Pandas are a good example of human preservation which is starting to show results. Other animals are still under threat of extinction. Especially when this is caused by human behaviour, action is mandatory. We are to be the stewards, not the destroyers of the earth (Gen 1:28). Care for animals is very Christian (Prov 12:10). Cruelty to animals is contrary to our dignity.
The safety and wellbeing of people should take precedence over animals (Mt 15:26-27). Sometimes killing a beast is the only way to protect people (1 Sam 17:34-35). Indigenous people who hunt for their own use, usually only kill what they really need in harmony with nature. It would be inhumane to stop them living in their own way, even if in other places the view on hunting may have changed. God gave us the earth and everything on it for our wellbeing, including our health.
