Alert Alert!!

Roses are one of the symbols for love and Valentine’s Day. But I’d like to steal your attention for just a second to remind you of something. It’s hard to blow the petals off a rose but once you bring a human into the situation the once beautiful flower instantly becomes a possible victim. Just like the Rhino species humans have the potential to damage it forever.

Now think of your favourite object in the world. We could harm that too.

I’m begging you to listen to me today; because poaching won’t just end when the rhino species goes extinct. No. It has haunted the world for hundreds of years. But that doesn't mean we’re in a helpless position. The human race is cleverer and is armed with tools that we wouldn't have dreamed about all those years ago. Though even with our new skills and ability to communicate instantly across the seas, this is not a task we can all handle alone.

Even if you don’t care about the rhino species, I need you to know that elephants, wild dogs, baboons, tigers and rhinos amongst hundreds of other species are being poached. This is not a laughing matter. If I, a 15 year old girl, can make a difference then imagine the change that could happen if the youth of the world stood up for these animals.

Because we’re all they have.