Ecological Ethics
examines a variety of ethical perspectives related to biological diversity, land ethics, and protection of species. In the biological sciences, students are often faced with the age-old question why are there so many species? To spin this age- old question to environmental ethics, perhaps an appropriate question is do species matter? In answering this question in your posting, you might consider expanding this concept to communities and ecosystems as well. Further, how does the protection of individual species fit in the context of environmental ethics?