Oxfam Why Do We Care About Endangered Animals

A great majority of the extinctions that have occurred throughout history can have the causes traced back to human activity. People realized that extensive and

Within the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service helps watch over and investigate the health of different species. Then, local and national scientist collects data to determine if a species gets put on the Endangered Species list. The main factor to determine the endangerment of a species is if a large percentage of the species’ habitat has been destroyed. Next, note if the animal’s population has been excessively decreasing, threatened by disease, or any terrorized by any predators. Also, record any man-made

Citizenship What impact are you having on the sixth extinction? After reading the novel The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, written by Elizabeth Kolbert, one wonders if indeed the sixth extinction is the result of actions taken by Homo sapiens. Kolbert describes the scientific theories supporting the five mass extinctions that took place in the past and provides a disturbing theory regarding the sixth extinction period. Kolbert writes, “. . . we are deciding, without quite meaning to, which evolutionary pathways will remain open and which will forever be closed.”

In a summary, Kolbert explains the extinctions of a variety of different major animal species that became extinct. She also explains that if trends in the environment continue that the biggest extinction in history will occur soon. If global warming, deforestation, and glaciers continue to melt she says that more and more species will continue to become extinct. She explains how humans need to be more conservative and careful with what they’re doing to prevent extinction.

The three levels of biodiversity are as follows: diversity of the ecosystems, diversity of species within the communities and diversity within species. The loss of species within the ecosystems and within the community can cause a catastrophic result, as species live and feed on other species. Species close to extinction are endangered species, therefore protecting them from predators and offering the chance to reproduce and repopulate. Unfortunately, with little support within the environment, a species can become extinct due to population density. Proper monitoring of an endangered species is required in order to keep species actively reproducing and changing with the environment around them.

The sheer number of animals outway the number of people, yet so many animals are becoming extinct every day one by one they are disappearing. The Red List is one of the more infamous websites, has over 7600 animals on record. To understand these matters researchers go deep into examination looking into the causes and effects

And i'm going to say this just because i can what if you were any of those animals above would you want to be shot and killed i no i wouldn't! And just remember there isn't just those five animals that are going extincted. And yes i no im even a human but the animals where a lot better off without us. It really pulls my chain when i even hear a dog getting a swat across the rear end animal abusing really needs to stop and truly i'm going to life when are species start going extinct and the animals take over again. But anyways here's 4 more animals that are going extinct or already extinct the DooDoo,Passing,Pearling,and Big horned sheep. I want you to think about what wild animals you love the most and see if its percentage is going down in the last couple of years! Here's some ways we can save animals and the earth. Recycle,Plant more trees and quit taking down trees,Don't dump waist,stay on the already beaten path.Here's some ways to help your favorite

Species are at risk from human activities and other things, one primary cause of human extinction is that humans are overpopulated on planet Earth. . From the land destroying, and people overfishing in oceans and lakes have driven half of the world's marine and land species to extinction. For humans

Bill Freedmen, author of “Endangered Species—Human Causes Of Extinction and Endangerment” notes, “scientists approximate that present extinction rates are 1,000 to 10,000 times higher than the average natural extinction rate.” These distressing numbers should be acted upon to save the endangered species and avoid the catastrophic change to this planet if these species were to become extinct. In order to produce change, people need to recognize that habitat loss, climate change, and poaching are all factors in why our animal species are going extinct.

An endangered species is plant or animal that is in high risk of becoming extinct. Today animals like Orangutans are endangered because of rainforest wildfires, Orangutan poaching, and illegal pets.

Imagine this, in the near future when your children are of age and their curiosity begins to blossom and you find yourself at a zoo or in front of the television and you find that there are no animals left and that the last animal of kind was poached for its hide, fur, or ivory. With the dramatic decline of endangered animals, this possibility is eminent.

Experts estimate that between .1 and .01 percent of species go extinct each year (WWF). It is extremely difficult to come up with an approximate number of species that go extinct every year because no one knows how many species the Earth holds. Scientists argue between 2 million and 100 million total species (WWF). What can be agreed upon is that the extinction rate is well over 1,000 times the natural extinction

It’s clear that a great extinction is coming from the evidence of the destruction of other species around us. The choices made by the human race have too often negatively affected the surrounding species. Tracy Wilson, the site director for HowStuffWorks.com, in an article for Animal Planet, states that

The rate of endangered species has increased hundredfold in the last century. The protection they have now is not stopping this crisis. Nature is beautiful, and that is an aesthetic reason to keep it, just as people preserve artistic masterpieces like the Mona Lisa or Angkor Wat. Even though nature is beautiful there are still more reasons to protect these animals. People should protect these endangered species for if they go extinct it can affect the ecosystem, the food chain could become unbalanced, and nature itself could also be affected drastically.

Simultaneously, thousands of other species across the globe face the same threat: extinction. Biodiversity is an essential part of our world, our global ecosystem. As Planet Earth?s resources diminish and its creatures vanish, those who recognize the need to preserve what is disappearing look to international politics to accomplish what individuals cannot. The most important instrument for implementation of international policy has been the Convention On International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which went into effect in 1975.