The Destruction of Biodiversity Why should you care? You should care‚ because there exists a chain to which all life is linked. Humans stand not apart‚ and there is no beginning or end. Extinction is like a trickling stream that grows to threaten riverbanks before drowning the world with oceans. We are foolish and naïve to assume that our creek can be maintained as we constantly introduce new species into foreign ecosystems‚ and destroy biodiversity with the detrimental effects of human integration
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prominent extinctions in last 100 years‚ and the causes behind these extinctions. May be going through the list will help us in realizing how wThe long list of extinct animals in the world features more than 50 animal species that have become extinct from the planet in last 100 years alone. This extinct animals list feature mammals‚ birds‚ reptiles as well as amphibians. Now let us have a detailed look at some of the prominent extinctions in last 100 years‚ and the causes behind these extinctions. May
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Carl Zimmer discusses the idea of bringing back a species from extinction throughout his essay. With examples such as the Pyrenean ibex‚ mammoths‚ passenger pigeons‚ and gastric brooding frogs‚ he discusses how technology and science have advanced to the point that de-extinction is close to being a reality. Zimmer then shifts to the benefits and problems that could arise if we are able to revive an extinct species. As a result‚ Zimmer raises the question that should we bring back an extinct species
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their relatives who are alive today. They’ve existed for over 11 million years but then disappeared in a mass extinction 46‚000 years ago. There are several ideas of how they became extinct which includes the ill‚ kill and chill factors. Ill being a disease which infected the megafauna and ultimately killed them off. Kill is where humans come in and hunt down the megafauna until extinction. Finally chill is climate change‚ which means megafauna couldn’t handle the change in climate. Climate change
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ESSENTIALS OF ECOLOGY (Chapter 9) 1. Review the Key Questions and Concepts for this chapter on p. 184. What factors led to the premature extinction of the passenger pigeon in the United States? Factors that led to the premature extinction of the passenger pigeon are uncontrolled commercial hunting and habitat loss. Passenger pigeon in the 1858 became a big hunting business. Weapons like shotguns‚ traps and artilleries were used and even the burning of sulfur in suffocating the birds. These threats
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No more extinction There are innumerous plants and animals species live on the earth. Every specie plays an important role in the planet. Unfortunately‚ many of species have not fared well during past decades suffering from things such as human activities‚ climate change and the spread of invasive species. An increasing number of species is reported at risk of extinction in United States. Is extinction serious threat? should endangered species be protected? All three sources give the answer that
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Chapter 18 Summary/Notes Conservation of Biodiversity Modern Conservation Legacies * The world is in a sixth mass extinction (the biodiversity is declining at a rapid rate) * Causes are mostly by human activities * Habitat destruction * Overharvesting plant and animal populations * Results in growing interest in conserving biodiversity by setting aside areas that are protected from any human activities * Establishing national parks‚ national monuments‚ national
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preventing animal extinction is one of the most important and serious problems in the world today. Do you know some animals are disappearing year by year. According to an Internet article‚ 19817 animals are designated as an endangered species. Besides that 63837 species of animal are also registered on Red Book. It means the ecological food chain is breaking‚ so we have to think about how to prevent animal extinction. This essay will explain why people have to know how to prevent animal extinction because
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population has climbed‚ the extinction rate of other species has also gone up; indeed‚ humans began causing extinctions about 45‚000 years ago (Conservation of wildlife populations 2007‚ L.Scott Mills). The Dodo bird Raphus cucullatus is an extinct flightless bird which once occupied the island of Mauritius (Figure 1) Sailors hunted the bird to extinction and the bird is now recalled as stupid and dumb for not getting out of the way of humans causing their extinction. Many of our other species today
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Forests are the lungs of the earth and they should not be destroyed. Deforestation causes not only the loss of our precious and stunning forests‚ but also habitat destruction‚ extinction of species‚ and the loss of necessary resources. It’s imperative to prevent the total destruction of our land so that we might be able to salvage what’s left of our environment. If we don’t stop this problem soon there will be no future for our children. Habitat destruction is the awful process in which natural
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