Tragedy, simply described devastatingly tragic seems to be a fitting title for the events occurring throughout our world. Hearing about these atrocities, countries across the globe are encountering similar events, which begs the question what is being done about it?

Well, done about what? I haven't exactly eluded to much detail thus far; however, I am referring to the recent spike of new stories targeted toward the unusual, alarming deaths of a significant number of marine wildlife. Ranging from large Sperm whales to adorable porpoises, these innocent creatures are falling victim to a deadly fate due to human cause.

People often wonder, human cause? How could we be responsible for this -- these whales were simply beached, it's just an act of nature, right? Not necessarily, human actions consist of water pollution, excessive waste like plastic in the ocean, and commercial fishing where large nets are consistently capturing unintended, unaware marine wildlife.

With the recognition that humans are evidently the cause of these marine mammal deaths, isn't it our responsibility to make a change? As humans, or as we consider ourselves the high, conscious being, isn't it our responsibility to not only coexist with these creatures but protect them from the repercussions of our harmful actions? Therefore, it would prove in our best interest to continuous make strenuous efforts to protect the beautiful animals that make this world so magnificent.

However, this opinion isn't exactly favored by all individuals -- in particular, our United States President Donald Trump. Recently, there was a law in the works that would improve the current stipulations that protect marine mammals from commercial fisheries and their giant nets cast off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington. According to CBS News, the law would impose stricter regulations of fishery nettings and actually shut down the certain nets if too many endangered mammals were getting caught.

Trump immediately rejected the proposal, making it even more difficult for people to take precautions to protect marine wildlife from these harmful perils.

Oddly enough, the law is supported by local fisheries that have advocated alongside conservationist organizations. Often times fisheries are in the interest of their own company's success, and this law could potentially take away from their business. However, The Washington Post states that these fisheries are standing behind these regulations and see the benefit of passing the law for the safety of endangered marine life.

Which again, begs the question -- why wouldn't Trump take appropriate action? There are countless stories in the news of tragic deaths of whale, dolphins, fish, etc. It is extremely unusual, and substantial evidence has indicated that human fault is the cause.

As a leading country of the world, America has always posed as a figure that does what is morally right. We should continue to do so, as many countries do not see the value in protecting animals -- due to cultural beliefs, many people think less of animals. But often, history has shown that some cultures will follow America footsteps. It would be in the United State's and President Trump's best interest to enforce these laws that will help fight against the significant damage humans have imposed upon the environment.

Environmental organizations, such as Oceana, are appalled and frankly so are many people. Why? Because people care, we are human. Although both our direct and indirect actions have negatively affected the marine wildlife, we still care. We have morals and ethics -- we all cried when Free Willy finally made it and we all took a stand when we realized the atrocities of SeaWorld whale confinement. It's no surprise that we want to preserve their beautiful home so we can coexist.

Despite the rejection of this law, there is a hope that people working in fisheries are able to act ethically in their practices and enforce the protections that Trump so ignorantly shot down.

That's the beauty of humans, sometimes we don't need rules or regulations to maintain civility -- we can be morally righteous and make the right decisions to save our marine life and conserve Earth's integrity.