The golden mole is threatened by the workings of aa mine,
The pine marten and polecat live on borrowed time,
Hippos cannot hide from illegal poacher's guns,
Do the cheetahs of Botswana watch their last setting suns?

As Arctic ice dissolves and polar bears decline,
Can the wolves of Ethiopia trust humankind?
Will the whitetip shark and angel shark avoid the fishing trawl?
How soon until the Mpingo tree takes its final fall?

The manta ray is troubled by pollution of the waters,
While cats of the Andes scarper from a slaughter.
Will the jaguar outrun the hunter's cold pursuit?
Can we save our ponds for the Great Crested newt?

Will snakes find their lairs as habitat turns  to read?
Does a parking lot come first or the Puerto Rican toad?
Will koalas in their hollows survive the ruthless logging?
Shall we bother to find out or is that just too much slogging?

Why don't we remember those with whom we share the Earth?
And why won't we honour and value their true  worth?
We can't let our best friends simply vanish without trace,
So let's work together and restore their rightful place.

− Martin Kiszko