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My name is Juniper Wolfe.  Welcome to Endangered Animals Overload!

Ever since I was a little girl, I knew animals were my passion.  It took some years down the road, however, to figure out that my passion lies in protecting endangered species, and teaching the public all about the creatures that share our world.

Let’s just be honest; how many of you would care about an Aye-Aye or a Desert Tortoise when you have know idea what they are?  Would you care if they lived so far away from you that they might as well be on another planet?  The answer really should be “no”.  If we don’t know about these creatures in danger, how could we care?

My hope is that by educating the public, these animals might stand a fighting chance.

The first issue we’re going to cover is the fact that, no matter what, endangered animals seem so far away from your hometown that it seems that it’s more practical to worry instead about which lunch option will give you worse food poisoning.  While I can’t offer any assistance in choosing the right cheeseburger, I can assure you that these endangered animals are often right outside your doorstep.

Normally when you think “endangered animals,” you instantly pull up a mental image of tigers in Asia, or perhaps rhinos in Africa.  Unless that’s where you live, you’d think that it’s not a concern for you.  That’s where you’re wrong.

The sad truth is that endangered animals are everywhere, and they are your concern.  Their lives sit in our hands, and most people don’t even know it.  I was guilty of that same fault, once.

I live in America, where endangered animals seemed so exotic to me that I felt that we needed support in places like South America, or China, or somewhere else halfway across the world.  It didn’t take me too long to learn that we had problems of our own.

Twelve species of bats, two different types of bears, six types of kangaroo rats, 11 species of mice, and even jaguars are endangered in North America.  I wasn’t even aware that jaguars lived in North America!  Point being; this issue hits much closer to home than we’re aware of.

I encourage you to look up on your phone, laptop, computer, ect… about which endangered animals live near you.  I can almost guarantee you’ll learn something new.  So the next time you’re sitting in a group full of your friends (or co-workers) wondering if your lunch is still moving, you can turn your attention (and your taste-buds) away from that disaster and have a brand-new conversation opener.

It’s a win-win!

Thanks for reading, and until next time on Endangered Animals Overload!