Animal Endangerment Destruction of habitat‚ pollution and hunting. These are the leading causes of why thousands of animals are extinct today. And who causes these? That’s right you‚us‚ humans. They are dying for our enjoyment and comfort. Lets look at one example. They might not be the prettiest of all animals‚ or the cutest‚ or seem like they are important but they are just like us. Javan Rhinoceroses. How many Javan Rhinos do you think are left‚ hundreds? Well actually only less than
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Habitat loss—due to destruction‚ fragmentation or degradation of habitat—is the primary threat to the survival of wildlife in the United States. When an ecosystem has been dramatically changed by human activities—such as agriculture‚ oil and gas exploration‚ commercial development or water diversion—it may no longer be able to provide the food‚ water‚ cover‚ and places to raise young. Every day there are fewer places left that wildlife can call home. There are three major kinds of habitat
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told‚ the food we eat‚ the timber we cut‚ and the water we draw amounts to an astounding one-third to one-half of global ecosystem production. But humans are part of nature‚ and like every other species on the planet‚ we depend upon healthy ecosystems for our survival. Nature provides us essentials like clean water‚ food‚ medicines‚ even recreational retreats. Intact ecosystems also help regulate our weather and climate. But these systems are extremely fragile‚ and we’re only now beginning to understand
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Biodiversity is the degree of variation of life forms within a given ecosystem‚ biome‚ or an entire planet. Biodiversity is a measure of the health of ecosystems. Greater biodiversity implies greater health. Biodiversity is in part a function of climate. In terrestrial habitats‚ tropical regions are typically rich whereas polar regions support fewer species. Rapid environmental changes typically cause extinctions. One estimate is that less than 1% of the species that have existed on Earth are extant
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planet. Some types of water pollution are derived from an imbalance within the ecosystem which can be caused by natural and unnatural sources. When an ecosystem is out of balance‚ oxygen depletion can occur. A water based ecosystem is made up a multitude of living organisms‚ including microorganisms. A natural balance of “healthy” and “unhealthy” microorganisms keeps the water based ecosystem thriving. When that ecosystem is thrown off balance‚ the “healthy” microorganisms are outnumbered by the “unhealthy”
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undergoing rapid change‚ especially in terms of increasing average temperatures worldwide‚ and this is primarily attributed to human activity (Malhi & Wright‚ 2004). One important factor in this increasing temperature is the constant clearing and destruction of tropical rainforests. It is crucial that the importance of tropical rainforests‚ as global heat and water pumps‚ carbon sinks and a direct mediator of climate change‚ is communicated to the general public for awareness. Without such communication
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Thesis Statement Water pollution has had devastating effects on the environment‚ which include irreversible effects to the ocean’s ecosystem‚ health problems and abnormal conditions. interference of the ocean’s ecosystem - Plastic storage bags can kill animals in the oceans like dolphins‚ turtles and whales. It is easy for wildlife to swallow and eventually causes death. * Over 1.5 billion tons of plastic water bottles end up in US landfills each year. It takes over 300 years to degrade
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Eating shrimp contributes to the destruction of the marine environment. By eating shrimp you are supporting the shrimping business‚ which is an abusive‚ wasteful process. The resources in the ocean are very scarce and they maintain a fragile ecosystem. As the shrimping business grows the damage to the ecosystem becomes irreversible. I am against shrimping because of the number of sea turtle deaths‚ the amount of bycatch caused by shrimping‚ and how the nets tear up the ocean floor. Shrimping
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pollination and ecosystems‚ the causes of bee endangerment‚ and how we can save the bees. Transition: Let’s begin with the role of bees in pollination and ecosystems. Main Point 1: Bees play a critical role in pollination‚ which is essential for the survival of many plants and crops. Subpoint 1: As pollinators‚ bees transfer pollen between flowers‚ allowing plants to reproduce and produce fruits‚ seeds‚ and vegetables. This process supports biodiversity‚ ensuring that ecosystems remain balanced
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serious problems of coastal erosion and threat of rising sea levels due to global warming. To control such assault of the sea on land‚ nature has provided mangroves‚ a tropical ecosystem which is more dynamic than the sea itself. Kandivali is one among many other such areas in Mumbai which faces the threats of destruction. Only awareness can help save these precious eco boundaries of nature. According to local residents and environmentalists‚ the long stretch of mangroves in Charkop has been
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