Animals Extinct Join AllFreePapers.com Category: Science Autor: anton 30 March 2011 Words: 2389 | Pages: 10 I. INTRODUCTION An endangered species is a population extinct organism which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in number3‚ or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters. It is a taxonomic species‚ but maybe another evolutionary significant unit such as a subspecies. The World Conservation Union (IUCN) has calculated the percentage of endangered
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Endangered Animals. Human beings‚ plants‚ and animals‚ are creatures that are a part of the world. There are a lot of species that we don’t know due to endangerment. There are many animals that our kids and our grandkids are not going to know either because now they are in danger of extinction. Many animals are in danger because of us‚ just think about it. Every years‚ we as a human raze‚ are causing danger to many animals. There are several causes of endangered species: habitat destruction‚ introduction
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There are many endangered animals in our world‚ and very few are critically endangered. One animal species that is critically endangered is the Iriomote Wild Cat. Key points to the Iriomote Wild Cat’s endangerment are habitat loss‚ not being well known‚ and feral domestic cats. The first part of the wild cat’s endangerment‚ and the most major is habitat loss. Iriomote Wild Cats live on the small island of Iriomotejima‚ southwest of Japan‚ the island is a meer 116 miles wide. Plus‚ Iriomotejima
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cure We are living in an age of fast-paced development. People are spending much time and money trying to create new things or even go out of the Earth‚ but human beings and animals are always inter-connected. Young people (n.d.) says that: Today around 5000 species of animals and over 25000 species of plants are endangered. Since 1900 more species than ever before have become extinct‚ and scientists think we may even be losing one species a day at the moment. The most important reason for their
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List of Top 10 Endangered Animal Species in Asia Ten Endangered Species in Asia As the largest‚ most populated and fastest growing continent on Earth‚ Asia may be the region of the world where the most animal species face extinction due to conflicts with humans. The rapid development of land for use by humans all over Asia poses a serious threat to many animal species‚ and many Asian governments do too little too late to protect their own environments. There are some areas of improved awareness
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Topic: Endangered Species Issue Question: Should Endangered Species be Protected? Since the appeared of the first life on this planet‚ numerous species come and go‚ rendered extinct by natural changes in physical and biological conditions. Because extinction is a natural part of the order‚ if there are many other species still exist‚ some people might wonders why or what so unique about the endangered species that large sum of money and effort is spent in order to save and restore them (Why
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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 enough money to live for a full year. A lot of people
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right whale. Fewer than 350 animals. Given such a small gene pool‚ scientists fear for its survival. One possible solution may be to reinvigorate the northern whale’s genes with those of its more successful southern counterpart off South Africa. Recent reports of pregnant North Atlantic right whales killed by ship strikes off the north-eastern seaboard of the US do not augur well for the species. Fewer than 350 animals Western Pacific grey whale. The most endangered of all great whales‚ and a potential
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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 are smaller in size and more colourful; they have shorter‚ thinner fur. The fur on the tiger’s back is very thick
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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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