Question

why are endemic species at a greater risk of becoming extinct? List the 'human action related causes' that are responsible for their extinction.

Answer 1

Endemic species are species that are only found in one particular region of the world. They are at greater risk of becoming extinct.

This is mainly due to human activities and lack of adaptability in these animals and they are not available in other regions which means they cannot be saved in other region if population in one region dies out.

Human activities that cause these species extinction are:

• Hunting and trophies

• Non native species introduced via humans who kill the native animals.

Answer 2

Answer:

Endemic species are unique to a particular geographic location such as a specified island ,some habitat type,a nation or some other well defined zone.In this way endemic species are at greater risk of becoming extinct.

The human actions related:-

• Loss of habitat
• Overexploitation

•Ecosystem distruption..