Can we prevent the extinction of species?

ASK any class of schoolchildren who are steeped in knowledge and experience of the natural world, who have been on many field trips to the forests and the sea, and have seen numerous documentaries on wildlife and the challenges and harm being done to our planet, what they want to do or be when they grow up? Many will cry out, "To guard the animals," "to protect the forest," "to care for the planet."

We see and admire and ought to join the thousands of school children like Greta Thunberg marching for climate justice and protection of the natural world. When climate activists call out "save the panda" or "save the elephant," they are in fact saying, "save the planet." That is because all life on Earth is threatened by the mighty force of climate change, the rapid charge toward the extinction of species as a result of human activity, over-population and the insane "conquest of nature" desire among humans. The world's population is projected to reach 8 billion on Nov. 15, 2022. In 2030, it will be 9.7 billion. In 2050, it will be 10.4 billion people, all putting greater demand on the planet's resources.