Species' Extinction

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Relating to the extinctions of the species, three of human’s activities are the major causes to those extinction. First of all, it’s overcommercialization. In the past, people used to hunt animals only for daily food, and they cut down trees in order to get wood for their houses and burning logs. But at the present time, a lot of animals are being hunted for fun and commercial reason as well. A lot of people have been cutting down trees and capture or kill wild animals for profit from sale. That’s the main route leading to the extinctions to a lot of wildlife species. Secondly, human’s mining activities also results in the disappearances of species in the environment. According to the WWF (Worldwide Fund for Nature), at least five species, three in the sea and two in the mainland, become extinct every ten years due to jeopardy effects from the inappropriate mining activities for oil, gold, coal and so on. That is because the mining companies have been using illegal tools or method on their mines. Last but not least is the pollution caused by people in the age of modern world. Since the transportation and industry is being developed rapidly, a great amount of pollutants is released into the environment. Those substances pollute air, water, and soil. Affected by those pollutions, a lot of species, both animal and plants, die or become unable to reproduce. That’s the exact way leading their eternal absence in the ecosystem. To sum up, human is the one to be the most responsible for the ending milestone of almost all species’ extinctions. Another main factor of vanished species in the environment is natural processes. The most well-known cause created by nature is, undoubtedly, the natural disasters. For the rare species that can only live and survived the small specific limited areas, natural disasters such as typhoon, cyclone, tsunami, and volcano

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