English Reflective Journal

On my entire 5 weeks reflective journal, I realized that I learnt a wide range of things. My task was basically on Red Pandas and Great Cats. In my first two Reflective Journals I learnt and wrote about one interesting animal which is called Red panda and on my last three Reflective Journals I learnt about The Great cats. It is a very wide chapter and I found much information. According to my journals, I knew that the greatest similarity between the Great Cats and the Red Pandas is the decline of their population which is a very worrying issue. Red Pandas are in danger of extinction due to the disappearance of the forests and hunting for their highly-valued tails and fur. It is quite tough to estimate their whole population. As for the Great Cats their majour threat is on poaching, habitat loss and loss of prey species.

My research on Red Pandas and Great Cats has opened up my mind to a better understanding on accepting the endangered species for what they are, especially Great cats. In the beginning I started to hate Great Cats because they are carnivores. I didn’t like their idea of killing other animals to satisfy their hunger. But after my search I begin to understand that their nature of living is such that nobody can blame them for being carnivores.

When talking about herbivores which are the Red Pandas, we may think that they are having an easy life by sitting on the trees compare to any human life. From my research, I got to know that humans are causing them their environmental problems. These really change my perspectives towards them. Like every human, they do have the rights to live and we should not be a threat to them in any way. If we cannot contribute to their well-being at least we should not destroy what they have built for themselves.

If I were to wonder how I can help to preserve this species, I came across this website name The Greats Cats of Indiana. They are the people who are willing to help provide a safe, healthy and caring home captive big cat and help them by providing donation. I could start of a donation drive campaign, where I could send the donation money to the (GCI) Great cats Of Indiana. The starting point of the donation can be from a school where all the students and teachers can contribute. We can also create awareness from Singapore informing the extinction of the endangered species to other countries and also advising them not to kill them or destroy their habitat.

As man needs to understand and love each other to have a peaceful life we should also show these same love and understanding towards these endangered species. Killing of these species for their skin and fur should be condemned by everyone. Endangered species have long been associated with success, admiration, supremacy and power. These animals are unique in their own way. “Prevention is better than cure” so let’s just prevent this species from hunting or being killed. This could make the world a better place not only for us but also for the endangered species.