Hanieh Tavassoli with a Siberian Husky in a desert

Humans share the planet with about 8.7 million other species, according to BBC News recent estimates. The Cross River gorilla, Eastern Lowland gorilla, hawksbill turtle, Malayan tiger, Sumatran elephant, blue whale and the monarch butterfly are just some of many endangered species we share earth with. Yet the majority of us have the audacity to believe that humans are the only ones who matter.