EVS REPORT
EVS REPORT – BATCH 2 – THE MAP OF ENDANGERED
No one will ever again see a paradise parrot flash its rainbow colors across the sky or see the
Tasmanian tiger slink through the wet Tasmanian forest. They are gone forever – they are now extinct. It is very sad, but it is too late. Extinction is forever.
Plants and animals have become extinct before. Dinosaurs are an example. However the process is slow, taking thousands of years and longer, allowing sufficient time for other life forms to adjust to the change. But so many plants and animals becoming extinct or endangered in such a short time is a sign of an unbalanced environment. People are the only animals with the power to determine the fate of all other life forms. With this amazing power comes a moral responsibility to ensure the survival of all species which live with us on planet earth. Several words are used to describe the population of a species. Extinct - Species not definitely located in the wild during the past 50 years; Endangered – Species in danger of extinction and whose survival is unlikely if the threats continue operation; Vulnerable – species believed likely to move into the “endangered” category in the near future if the threats continue operating. The ultimate fate of life on Earth can be determined by taking a close look at life of each continent.
Home to marsupials, monkeys and the world's largest rainforest, South America is the continent with everything - from glaciers to deserts. It became a continent in its own right on breaking away from Africa and Antarctica 120 million years ago. Its fauna and flora are therefore descended from organisms either on the continent then (marsupials, for instance) or that managed to make their way there during its isolation.
The Amazon Basin is the world's largest rainforest, drainage area for its second largest river and one of the most bio diverse regions on Earth. Tropical forests have been present in South America for millions of years and were at one
No one will ever again see a paradise parrot flash its rainbow colors across the sky or see the
Tasmanian tiger slink through the wet Tasmanian forest. They are gone forever – they are now extinct. It is very sad, but it is too late. Extinction is forever.
Plants and animals have become extinct before. Dinosaurs are an example. However the process is slow, taking thousands of years and longer, allowing sufficient time for other life forms to adjust to the change. But so many plants and animals becoming extinct or endangered in such a short time is a sign of an unbalanced environment. People are the only animals with the power to determine the fate of all other life forms. With this amazing power comes a moral responsibility to ensure the survival of all species which live with us on planet earth. Several words are used to describe the population of a species. Extinct - Species not definitely located in the wild during the past 50 years; Endangered – Species in danger of extinction and whose survival is unlikely if the threats continue operation; Vulnerable – species believed likely to move into the “endangered” category in the near future if the threats continue operating. The ultimate fate of life on Earth can be determined by taking a close look at life of each continent.
Home to marsupials, monkeys and the world's largest rainforest, South America is the continent with everything - from glaciers to deserts. It became a continent in its own right on breaking away from Africa and Antarctica 120 million years ago. Its fauna and flora are therefore descended from organisms either on the continent then (marsupials, for instance) or that managed to make their way there during its isolation.
The Amazon Basin is the world's largest rainforest, drainage area for its second largest river and one of the most bio diverse regions on Earth. Tropical forests have been present in South America for millions of years and were at one