This #WorldAnimalDay, we’re highlighting our dependence on wildlife and wild spaces while raising awareness that over 6,000 African animals are threatened with extinction. Wild animals keep natural systems in balance, dispersing seeds, pollinating plants, mitigating climate change by enhancing carbon storage, and preventing the spread of disease through scavenging. Without them, the ecosystems on which we depend would collapse, our food security would be threatened, disease outbreaks would rise,