GUIDE TO BIODIVERSITY

One of the most significant causes of endangered animals is habitat loss. While habitat may be lost due to natural forces (climate shifts, geologic changes), much of the habitat lost today is due to human activity.

Today, the rate of extinction is occurring 1,000 to 10,000 times faster because of human activity. The main modern causes of extinction are the loss and degradation of habitat (mainly deforestation), over exploitation (hunting, overfishing), invasive species, climate change, and nitrogen pollution.

There are two types of human activities. Those which are directly generating money are called economic activities and another side those activities which are related to personal satisfaction are called non-economic activities.

1. Occupations, jobs, or activities which are performed by the people with the purpose of obtaining profit.

2. Related to psychological satisfaction

Humans impact the physical environment in many ways: overpopulation, pollution, burning fossil fuels, and deforestation. Changes like these have triggered climate change, soil erosion, poor air quality, and undrinkable water.

Endangered species, any species that is at risk of extinction because of a sudden rapid decrease in its population or a loss of its critical habitat.

Critically endangered: A species considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

Endangered: A species considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

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