Advertisement

Which are the reasons for endangering the many species of plants and animals? How can we save those?

Question 16.

Answer the following.

Which are the reasons for endangering the many species of plants and animals? How can we save those?

Answer:

Overhunting or overharvesting

Humans have over hunted and over harvested species, leading to their endangerment, and often, extinction. The Passenger Pigeon is an example over hunted a species, leading to the extinction of the entire species.


Habitat loss


Many species 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


highly specialized species that have very specific habitat requirements do not 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 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.