There was a time when man killed animals for food, clothing and shelter. Now people kill animals for trophies and to stroke their egos for bragging rights. “Every year, tens of thousands of wild animals, representing hundreds of different species, are killed by American trophy hunters in foreign countries” (“Trophy Hunting”). “The heads, hides, tusks, and other body parts of most of these animals are legally imported to the United States by the hunters” (“Trophy Hunting”). “Many animals imported as trophies are members of species protected under the Endangered Species Act, such as leopards and African elephants” (“Trophy Hunting”). These facts provide evidence that…
Hunters should hunt for food, not just for the thrill of it. The number of animals in the world has declined by 95 percent in the last century. Some hunters kill just for fun. Hunting for fun is different than hunting for food. If a person is doing it for fun it is just killing an animal that did not do anything to them. Some animals that are extinct are tigers, rare leopards, deer, and a lot of other animals . Hunting just for trophies is wrong. when you hunt you should hunt for food, not just for the trophies or money. There needs to be more protection of endangered animals in Africa from foreign hunters.…
For over 150 million years, dinosaurs dominated Earth. They were incredibly successful-so successful in fact that all of the other animal groups had no choice but to play a secondary role in nature. 65 million years ago, however, every species of dinosaur went extinct as well mosasaurs, plesiosaurs, pterosaurs, ammonites, and many families of brachiopods and sea sponges. Also, many shark species as well as most vegetation did not survive(“Dinosaur Extinction”). What could have possibly killed off the dominant animal group of the time? The answer to this question is still unclear but there are many hypotheses that attempt to explain this extinction event. To find out exactly how this happened, evidence must be gathered not only from fossils…
Recently, economic activities are more active in some developing countries, such as China, India and Brazil. Moreover China is the second largest economy country only behind the United States. Most of this developing country did not concern about the environment issue, as a result more emission came out to the earth. For example, China has more than 200 million automobiles and as a speed of growth is about 13 million per year, meanwhile the United States has about 255 millions automobiles and the growth speed is more than 10 million per year. So, we can see how large pressure forced on the earth. It is clear that the globalization causes the climate change. Global Warming continues presenting on the earth and bringing many catastrophes to the earth. The polar bears most scientists think they are the first species in the world influenced by the climate change. Since the earth becoming warmer and warmer, the sea ice shrunk violently. As a result, the polar bear was threatened by those changes. More important thing is that if the situation still exists, polar bears will extinct in the future. This paper is focusing on the effect of the Global Warming on the polar bears’ habitat, behaviors and population.…
Though there are several, the causes of extinction have been dominated by the activities of humans. These include population and overexploitation, with habitat destruction being the greatest contributor to the extinction of many species; moreover, impacts to biota from habitat fragmentation, is a critical mechanism of driving species to extinction. This destruction is ongoing in both terrestrial and aquatic biomes, with approximately 80% of all extinctions being attributed to human caused habitat destruction. The effects of habitat destruction are especially prevalent in areas of the world with a formerly rich biodiversity that are being converted into land to be utilized commercially or agriculturally. For…
One of the biggest issues in the animal kingdom is the illegal side of the hunt. Many animals are being hunted for something they may possess. For example, a hippo may be hunted for their meat and ivory, and a shark is often hunted for their fins, which in some countries are thought to have healing powers of some sort, (Corrine Henn). While it’s true that some animals are being hunted solely for food, which is something humans have done for millions of years, it’s also unfortunately true that many animals are hunted for other reasons, and are often left to rot once the hunters have obtained what they desire. This is referred to as poaching, and in many countries, it’s illegal.…
Global Warming is where the temperatures in the Earths’ atmosphere and oceans continue to increase widely due to the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) and pollutants trapped in the air. The Arctic sea is heating twice as fast as the rest of the world, largely due to global warming. “Global warming has serious consequences for all living organisms, but it is of especially great concern for the polar bear” (Bear Planet, 2011). Global warming is causing the Arctic sea ice to melt, unintentionally changing the habitat that the polar bear is dependent on, causing it to dissipate. (Ganguly, 2011) “There are an estimated 20,000 Polar bears in the wild that depend on the arctic weather for their livelihood” (Bear Planet, 2011). The polar bear depends on the sea ice as a “hunting platform and a place to rest during a long swim” (Ganguly, 2011). As the habitat of the polar bear changes beneath its eyes, its ability to sustain it is questionable (Ganguly, 2011). This is a major dilemma that the polar bear is becoming faced with as the impact of global warming is becoming more apparent. Although these things are not happening all at the once, “the dangers of global warming are threatening the existence of the polar bear in the wild” (Bear Planet, 2011).…
Poaching all around the world is causing animals of all different species to become endangered. People poach animals because their body parts can be sold illegally for huge amounts of money. Rhino horns being cut off because they are believed to be able to treat hangovers, impotence, fever and even cancer.…
The Arctic and areas that are in higher latitudes have a higher rate of warming and this pattern is expected to continue as climates everywhere changes and temperatures go up. As Earth warms up, the glaciers in the Arctic start to melt, and species such as the polar bear and the arctic fox that depend on the sea ice, will start to disappear and only be available for viewing in places such as zoos. The polar bear and the arctic fox are not just the only species that will be affected. The fish, birds, marine mammals, and even the algae that grows on the undersides of the glaciers will be severely impacted as the ice melts and eventually disappears all together.…
Thought to now be extinct, the pig-footed bandicoot was a small, ground-dwelling marsupial. It had a short, stiff coat that was orange-brown on the upper parts and light brown below, with dark bars over the back, which may have acted as camouflage, making it more difficult for predators to spot. It had a long, pointed muzzle, and long legs, with only two functioning toes on each front foot, hence the name ‘pig-footed’. The bandicoot…
Extinction has everything to do with human beings. We not only contribute to the extinction of species, but we are in turn affected…
Human beings, plants, and animals, are creatures that are a part of the world. There are a lot of species that we don’t know due to endangerment. There are many animals that our kids and our grandkids are not going to know either because now they are in danger of extinction. Many animals are in danger because of us, just think about it. Every years, we as a human raze, are causing danger to many animals. There are several causes of endangered species: habitat destruction, introduction of exotic species, and overexploitation.…
“Only when the last of the animal’s horns, tusks, skin and bones are sold, will Mankind realize that money can never buy back our wildlife.” – Wild at Heart. Good morning to my teacher and fellow classmates.…
Scientists around the world predict that without the change of global warming some animals are not going to survive. As the world temperature rises, it creates a big change in climatic conditions, and this can harm the delicate ecosystem which animals live in. Polar bear, which use the sea ice for…
Many species of animals are now in massive decline and various factors contribute to extinction. The Amur leopard that is rare and highly endangered and the wild Bactrian camel, the most endangered large animal are threatened to disappear. Nearly half of the world’s frog is extinct by now because of the fungus that hit them. Forest elephants and Walia Ilex are also on the top list. Folks are shooting them for their bush meat so they tend to go to sheer cliff where they are safe from guns and snares. If your protecting the species, first thing you should know is how close to extinction the species are.…