falcon were once on the brink of extinction in Canada, but thanks to conservation efforts their populations have rebounded to the point where they are no longer endangered. I saw both a few weeks ago here in southern Ontario during an afternoon walk with my family, something that would not have been possible if not for concentrated conservation efforts.<\/p>\n<p>WPC is an organization that knows how to take action. Our team of<span class=\"S1PPyQ\">\u00a0experienced biologists are global experts on their species and know what it will take to bring them back from the brink.\u00a0<\/span>We have the techniques and experience. We are ready to increase our capacity to do more for species across Canada. By supporting organizations like WPC, people across Canada have shown they understand the importance of the complicated ecosystem web, and that no species in unimportant.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-lh6lvtgu-6a0b7b4eab9eee609ce6742ff90d9649-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-28  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last'><a href=''  class='avia-button av-lh6lvtgu-6a0b7b4eab9eee609ce6742ff90d9649 av-link-btn avia-icon_select-no avia-size-medium avia-position-center avia-color-theme-color'   aria-label=\"Learn more about what we do\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Learn more about what we do<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_4'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-39190'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-128nb6e-c59077c25bb21ccc83bbd98c7a5adc68 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-29  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-lh6ltl23-82a1244458f1672251ad3faa4bbd42d0'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"font-weight: 500;\">As we celebrate Earth Day 2023, let us reflect on the importance of protecting endangered species and take action to support the organizations and policies that are working to save them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 500;\"><b><strong>There is hope<\/strong><\/b>. 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