TOW #9- Wild Ones (2)

The importance of animal conservation and climate change cannot be understated.  As a result of the human races rapid industrialization, the earth is changing and heading down a road of pollution and extinction.  The truth is, there is no one to blame besides ourselves, but there is also nothing we can do to change the past.  Jon Mooallem, author of "Wild Ones" writes in his book about the many different animals that are becoming extinct, and the different methods humans have done and will continue to do in the future to preserve animals.  From using parallelism to appealing to ethos through facts, Mooallem gives an indepth look in the second half of his book of climate change.

In one chapter of "Wild Ones," Mooallem touches on military bases actually providing shelter and relief to animals on the verge of extinction.  He draws parallels between the Department of Defence and the Department of the Interior.  "As strange as it sounds, military bases are actually proving to be strongholds of biodiversity.  Land owned by the Department of Defence now has more endangered species on it per acre than land owned by the Department of Interior, the arm of the government that is actually responsible for setting up refuges to conserve those species" (162 Mooallem).  Comparing the two departments and showing how the different departments impact climate change give the reader a new perspective on who is actually contributing to the cause and who is taking away from it.

Along with parallelism, Jon furthers his appeal to ethos through using facts and stats throughout the entire book.  In the Birds chapter, he is writing on the rebound of whooping cranes and states, "The handful of birds that were left in the 1940s have rebounded into a population of about 265 today" (201 Mooallem).  His numbers here appeal to the mind and give a statistical viewpoint that makes understanding climate change easier.

The world is changing faster than ever, and it is up to the human race to make sure that it does not change for the worst.  Jon Mooallem uses parallelism and facts throughout his book to educate his audience and to make them aware of the climate change the earth is facing.  The importance of climate change and preservation of animals cannot be stressed enough, and Mooallem provides a neat outlook of these current day issues.