Stop Killing My Koalas!

I don’t want to freak you out, but you’re killing my koalas.  No, seriously!  Okay, they may not be mine per se, but they’re mere inches away from dying off and it pains me just as much as if they were my personal pets.  The problem is I suspect you didn't even know you were leading them to their demise…but you are. And we are all responsible.

As part of Blog Action Day www.blogactionday.org I wanted to highlight the plight of the other animals who share our Earth - those that are being driven to extinction by climate change.

Global warming has far reaching and potentially catastrophic effects on many of the beautiful and unique animals all over the planet.  Would you be surprised to know that climate change is playing a major role in our farewell to polar bears, gray whales, hundreds of species of frogs, arctic foxes, walrus, many types of bird and more?  In fact, among the list of animals affected on The Top 100 Effects of Global Warming is the Aldabra banded snail.  This snail is now extinct, dying out as global warming caused a significant decrease in the rainfall in its habitat.

The fact is that we have the power to make changes in our daily lives that can directly impact the course we’ve taken.  If you’d like more ideas on what you can do to lessen your own carbon footprint, take a look at this great list by David Biello from Scientific American.

Because at the end of the day, do you really want to be responsible for the demise of such a cute and cuddly (looking) creature?