Endangered species are those considered to be at risk of extinction‚ meaning that there are so few left of their kind that they could disappear from the planet altogether. Endangered species are threatened by factors such as habitat loss‚ hunting‚ disease and climate change‚ and usually‚ endangered species‚ have a declining population or a very limited range. The current rate of extinction is thought to be far greater than the expected natural rate‚ with many species going extinct before they have
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increasing number of reports have demonstrated a considerable decrease in the number of languages during the last few centuries (Romaine‚ 2007). Additionally‚ the future of many languages is also dismal. As a consequence‚ whether or not to protect endangered languages is a quite controversial issue at present. This essay will discuss both advantages and disadvantages of preserving languages‚ which are quite essential for governments and other organisations. One argument put forward is that humanity
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There are many endangered animals in the world today‚ which play important roles in our environment and in our lives. Humans are the main cause of these animals becoming extinct‚ but with the help of the government and caring people some of these animals have increased in numbers and have been taken off the endangered species list. Many people think that they cannot do anything to help these poor animals‚ but they are wrong. There are many ways in which people can help to keep these animals from
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Introduction Endangered animals are one of the most issues that are affecting the earth today. Endangered animals are any species of animals that is at significant risk of extinction due to the dramatic decline in its population and habitat destruction. The endangerment caused by poaching‚ global warming and human activities. All life on earth is part of a nature balanced‚ and all species are dependent on each other to maintain the planet’s ecosystem. Removing one species from the system will have
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of endangerment is needed for deciding the urgency of situation and to allocate scarce resources when it is needed. Therefore‚ languages are classified as safe‚ endangered or extinct. This paper is written for giving information about endangered languages‚ the subject of endangered language will be explained and an example of endangered language from United Kingdom called Scottish Gaelic will be discussed deeply. (Crystal 2000) If a language has enough speakers and it is being used‚ it can be named
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Endangered Species Endangered species are living things whose population is so reduced that they are threatened with extinction. Thousands of species are included in this category. The International Union for the Conservation of nature and Natural Resources publishes a list of threatened mammals‚ birds‚ reptiles‚ amphibians‚ and (many people do not consider them) plants .CAUSES OF EXTINCTION Millions of years before humans‚ extinction of living things was linked to geological and climate‚ the
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thick. Pandas once roamed large areas in China‚ but as the human population has increased‚ the area in which a panda can live has decreased. Pandas are very solitary animals‚ and do not venture into the areas where humans live . Pandas have become endangered for two main reasons. First‚ the area in which they can safely live has shrunk. Second‚ they are often hunted for their pelts‚ which can go for thousands of dollars on the black market. The Amur leopard is a very rare leopard subspecies that
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wild tigers from becoming extinct? As people change forests to cities and farms‚ tigers have lost their living areas. On top of that‚ poaching—the illegal hunting of wild animals—is a major threat to the cat’s survival. People sometimes hunt endangered species‚ like the tiger‚ to illegally sell the animal’s body parts for souvenirs‚ medicines‚ and even food. Some people even pay high prices to buy tiger skins or other animal parts on the black market. By selling just one tiger‚ poachers can make
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The tiger is the largest cat species in the world; the largest tiger sub-species is the Siberian tiger. The approximate weight of the male is 500 pounds and the female is 300 pounds. The average length of the male tiger is 10 feet and the female 8 feet. The average height of a tiger is 3 feet. The appearance of the tiger depends to a great extent on where the animal lives. Tigers that live in cold regions are paler in colour and larger in size; their fur is long and thick. In warmer climates‚ tigers
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ENDANGERED SPECIES Introduction An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers‚ or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has calculated the percentage of endangered species as 40 percent of all organisms based on the sample of species that have been evaluated through 2006.Many nations have laws offering protection to
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