About 50 thousand species of animals and plants disappear in result of deforestation every year. Seventy percent of plants and animals live in forests, but when their homes are destroyed, many cannot survive. The trees of a rain forest provide shelter for some species and provide the canopy that regulates the temperature. Cutting down the forest trees causes drastic temperature changes making the forest similar to a desert, in which inhabitants cannot survive. One animal specific that has been affected by loss of habitat is the red panda, also known as the fire fox or lesser panda.
There are about 10,000 animals on the endangered species list. That is a big number that needs to be brought down in order to maintain biodiversity. However, that number is slowly shrinking thanks to the endangered species act passed in 1973. This act authorizes the listing of species as endangered and threatened, prohibits unauthorized taking, possession, sale, and transport of endangered species, provides authority to acquire land for the conservation of listed species, and authorizes the assessment of civil and criminal penalties for violating the act. One of these endangered animals is the Florida Panther.
In the United States, there are over 30,000 mountain lions (“Basic facts”, 2014), which makes this cat the largest member of the cat family present in the country (“Mountain Lion”, 2014). However, the Florida panther is very endangered with less than 100 living mountain lions still roaming (“Basic facts”, 2014). In Colorado, there is a high mountain lion density with one cat for every eight square miles (Busch, 1996, p.46). This cat is found in typical mountain regions, swamps, and also
This makes them critically endangered. They are currently surviving in patches of forest across the island of Sumatran. The reason for their rapid decline is accelerated deforestation and rampant poaching. These problems have occurred before with the Sumatran Tigers’ close relatives the Balinese and Javan Tigers, which are now extinct. Many Tigers are killed in self-defence due to the increased frequency of attacks that have taken place over the last 10 years.
Aggressive predator control programs and clearing of forested habitat reduced the red wolf population to 17 wolves by 1980. Almost hunted to the brink of extinction, the U.S. Fish and Wild Life Service rounded up fewer than 20 pure red wolves to breed in captivity. Red wolves were declared extinct in the wild between 1980-87. Thanks to captive breeding programs, today 100-120 red wolves call northeastern North Carolina home.
As of now, no funding has been granted. The Nile monitor has heavily impacted the native species because of its diet. For example, with the American gator being on the “threatened” list, with the Nile monitor feeding on the young gators or even the nests of eggs, which could potentially bump the gator on to the endangered list. Some efforts have been made to try to trap the Nile monitors in Florida, but without the proper funding, it has been too costly to continue. Until the money is right with the state, the war of habitation is being won by the Nile
During his captivity the tiger had learned a great deal about how men do things and he thought he would apply their methods to life in the jungle. The first day he was home he met a leopard and he said, "There's no use in you and me hunting for food; we'll make the other animals bring it to us." "How will we do that?" asked the leopard. "Easy," said the tiger, "you and I will tell everybody that we are going to put on a fight and that every animal will have to bring a freshly killed boar in order to get in and see the fight.
By comparison, the total number of sheep lost to predators was 18,300, with 13,900 of them killed by coyotes. 900 were killed by domestic dogs, and 400 were killed by eagles (more than were killed by wolves), but there is no outcry of anger because of those losses. These numbers are typical of every year since the reintroduction of wolves. In fact, the total number of predatory losses has actually decreased steadily since the beginning of available data in 1984 with 51,700 predatory losses, 38,300 of which were killed by coyotes. Even more are lost each year to other causes such as weather or disease, 21,100 in 2012, plus 3,600 dead from unknown causes.
A)Some protected species are illegaly killes for their valuable parts or are sold to live collectors. Brings about $600,000 per hour. Mountain Gorilla, White Rhino, Komodo Dragon. Q)Why are wild tigers likely to disapear within a few decades? A)Because there are only between 3400 to 5100 adult tigers roaming free.
The Hypothesis was accepted that beak size would increase almost 2 mm, from the original 20.0cm when the study was started. Mistakes would be you can’t predict if the perception would stay the same threw out 200 years. An increase of rain may also deplete the island eroding away the edges, making the island smaller from the original size of 0.7mm across. Increase perception could also lead to starvation due to erosion of the island, less room for plants to grow the sufficient amount of seeds to feed over 900 birds. As Wallace quoted, “The numbers that die annually must be immense, and as the individual existence of each animal depends upon itself, those that die must be the weakest- the very existence can only be the most perfect in health and vigor- those who are best able to obtain food regularly, and avoid their numerous enemies.