Why are endangered animals and plants are dwindling in numbera?
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Here are some reasons which lead to the increasing number of endangered species:
⚪️Overhunting or overharvesting
➡ There are many historical accounts about how humans have over hunted and over harvested species, leading to their endangerment, and often, extinction.
⚪️Habitat loss
➡ Many species in our world today are becoming endangered due to a loss of their primary habitat. For species that are not able to adapt well to changing conditions, habitat loss is particularly challenging to their survival.
⚪️Highly specialized species
➡ In general, highly specialized species that have very specific habitat requirements do not fare well when faced with a changing environment, such as a changing climate, or to a loss in habitat.
⚪️Pollution
➡ Pollution can harm species, sometimes even killing them. When enough members of a species are negatively impacted by pollution, that species may become threatened.
⚪️New species introduction and competition
➡ When exotic species are introduced into a new environment, they are often able to thrive because they do not have any predators there. Because these introduced tend to do so well, they will often outcompete native species that exist within the same niche that they do, and they can become invasive.
⚪️Human-wildlife conflict
➡ As humans increase in population around the world and move into areas where wildlife live, there is an increase in human-wildlife conflict. Sadly, in many cases, wildlife are often killed when predators kill livestock or eat crops.
⚪️Low birth rate
➡ Some species do not reproduce very often, and they may have few offspring each time that they breed. Other species may take a number of years to become sexually mature, thus reducing their opportunity to breed over their lifetime.
⚪️High genetic vulnerability
➡ Some species, such as the Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), maintain low genetic diversity, which makes them less able to adapt when faced with challenges such as overhunting or habitat loss.
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Here's your answer!!
Here are some reasons which lead to the increasing number of endangered species:
⚪️Overhunting or overharvesting
➡ There are many historical accounts about how humans have over hunted and over harvested species, leading to their endangerment, and often, extinction.
⚪️Habitat loss
➡ Many species in our world today are becoming endangered due to a loss of their primary habitat. For species that are not able to adapt well to changing conditions, habitat loss is particularly challenging to their survival.
⚪️Highly specialized species
➡ In general, highly specialized species that have very specific habitat requirements do not fare well when faced with a changing environment, such as a changing climate, or to a loss in habitat.
⚪️Pollution
➡ Pollution can harm species, sometimes even killing them. When enough members of a species are negatively impacted by pollution, that species may become threatened.
⚪️New species introduction and competition
➡ When exotic species are introduced into a new environment, they are often able to thrive because they do not have any predators there. Because these introduced tend to do so well, they will often outcompete native species that exist within the same niche that they do, and they can become invasive.
⚪️Human-wildlife conflict
➡ As humans increase in population around the world and move into areas where wildlife live, there is an increase in human-wildlife conflict. Sadly, in many cases, wildlife are often killed when predators kill livestock or eat crops.
⚪️Low birth rate
➡ Some species do not reproduce very often, and they may have few offspring each time that they breed. Other species may take a number of years to become sexually mature, thus reducing their opportunity to breed over their lifetime.
⚪️High genetic vulnerability
➡ Some species, such as the Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), maintain low genetic diversity, which makes them less able to adapt when faced with challenges such as overhunting or habitat loss.
#BE BRAINLY
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Explanation:Deforestation
Many species of wild animals and birds are endangered due to continuous poaching, even if it is illegal.
The pollution of the air and water also lead to the decrease in the numbers of wild plants and animals, which cannot survive in such polluted environment.
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