Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are declining in what many scientists see as the beginning of a major extinction event.
In response, Christian conservationist Dr. Bob Sluka with A Rocha, faith-based creation care organization, is calling for an urgent move to safeguard the planet before it’s too late.
“The Bible has so much to say about how important God’s Creation is to God, and if we’re going to love God and follow Him, we need to love the things that he loves,” said Dr. Sluka.
The recent U.N. State of the World’s Migratory Species Report found roughly 44% of migratory species are declining in population and 20% could become extinct. Dr. Sluka believes biodiversity and ecosystem collapse could be a contributing factor.
“Things like corals are in decline, amphibians: frogs and toads,” said Dr. Sluka. “Even, think about all the insects – there’s been talk about the ‘insect apocalypse,’ just a crash in numbers of insects.”
Dr. Sluka points to The Red List of Threatened Species, put out by the respected International Union for Conservation of Nature, which estimates more than 44,000 of the earth’s species are at risk of disappearing.
“I think most scientists would agree already that
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