Animals On The Brink Of
Extinction.
humans are destroying our planet, which is not only our
habitat, but also that of many living beings, like animals, and not only with it
we are also killing these beings to the point of taking them to the path of
extinction.
The animals on the verge of extinction are those that are a few of
their kind, that could disappear from the planet completely. The main
causes for this are their habitat loss, hunting (for their skins, ivory, to eat them, etc.), diseases, and climate change. The 38% of the animals on the planet are becoming extinct, so next are some animals on the brink of extinction and the reasons why this has happened so far:
·
Pink dolphin: its meat is sold as bait, according to
an investigation fishermen prefer to use the dolphins as bait because their meat
has more fat and a strong and characteristic odor that attracts the fish and as
their fishing is prohibited, they cannot sell it in the market.
·
Tiger: its population has decreased to more than 60
percent due to human invasion of its habitat and hunting.
·
Orangutan of Borneo: its main threat is the
deforestation
·
The corals: The Man has used corals for decoration and
jewelry for 5,000 years. Fishing and tourism have damaged much of the coral
reef. It is predicted that within a few decades 80% of corals in the ocean will
have disappeared.
·
Kangaroo: The increase in temperature and drought due
to lack of rain are the consequences of climate change that will confront the
only habitat of these animals. High temperatures produce forest fires that kill
a large part of the wild species.
How can we help these animals?
Some of the actions that are carried out to prevent a
species from disappearing are the following:
Prohibit the hunting of animals: this measure is very
important because hunting has put many species in danger.
Avoid deforestation of forests.
Protect areas and nature reserves.
Avoid contamination of natural resources:
Promote plans for captive breeding.
By Gabriela Díazgranados, Step 11
