Question

Which are the causes for natural habitat loss?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

There are many causes of habitat loss, including land conversion for development from growing populations, mining for materials, harvesting lumber for paper products and, of course, agriculture.

Answer 2

Major causes of Habitat Loss:

Agriculture:

   Much of the habitat loss from the agriculture was done long ago when settlers converted forests and prairies cropland. Today, there is increase in pressure to redevelop conservation lands for high-priced food and biofuels crops.

Land conversion for development:

  The conversion of lands that once provided wildlife habitat to housing developments, roads, office parks, strip mall, even during the current economic crisis.

Water development:

   Dams and other water diversions siphons off and disconnect waters, changing hydrology and water chemistry . During the dry season, the Colorado river has little to no water in it by the time it reaches the sea of Cortez.

Pollution:

   Freshwater wildlife are the most impact by pollution. Pollutants such as untreated sewage, mining waste, acid rain, fertilizers and pesticides concentrated in rivers, lake and wetlands and eventually end up in food web.