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Author: Christine Dell'Amore

Published: September 11th, 2012

This article is about the most endangered animals on the planet, specifically the Sumatran Rhinoceros. All of these endangered animals have been showcased in a new book called Priceless or Worthless?. The book presents the most endangered species in the world as determined by the IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The book talks about whether or not certain endangered species are vitally important to the continued existence of the Earth and that of humans. One of the book’s authors, Jonathan Bailie is quoted as saying “…the book “challenges the way we think about nature,””. The article then goes on to explain that the book is about how some species don’t have a very concrete and justifiable reason for saving them but we should protect them for ethical reasons and because ultimately it will be better for the planet. Also it talks about how some species who have been categorized as endangered by the IUCN are not getting the conservation attention that they need. There are no mechanisms in place such as no hunting zones and captive breeding programs to protect them. I think this article represents a very important part of the environmental movement and societies view on the environment at the moment, which is that we need to protect the environment not only because it has a direct effect on our standard of living, but because it is the ethical thing to do. If we are the reason behind the near extinction of a species of animal than it is our duty to do what we can to ensure the survival and ultimate revival of that animal.