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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Animal extinction is happening nowadays due to the multiple factors of environmental degradation. The primary cause of environmental degradation is human disturbance. Extinctions caused by human are generally considered to be are recent phenomena. When humans convert wild areas for agriculture‚ forestry‚ urban development‚ or water projects including dams‚ hydropower‚ and irrigation‚ they reduce or eliminate its usefulness as a habitat for the other species that live there. The temperature of the
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Endangered species From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search For other uses‚ see Endangered species (disambiguation). "Endangered" redirects here. For other uses‚ see Endangered (disambiguation). Conservation status | | By risk of extinction | Extinct | Extinct (List) Extinct in the Wild (List) | Threatened | Critically Endangered (List) Endangered (List) Vulnerable (List) | At lower risk | Conservation Dependent (List) Near Threatened (List) Least
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Endangerment is a broad issue‚ one that involves the animals as well as the environments where they live and interact with one another. In order to solve or even slightly elevate this problem‚ every aspect must be studied. So exactly what could cause the endangerment of animals? There are several factors of which only a few will be discussed. One of the main aspects is that of habitat destruction. Of course our planet is continually changing‚ causing habitats to be altered and modified‚ but
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Whales have been swimming in the Earth’s oceans for 20 million years; their haunting songs can travel underwater for thousands of miles‚ they are the largest animals to exist on Earth yet they survive on some of the smallest organisms. A whale’s heart can weigh up to 1‚300 pounds‚ and a baby whale can drink up to 130 gallons of its mother’s milk each day (Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society‚ 2010). Currently whale hunters claim that they are killing whales for scientific purposes; however‚ whale
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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
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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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English II Expository Cause and Effect Essay 3 February 2012 Pollution Pollution is one of the main reasons why global warming is increasing. Pollution comes from natural and man-made sources such motor vehicles‚ littering‚ and businesses like construction‚ mining‚ and agriculture. Pollution effects the environment and habitats of living things. Motor vehicle pollution is one of the leading causes for pollution. The fumes that vehicles create are increasing global warming. For instance‚ the
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The Cause and Effect of Air Pollution Neidalina Ortiz Everest Online December 28‚ 2013 It would be natural to think that microscopic particles in polluted air would do damage to one ’s lungs‚ nose and throat. However‚ recent research published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association has reported that such particles can in fact negatively affect the ability of the heart in people with serious coronary artery disease to conduct electrical signals
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Save the Whales Whaling is the hunting of whales‚ primarily for their large quantities of fat and meat. Its earliest forms date back to 3‚000 B.C. (whale facts). Before industrialization and technological advances in fishing technology‚ a whale’s large size made it a risky and deadly target. Today modern commercial whalers have hunted so many whales that they are responsible for the endangerment and near extinction of many whale species. If we don’t put an effort to stop this now we will surely
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