HOW CONSERVATION WORKS
Addressing Extinction Threats
More than 40,000 species are threatened with extinction. While humans pose the biggest threat to biodiversity, we are also the only species that can help address widescale mass extinction. Through innovative conservation strategies, we can reverse the risk and save species.
Biodiversity referrs to the variety of living things that inhabit a given space, whether a single habitat or the entire planet. Earth’s biodiveristy is declining at a faster rate than at any other time in human history. Simply put, we are losing species. Learn how Reverse the Red is working to change that.
Our planet connects humans, animals, plans and fungi. It is beautiful, inspiring and fragile. The Earth and all of its species are feeling the effects of climate change. Learn about the Indianapolis Zoo’s green initiatives aimed at reversing climate change.