. Animals are important to both human health and environmental protection. Honey bees are one of these species. The next time you come across wildflowers, congratulate the busy bees, as they are efficient pollinators and play a vital role in the environment as they fly from plant to plant. Beavers are another important species (Loza, 2019). These forest animals display a remarkable ability to maintain ecological balance. Chewing and damming can reduce damage from floods and wildfires, protect fish stocks, and protect freshwater reservoirs—essential elements for mitigating the effects of climate change. So leave it to beavers to regulate the vital river environment. Llamas have proven to be very effective sentinels when combined with domesticated animals that have a very small ecological footprint and a penchant for exotic weed species. Of course, the llamas are on guard. These friendly animals bond with cattle, making them a natural means of protecting cattle from attack and a valuable resource for herdsmen and ranchers. Despite their bad reputation, mice have proven to be very good landmine sensors due to their excellent sense of smell and trainability (Loza, 2019). Rats (nicknamed HeroRats), trained to smell landmines, are more effective than metal detectors and cheaper than dogs. This makes previously useless land available again. continue…