Endangered

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Ana nº3
Beatriz nº4
Raquel nº16
 Causes of Endangered
 Species
    The main causes of endangered species are:
1-habitat destruction
2-introduction of Exotic Species
3-overexploitation
4-other factors
 Habitat Destruction

• The strongest forces in rapid habitat loss are

human beings. Nearly every region of the earth has
been affected by human activity, particularly during
this past century. The loss of microbes in soils that
formerly supported tropical forests, the extinction
of fish and various aquatic species in polluted
habitats, and changes in global climate brought about
by the release of greenhouse gases are all results of
human activity.
 Introduction of exotic
species
-The introduction of new species in certain habitats by
man can affect the bio-diversity of that region causing the
gradual disappearance of other original species
 Overexploitation

• The fact that there was too much hunting of the

whale turned it into an enderenged
• Species some animals are also overkilled because of
magical medicine traditions.
 Elaphas Maximus

The elefhas maximus is na endangered specie.

This specie live in parts of Asia. Its habitats combine
grass, low woody plants and forest.
Elaphants rarely forage in one area for more than a
few days in a row.
These elephants eat a wide of variety of species of
vegetation, like the grasses.
 Why are this animals an
endangered specie?

One of the reasons is its gestation period. This period is

between 18 to 22 months.
When the elephants are 14 years old, they are capacity to
reproduce, and this is other reason, because is very later.
 Giant Panda
Bear

The Giant Panda Bear is na endangered specie too.

Giant Panda live in a few mountain rages in Central
China, in Schuan, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. It
once lived in lowland areas, but farming, forest
clearing and other development now restrict giant
pandas to the mountains.
It lives when there is bamboo, because the diet of
Giant Pandas is 99 percent bamboo.
 Why is Giant Panda
in danger?

Because It eats bamboo and the problem is that when

the plants reach maturity, its gives seeds and die all at
once, forcing the pandas to move to another area.
But other problem is when this areas are disturbed by
humans.
 The Tasmanian Devil

The Tasmanian Devil is a carnivorous marsupial.

It live in the Australian Island state of Tasmania.
It is usually soliyaire, sometimes it eats with other
devils.
 Why is this specie an
endangered specie?

Since the late 1900s devil facial tumour disease has

reduced the devil population.
The Tasmanian Government did a program to reduce the
impact of disease.
 Tiger

The Tiger is a feline specie. It’s a native to the mainland

of Asia.
Tiger are found in a variety of habitats, for example,
both tropical and evergreen forests. The Tiger prefers
more dense vegetation for its camouflage.
It is a single predator and a strong swimmer.
A tiger marks its territory with a strong mix of urine and
other bodily fluids.
 The tiger is na
endangered specie

Several subspecies are extinct and others critically

endangered. Now the majority of the world’s tigers living
in captivity.
 Blue Whale

The blue whale is the biggest animal in the

world, with 33 metres in length and 181
metris tonnes or more in weight.
It is a marine mammal.
This animal is na endangered specie because
the humans fishing it.