Umbrella species

All animals deserve to be protected and saved from extinction. Some need a little more attention because when they are saved then the other animals in that habitat will be protected. They are called umbrella species. Only a few animals are known as umbrella species, not all species are umbrella species.according to the wwf website there are animals known as umbrella species and protecting them protects many other species in the same habitat. In other words it is very critical to save these animals in order to keep other animals safe that live in the same habitat. Some umbrella animals are giant pandas, tigers, whales and dolphins, rhinos, elephants, marine turtles and great apes. Umbrella species don't always work sometimes the umbrella animal will be in trouble and on of the animals that is being protected will be ok because they eat different kind of foods but they share the habitat that they need. Therefore we should consider protecting the habitat as a whole and not to a certain species needs. We should look at the needs of all the species.

Marine turtle