![As "top of the food chain," mankind is not doing a good job at looking after our world. [Image Good Free Photos]](https://staticr1.blastingcdn.com/media/photogallery/2019/2/10/660x290/b_502x220x82/as-top-of-the-food-chain-mankind-is-not-doing-a-good-job-at-looking-after-our-world-image-good-free-photos_2202735.jpg "As \"top of the food chain,\" mankind is not doing a good job at looking after our world. [Image Good Free Photos]")
Mankind considers itself as being at "top of the food chain." However, humans are doing a terrible job of looking after our fellow creatures on earth.
As noted by the Guardian last year, a report says humans have wiped out 60 percent of the animal populations in the world since 1970. Not only is that bad for the animals themselves, but it also risks our survival. In the current quest for palm oil, orang-utans are losing their habitat and their lives, while there are many other alternatives.
Palm Oil is a plant based food but it can’t be considered vegan as it costs orangutans their lives! #GoVegan #AnimalRights pic.twitter.com/cc52OFUCvh
— Zucchinisaurus Ⓥ (@Zucchinisaurus) February 4, 2019
Our constant use of plastic is endangering marine life, as well as the fish we eat by being washed into our oceans and ending up in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. As noted by The Ocean Cleanup, somewhere between 1.15 to 2.41 million tonnes of plastic is washed into the sea each year by rivers.
The Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise voyages into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This soupy mix of plastics and microplastics, now twice the size of Texas, is in the middle of the North Pacific Ocean. pic.twitter.com/bwA9Z7tWfF
— Greenpeace USA (@greenpeaceusa) October 7, 2018
People holidaying on the beach also add to the problem. Wherever we are, the currents of the sea take this plastic to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, located halfway between California and Hawaii.
Humans should leave the fate of the world to animals as they all have their place in the world and all are necessary for our future survival. Examples of animals doing things right are included below.
Water is for everyone
This amazing photo shows us that water is for all. It should not be contaminated by fracking and industrial waste and should also not be stolen by big industry.
Oysters clean the sea
While the Great Pacific Garbage Patch continues to grow and fish are contaminated by plastic and other waste, some of the creatures of the sea are still trying to do a good job.
This is how real men shoot animals
Instead of slaughtering endangered species for "fun," use a camera instead to capture incredible moments. Leave only footprints, take only photos.
Leave only footsteps
Keeping beaches clean is a nightmare these days, especially in summer when tourists, who don't really care because they don't live there, leave their rubbish all over the sand. This also adds to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch mentioned above as the tides wash it away.
Take a picture, not a trophy
Ricky Gervais, comedian and animal lover, reinforces the fact that it is so much better to use a camera instead of a gun.
Don't cage me
While many zoos are involved in incredible conservation efforts, it saddens to see this beautiful leopard in a cage, instead of a tree.
Don't overfeed your pets
This one is partly for fun, but it also points out that overfeeding our pets is not good for them!
