Biodiversity

Protecting wildlife and biodiversity is important, as new answers to age old questions. A more effective painkiller than morphine is produced from the toxins of certain cone snails. But the cone snails are threatened due to overexploitation of their shells. If we lose the cone snails, "...the loss to future generations would be incalculable." says Eric Chivian of Harvard Medical School. Also habitat loss also affects people because some island nations are reliant on tourism, and marine life is a major cause of tourism. If the marine life is destroyed due to habitat loss, then the island loses a lot of its economy. It's financing a plot to destroy yourself. For example, Hawaii is a major whale watching site. But the water and the whales are not faring so well. Entanglement and collisions with objects like boats are killing the whales off. Preserving biodiversity is good for people, as it promotes the economy and saves lives.