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Article #210: Wild Animal Endangerment

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Wild animals are beautiful creatures with take out a forest in a matter of days,
varying sizes, colors, and habitats. not giving occupants time to move to a
Although some can be seen in zoos, the new location in a time frame that is
place they are meant to be is in their adaptable. To illustrate this point the
own environment. Unfortunately, animals habitat of the giant panda will be
such as whales, panda bears and sea examined. A panda eats around 40 pounds
otters, are not always safe in these of bamboo a day. This is due to the low
places and are dying out. What is causing nutrition of the plant and the inability
their threat of extinction? Several of the panda to digest it. Large amounts
factors have an influence on this growing must be consumed to get the necessary
problem. nutrients for the bear. After a bamboo
Pollution plant flowers, it dies and does not
Because animals are all intertwined on regrow for another 10 years or so. If
the food chain, contamination of a water there is not another species of bamboo in
source that a species drinks for example, that area the Panda then needs to move to
will not only effect them, but the animal another region which has bamboo still in
that eats them as well, having the season. Due to human activities such as
ability to cause cancer and other deadly farming, mining and road building quickly
diseases. If a mother drinks toxins, they destroying the plants they eat it is
become apart of her milk and she passes difficult for the pandas to move to
on those toxins to her babies. Because another forest to find the bamboo they
the off spring are considerably smaller need quickly.
than the mother, these chemicals and Hunting, Fishing and Whaling
toxins will have a greater negative One of the greatest effects on water
impact on them. Among these problems is a animals, such as whales, is exploitation.
shorter life span, directly effecting the Exploitation is decreasing a particular
time they have to reproduce and multiply species faster than nature is able to
their species, not to mention the damage replace the population. Whaling has been
the pollutions have already caused on a large contributor to the decrease of
their systems and ability to thrive. whales in the ocean. This unrestricted
Contamination of water due to oil spills hunting or whaling purpose was for their
is another large problem. Because oil and skin, fur, teeth, meat or other reasons.
water do not mix, and oil floats to the Although some organizations, such as the
top and spreads easily and quickly, it is International Whaling Commission (IWC)
that much harder to clean up. Oil spills have been established, as well as laws
may be due to natural disasters, such as and regulations, people do not always
hurricanes, or can happen by people who follow these laws and whales are still
do not want to dispose of oil properly hunted. Animal parts make a lot of money
and dump it into the ocean to get rid of and illegal activities pursued for the
it. Birds can be covered and will not be money that people can make. In Japan
able to fly because of their feathers whale is still a popular dish and hunted
being covered. Oil covers sea otters and for consumption. Along with whaling other
coats their fur, covering the air bubbles fishing takes place. Large nets for
in their fur which are there to help them fishing can entangle species they are not
stay warm in freezing waters. Due to the meant to capture, nor desired to capture.
oil coating these bubbles they die of These lives are lost as a negative by
hypothermia. So many different animals product of mass commercial fishing
dying in mass quantity from oil spills efforts. The large commercial fishing
also contributes to animal endangerment. takes out so many animals, so quickly
Decrease of Natural Habitat that they can not replace themselves.
If there are constant changes in the Human carelessness seems to be the
environment of a species, then there is overriding influence on all these
subsequently constant changes in species factors. As people are concerned about
habitat. Changes in the environment, of the impact that their choices and actions
course, happen naturally. However, when make on wild life, their habitats and
this happens animals adapt because the environments will be protected. People
changes are small, over a period of time. taking precautions will effect the
When humans make the changes they are environment for humans and wild animals
more drastic and immediate. People can alike.






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