Extinction of animals

:Prepared by
Mohammed Hamid Albar
Ayed Abutaleb Qissi
Hassan Abdullah Morir
Ali Salem Ghasham

What does extinction

?mean
We are always hearing about extinct and
endangered animals, but do you know what
?these terms actually mean

Extinction of a particular animal species

occurs when there are no more individuals
of that species alive anywhere in the world
- the species has died out. This is a natural
.part of evolution

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But sometimes extinctions happen at a much faster rate

than usual. For example, at the end of the Cretaceous
period 65 million years ago, a mass extinction caused the
death of many different types of animals and plants,
.including the dinosaurs
Today human intervention is also causing rapid extinction.
Hunting, habitat destruction and the over exploitation of
wildlife means that many different types of animals are
.being pushed to the edge of extinction

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Climate change / Global

warming
It has been recently suggested that warmer global
.temperatures may be affecting animals in different ways
In fact, global warming is predicted to put at least 2030% of animal species at risk of extinction, and up to
.40-70% in worst case scenarios
Learn more about global warming effects on biodiversity
.and animals here
As an example, frogs are an especially vulnerable
.species
The climate warming has been suggested as a possible
cause for the disappearance of the golden toad in Costa
.Rica
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Pollution
Environmental pollution which in many ways causes
.global warming, is another cause for animal demise

Farmer / Rancher
Shootings
Ranchers may shoot wild animals on spot when
they feel that they attack domestic sheep and
.thus destroy ranchers livelihoods
This happens quite often with jaguars and was the
. main cause of the Tasmanian tigers extinction
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Animal Extinction: Final Words

To prevent animal extinction and animal
endangerment in the future, we should certainly
learn the lessons of the past and try to eliminate as
.many causes of animal demise as only possible
The exploitation of natural resources that often leads
to animal extinction is closely linked to economic
.progress of the countries where this process occurs
We should strive to find the right balance between
human and animal welfare that is the only way
forward towards harmony of man and nature
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:References
Oxford University museum of natural history- 1
Irina Gray of Tropical-Rainforest-Animals.com- 2

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