Give at least five global and local issues that contribute to species extinction and their description..
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Give at least five global and local issues that contribute to species extinction and their description
Give at least five global and local issues that contribute to species extinction and their description..
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1. Habitat Fragmentation
- this is known to be the loss or the destruction of the habitat of a certain specie or organism. When the habitat has been destroyed, it would not already be a suitable place for the organism to live and would be a major aspect as to why many members of its kind would become extinct. It is, however, happening before human interference, but has been sped up or greatly happening in status quo due to human activities. This can also be related to the alteration of habitats which is also a related issue.
2. Agriculture
- Livestock and arable agriculture poses a major threat especially when it comes to climate change because it has been a major contributor of greenhouse gases, most especially methane, that causes a wide-scale effect on the planet.
3. Human Overpopulation
- This issue causes a number of other scaled issues pose a much larger problem such as scarcity and/or lack of resources. Due to overpopulation, more needs, resources, or even wants for many would have to be provided and in order to be able to hand over these things to the people, a wide variety of animals would have to be annihilated or obliterated and possibly be used.
4. Deforestation
- This is the cutting or the clearing of the trees or in a wider scale, the forests, for different uses but however, is not being replaced by replanting them.
5. Pollution
- This is the introduction of harmful or poisonous substances that can affect the organisms or the species in a certain environment. This can be happening in or through land, water, air and even noise.