Moreover, the Amur Leopard has longer legs than normal leopards, these long legs helps the leopard walk in and through snow easily. One of the environmental conditions that is affecting the Amur Leopard, is lighting the forests to turn into grassland for farming. By lighting up the forests the people are destroying the habitat of this species. Furthermore, by building natural gas pipelines, roads, and railway networks, humans are not allowing Amur Leopards live in their territory, and also not letting them have more space to roam. Logging can also contribute to these problems.
Snow Leopards The snow leopard is its originally name but scientifically it goes by Uncia Uncia. Most snow leopards are found in Tundra habitat and they diet on heavily footed animals. Unfortunately Snow Leopards are endangered species and there is only 4500-7500 left. There are several interesting facts about snow leopards. The tail on every snow leopard is more than a yard long, and they do not roar like another other big cat.
The effect of global warming on the polar bear population and lack of substantial measures to stop the extinction of this species has resulted in public outcry in recent years. However, Wente argues that the public is being deceived by scientists who have become fixated on manipulating the plight of the polar bears to obtain “more media face-time” (par.11) instead of conducting “actual polar bear research” (par.11). Wente references researchers Zac Unger and Kelsey Eliasson to assert that, contrary to popular belief, the polar-bear population is not declining and in fact much bigger than it were 40 years ago. The most effective technique employed in Wente’s persuasive strategy is her appeal to emotion. Wente understands that her audience is particularly sensitive about the state of the polar bears so she opens with a dramatic claim that polar bears will soon be “only left in the zoos” (par.1) and the population will decline by “two-thirds by mid-century” (par.1).
In addition, the ability of forests to soak up man-made carbon dioxide is weakening. The increase of Co2 being released into the atmosphere will affect the climate rather than the Co2 being safely locked away in the trees. Carbon dioxide is considered a primary greenhouse gas, or a gas that traps heat in the atmosphere and can lead to the warming of the planet. Unfortunately this will be an ongoing problem throughout British Columbia’s interior for at least another decade. Ecologically, renewal begins almost immediately; however, if left to do so naturally the process will be slow.
. The increased human activity at the US/Mexico border which includes vehicle patrols, military and police actions, illegal immigration, and artificial lighting are destroying the fragile ecosystem that the Jaguarundi need in order to survive and thrive. The “Border Wall” separating the two countries restricts its ability to move and communicating during mating season. Another danger the Jaguarundi encounters, especially in the south, are hunters who value Jaguarundi furs. There is no formidable force working for the preservation of the Jaguarundi, the fact that the exact population for this big cat is unknown makes it difficult for conservation groups to petition the respective governments for assistance.
Humans are one of the main reasons that the Florida Panther is an endangered species. They were heavily hunted in the mid-1950s, which took a big toll on the population. They have always been hunted for one reason or another by humans though. The panthers were hunted for several reasons. Since panthers sometimes eat livestock off of farms, farmers would set up traps, poisons, or even just shoot them in order to prevent them from eating their livestock.
A major concern to non scientists is the danger to domestic animals and livestock. The panthers have reportedly been killing goats, sheep, llamas, and dogs. Many individuals also feel the endangered animal needs help because
On May 11, 1858, Minnesota became the 32nd state to join the United States of America (Minnesota). Early on, the state was filled with vast resources and an abundance of wildlife. Most of the wildlife, such as deer, elk and moose, contributed to the settler’s diet. Natural predators created competition and hardships for the new settlers; one of these animals was the Gray Wolf. The decrease in the amount of large mammals that the settlers consumed left wolves’ preying on cattle.
Because overexploitation of tropical forests affect the global climate. The burning of the forests releases large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, emissions are contributing to potentially disastrous changes in global climate patterns. As the forests vanish, so too does their diverse plant and animal life. Overpopulation has begun to destroy the environment. Ecological damage caused overpopulation, so we had to start doing measures to control the population.
Yes, climate change will result in the extinction of species. * 7Global warming will melt down some of the glacier, which will destroy the habitat of species that are living near the South and North Pole. Eg. Polar bear; Penguin * 2The melt down of ice will raise the water level; species that used to live in low lands will now have nowhere to live. * 1In western North America, global warming results in reduction of availability of water for ecosystem.