Diversity of species plays an extremely important role in the human ecosystem. The extinction of one species may lead to the extinction of dozens of associated species. Thus, the demise of a certain species may result in the imbalance and even collapse of the entire ecosystem. Therefore, protecting and saving endangered species has a significant importance in maintaining the ecological balance and increasing the diversity of the ecosystem.…
Endangered species are those that are approaching the inability to reproduce or maintain a sufficient steady state population. They are approaching a bottle neck that without involvement, nature will eliminate their existence on earth. Although humans seem to interfere and even initiate this decline of animal population, we ourselves are a product of nature, and if allowing extinction benefits the overall wellbeing of our species, then it is our natural obligation to allow such extinction to take place.…
It is found that “ninety-nine percent of currently threatened species are at risk from human activities, primarily those driving habitat loss, introduction of exotic species, and global warming” (“The Extinction Crisis”). The Endangered Species Act was put into place in 1973 as citizens of the United States began to realize the harsh effects of their everyday living on the living species around them. Plants and animals began to disappear, causing discord in the overall health of the surrounding environment. Members of Congress ascertained that as ecosystems unravel from the loss of these endangered species, not only are even more plants and animals put at risk, but humans as well. The controversy…
Societal response to rapidly decreasing species has been insufficient. Species decline is directly correlated to human causes, whether in agriculture causing loss of habitat, or by the greenhouse effect causing global warming. When a habitat becomes deconstructed, the organisms, plants, and animals that once occupied the area have to reduce their carrying capacity, making extinction more probable. Human activities have drastically changed natural greenhouses over the past centuries. This includes burning fossil fuels such as coal or oil which increases the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and increased the concentration of greenhouse gasses. These conditions make the atmosphere warmer and in return make environments that are inhospitable…
The current condition of many species of animals is very severe and the extinction rate of animals is increasing with an alarming speed. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN),it calculated that the percentage of endangered species as 40 percent of all organisms in 2008. Destructive human activities have led to the current rate of species extinction, which is at least 100–1,000 times higher than the expected natural rate. Although almost every country has their own laws and there are many organizations in the world to work toward the protection of endangered species. However,the work is far from done. Many countries have relatively effective laws and policies,but there is not a good way to enforce them. Therefore,destroying of habitats, killing and trading of endangered animals, eating of wild animals and mistreat of animals are still happen in the world.…
Habitat Destruction – Animal Habitats are often destroyed in construction of homes, roads etc. Tree's (deforestation), ponds and other types of habitats are removed in order to make room for this type of construction.…
Over the years, society has began to destroys habitats in order to either create new houses, plant crops, or simply use trees to construct essential materials. Yet, we are leaving animals without homes resulting in the loss of many species. When a tree is cut down many animals die in the process. Humans are depriving animals of their homes and food supply. When individuals invade their land many may need to relocate unexpectedly and learn to hunt for another food supply.…
The mass extinction of certain animal species and plants that is facing the Earth today has been compared to, although some scientists suspect worse than, the extinction of the dinosaurs. The annihilation of the dinosaurs was caused by the collision of a large asteroid with the Earth. This current mass extinction, however, is different than any of the five mass extinctions that have been seen by the earth because this extinction is manmade, not natural. With the search for new resources to support mans ever-growing population and new resources to develop medicines, the habitat that has protected so many of the worlds creatures is now being destroyed. Not only are humans destroying the earth’s biodiversity but also what most humans fail to realize is with this extinction life, as humans know it will forever be changed. (Cooper)…
Deforestation is contributing to threatened habitats. Humans are cutting down trees for reasons such as agricultural land. Trees are not only animal’s homes but they recycle our air and we are constantly chopping them down. Humans have cut down about 80% of the world’s natural forests which were once the home to many animals. The Amazon rainforest in South America is an example of deforestation as it has been partly deforested.…
As time progresses, the Earth’s ecosystem is continuously changing rapidly, mostly in the reason of human impact. Humans make huge impacts on the world and many of those impacts involves human-caused extinctions. Evidently, this has become a huge issue relating on biodiversity and there have been many extinctions due to global warming, pollution, hunting, etc. In addition, there are many conservation acts being placed on endangered species for protection and the species are placed out of their normal habitat in the wild. Unfortunately, that is a small amount and many animals are becoming extinct or endangered more rapidly than the number of acts or protection places are being opened for those species. Currently, the tools in the conservation…
Overall, scientists have identified four primary causes of population decline and species extinction: habitat loss, invasive species, pollution, and over harvesting. Global climate change now is becoming the fifth. Each of these causes is intensified by human population growth and by our increase per capita consumption on resources.…
Since the formation of The United States of America, the debates over the proper and legal issues of capital punishment in this country have been going on for s long time. Strong thoughts and public opinions for and against have been formed throughout this time, it is important to know, what capital punishment is? According to MichaIssitt and Heather Newton in “Death Penalty: An Overview”, capital punishment, or death penalty, as it is generally known is “the process by which convicted criminals are executed by a governing authority” (Issitt, Newton). When a convicted criminal is sentenced to death row, they await the death penalty for the rest of their lives. The death penalty is a way of execution through the use of a lethal injection. The United States, differing to many other nations across the world, continues to allow capital punishment for convicted criminals and murderers to this day.…
According to Oxford Dictionary, biodiversity means the state of having a large amount of different number of animals and plants which make a balanced environment. Biodiversity is also known as flora and fauna. The meaning of flora is all the plants growing in a particular area while fauna means all the animals of an area or a period of time. Rafflessia for flora while tiger for fauna is a case in point.…
Prompt #1 (324 words): Jennifer Tilton in chapter 2 talks about a shift to a “voluntary state.” She goes on to explain that it was caused by a loss in public benefits in Oakland. The state of California had to reduced this budget to compensate for losses elsewhere. The loss in public benefits means nearly no funding for recreation parks and activity centers. This caused parents and concerned citizens to take action themselves. Tilton mainly focused on educating and keeping the children involved in extracurricular activities. With more free time after school and no extracurricular activities, people begin to think the worst. They believe that this is a recipe for kids to become uninterested in school and possibly become criminals. I personally think that the public should not have to be responsible for setting up extracurricular activities and events at local parks on their own. I will say that there are obviously some positive things that could come out of that. It would really bring a community together, everyone would build stronger relationships with their neighbor, and kids would have multiple role models to look up to among the community. Public financing should be made available to the community because honestly not a whole lot of middle class citizens and parents have unlimited amounts of time to volunteer, organize, and finance extracurricular activities and recreation events. As a community member one should want the best for their child's future and the future of all children in the community. I was glad to read about how the some neighborhoods took it upon themselves to help their children when the public funding was little to none. The NCPC wasn't just parents it was also concerned citizens and for the public to step up and take action was an amazing thing. Funding from the state of California or the city of Oakland would have tremendously helped out the volunteers that wanted a brighter future for the children of the…
In this new age of technology and advances in every possible field of study, many people forget about the environment. Some will just throw their trash all over the place with no concern for the possible consequences. Of course, there are many consequences, but only one comes to my mind. That is the demolition of species' homes or habitat destruction. Habitat destruction or habitat loss is the altering or elimination of the conditions that plants and animals need to survive. "The primary threat to the world's biodiversity is habitat destruction" (Okey p.1). Prairies have been greatly affected. The "loss of prairie habitat ranges from 20 to >99 percent depending on the region" (Benedict, Freeman, & Genoways, p.161). Habitat destruction can be caused by many things. These include:…