all major habitats found throughout the world at various speeds and levels of severity. Habitat fragmentation is detrimental to a species’ sustainability in the given environment and the ecosystems biodiversity‚ and can oftenly drive species into extinction. Habitats that were continuous at one point have been divided into many isolated sections due to humans clearing the natural vegetation of an area for agriculture‚ rural development‚ or urbanization. As a result of habitat fragmentation there is
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Cited: Jowitt‚ Juliette. “Humans Driving Extinction Faster Than Species Can Evolve.” Conservation. The Guardian‚ 7 March 2010. Article. 9 October 2012. Moon‚ Mariella. “Scientists to Bring Extinct Woolly Mammoth Back to Life With the Help of Elephants.” Yahoo.com. 13 March 2012. 15 October 2012
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An endangered species is a species that has very few members left and is therefore at risk of extinction . DO WE KNOW WHATS HAPPENNING AROUND US??? Giant Panda Sea otter Perhaps the cutest sea creature in the world‚ the sea otter is also one of the most vulnerable. In a competition with humans for seafood‚ the sea otters stood little chance and they were driven to near-extinction until the 20th century. Fortunately‚ in one of the greatest marine conservation successes‚ the sea
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Gorman). One endangered animal is the chimpanzee‚ which is endangered because of being trapped in cages. Another reason animal abuse should be abolished is that animals die and become endangered species. “Breeds of horses face endangerment and extinction because of animal abuse.” (www.horsetradition.com). These horses get slaughtered by people for their meat because people think horses can cure HIV. Some horses are killed because of religion. Last reason animal abuse should be abolished is that
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Castor canadensis‚ otherwise known as the North American Beaver‚ is a keystone species on the verge of extinction. It lives in the northern regions of North America‚ specifically in Canada and the United States. Its status on the IUCN red list is endangered. This species is very beneficial‚ but is racing extinction due to people not seeing the importance it does to both humans and the ecosystem alike. The benefits of these beavers are that they prevent water floods and regulate water flow which
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it zoos are sometimes the only reason a certain animal exists‚ for example the Red Wolf‚ Karner Blue Butterfly‚ and the California Carner were all saved from extinction by zoos! People love to come see animals at the zoo and with that many they get from customers a portion of it can be used for building habitats for animals close to extinction or high in value for poachers. Although some may argue that being in zoos captivates them but pretty much all the time the animals don’t rebel. I think that
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Loss of Species Every year a new species gets placed on the endangered species list‚ extinction is a natural process but due to human activity there has been a rapid decline in the wild species population. Loss of habitat or alteration‚ hunting‚ introduction of foreign species‚ and disease are major culprits in the extinction rate. The protection of species is an important element to the survival of biodiversity as well as human sustainability. The loss of a species means humans will lose out
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Masidi Manjun commended Syarikat Yu Kwang Development and Proboscis Lodge Bukit Melapi for supporting the Bornean Elephant Conservation Plan. 9. What are the two types of animals that want to be saved from the extinction? Two types of animals that want to be saved from the extinction are Bornean elephants and orangutans. 10. Why the habitat fragmentation which is the key issues should be addressed? Habitat fragmentation which is the key issues should be addressed because it will give for the
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lot of worth to it. My professor for both of the classes I took proposed we take these two problems and make it into a solution. Humans over-catch native species. This becomes a problem because they could lead the native species’ population to extinction in that habitat. However‚ that same problem can become the solution to a different problem. If instead of catching native species people would catch invasive species‚ it could fix the problem. If people found a way to make
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endangered because of being poached for their furs or their meat. Also‚ some cases of endangerment are because of overfishing‚ disease‚ pollution‚ and overhunting. For most of the animals that are endangered are actually on the edge of extinction. Endangerment and extinction have been a part of history since pre- historic times. In my opinion‚ I believe that we should stop poaching‚ overfishing‚ and overhunting of animals because it can cause them to become extinct. If an animal or any species becomes
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