Endangered Wildlife
Ms. Duba
Eng 101 Sect. 31
11/3/11
Welcome to the Jungle, We 've Got.. Where Did They Go? Imagine that one day your great grand-children or even your grand-children grow up believing that Polar Bears and Pandas are as mythical as unicorns. Due to factors such as illegal game hunting, environmental pollution and human encroachment into habitats, more and more species of animals are becoming endangered every day. It is society 's duty to discover the source of the problem as well as find solutions for them in order to sustain what precious wildlife is left. By instigating protective laws for the threatened species, breeding them in captivity and releasing them in the wild, banning over-hunting, and many other ways, we can ensure that the wildlife that we have grown up with is still here for future generations to enjoy. One major reason for loss of habitat is deforestation and human encroachment. The reason the changes can be so dire is because "when changes occur at a fast pace, there is little or no time for individual species to react and adjust to new circumstances. This can create disastrous results, and for this reason, rapid habitat loss is the primary cause of species endangerment" (Kurpis).One of the big concerns of deforestation is the loss of biological diversity in certain habitats. Biodiversity is the "total variety of life on earth" (Endangered Species 34). This directly correlates with the Allee effect, in that the population may not be viable enough for the density of the habitat any longer (The Allee Effect). One big example of this is the loss of tropical rainforest habitat. Tropical Rainforests add up to about 50% of the world 's plants and animals lives being reduced to nearly half of their area. In Benin, Cote d 'Ivoire, Western Ecuador, El Salvador, Ghana, Haiti, Nigeria, and Togo, forests have all but disappeared. The main reason for this great loss is logging, and agricultural and urban expansions. This vast amount of habitat loss
Eng 101 Sect. 31
11/3/11
Welcome to the Jungle, We 've Got.. Where Did They Go? Imagine that one day your great grand-children or even your grand-children grow up believing that Polar Bears and Pandas are as mythical as unicorns. Due to factors such as illegal game hunting, environmental pollution and human encroachment into habitats, more and more species of animals are becoming endangered every day. It is society 's duty to discover the source of the problem as well as find solutions for them in order to sustain what precious wildlife is left. By instigating protective laws for the threatened species, breeding them in captivity and releasing them in the wild, banning over-hunting, and many other ways, we can ensure that the wildlife that we have grown up with is still here for future generations to enjoy. One major reason for loss of habitat is deforestation and human encroachment. The reason the changes can be so dire is because "when changes occur at a fast pace, there is little or no time for individual species to react and adjust to new circumstances. This can create disastrous results, and for this reason, rapid habitat loss is the primary cause of species endangerment" (Kurpis).One of the big concerns of deforestation is the loss of biological diversity in certain habitats. Biodiversity is the "total variety of life on earth" (Endangered Species 34). This directly correlates with the Allee effect, in that the population may not be viable enough for the density of the habitat any longer (The Allee Effect). One big example of this is the loss of tropical rainforest habitat. Tropical Rainforests add up to about 50% of the world 's plants and animals lives being reduced to nearly half of their area. In Benin, Cote d 'Ivoire, Western Ecuador, El Salvador, Ghana, Haiti, Nigeria, and Togo, forests have all but disappeared. The main reason for this great loss is logging, and agricultural and urban expansions. This vast amount of habitat loss
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