Conservation and Saving Endangered Species

Wildlife conservation helps to protect endangered animals and save them from extinction. With Earth's biodiversity declining, help is needed to save many animals.








Between habitat changes, pollution, hunting, and climate changes, many animals are threatened with the possibility of becoming extinct. Through conversation, these animals have a chance of surviving. Human help is needed to help preserve many species of animals.



Causes for Animal Extinction

There are numerous causes why animals become extinct. Hunting is a major factor in the extinction of species of animals. Elephants are hunted for the ivory in their tusks. Tigers are desired for their fur, while rhinoceroses are killed for their horns. Currently, the Black Rhinoceroses is on the critically endangered list.



Habitat change is another cause for animal endangerment. Without a large enough area to breed and hunt, animals have no way to survive. Climate changes also cause risks to animals. With the planet's surface warming up, some animals are forced to move to other areas in order to find food and breed. For example, with the ice cover in the Arctic Ocean diminishing, it is getting more difficult for polar bears to find food.



Pollution also causes a lot of damage to wildlife. When chemicals are introduced into natural ecosystems, the results can be disastrous. Chemicals reduce the oxygen content in the water resulting in mass fish deaths. Currently it is believed that pollution is the cause of the low breeding of beluga whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.



How Conservation Saves and Protects Wildlife Species of Animals

The best way to protect animals is by preserving their habitats. Animals preserves and national parks allow for animals to live in their natural surroundings. Captive breeding is a way to save a species from extinction. At one point, only about twenty four California condors existed. With captive breeding, that amount has since increased to about one hundred and seventy.







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