Question

What are the causes of the endangerment of species?

Answer 1

1. Loss of habitat.

2. Trees that provide food and shelter to so many species are destroyed due to human intervention.

Overhunting and poaching:
A large number of animals are hunted for their horns, skin, teeth, and many other valuable products.

3. Pollution:

1. A number of animals are affected by pollutions like air pollution and water pollution.
2. In the recent years more number of animals is affected by wastes in the form of plastic.

4. New habitat:

1. Sometimes animals are taken by people to new habitats where they do not naturally live.
2. Some, of them, maybe extinct and some may survive.
3. The new ones may also get attacked by the species already living there and cause their extinction.

5. Chemicals:

1. We use pesticides and other chemicals to get rid of damaging insects, pests, or weeds.
2. But they can also poison desired plants and animals if we do not use them correctly.

6. Diseases:
Diseases due to various unknown reasons may affect the animals and make them extinct.

7. Natural calamities:
Animals may also be destroyed due to natural disasters like floods and fires.