Question

Quite a few species of plants and animals are endangered in India. Why?

NCERT Class IX
Social Science - Contemporary India

Chapter 5. Natural Vegenation and Wildlife

Answer 1

     Quite a few animal species are endangered and some have been extinct.the main causes for this major threat to nature are hunting by greedy hunters for commercial purposes, pollution due to chemical and industrial wastes, acid deposits, introduction of alien species and reckless cutting of the forests to bring land under cultivation and inhabitation, which are also responsible for the imbalance.

Answer 2

$\textbf{\huge{\underline{ Hello Mate! }}}$

Quite a few species of plants and animals are endangered in India because,

1. Hunting by greedy hunters for commercial purposes.

2. Pollution duebto chemical and industrial waste.

3. Acid deposition is also a cause of depletion of natural resources.

4. Introduction to alien species.

5. Reckless cutting if forest inorder to make land inhabitable or for make the please resident.

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