Chapter 13: The Thing with Feathers

In the last chapter Kolbert goes to the Institute for Conservation Research (ICR) to research the future of preserving endangered animals. Kolbert starts to think of why species have to be endangered and that if humans could destroy so much in the environment they could also protect the environment from their actions. Kolbert starts to focus on the positives that humans are doing. An example being in 1974, Congress passed the Endangered Species Act, which arranged for the protection of animals on the verge of going extinct. Another example being the way Kolbert notices that people are dedicating time and effort to getting certain species to reproduce and save them from extinction. This serves as hope for the future that people can somehow prevent or alter events from occurring. Changing the planet's biodiversity will start with the altering of human actions that have become normalized. I personally find that many people chose to disregard what is happening in the world because they are ignorant and do not see constant changes in our environment as a threat.