EXTINCTION ANIMALS

Endangered means to be under threat or near extinction. When a species/animal is endangered it means that they are disappearing fast or have a very small population - not large enough to survive. Extinction means the end of existence for a species.
WHAT CAN WE DO TO SAVE ENDANGERED SPECIES?
1. Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
2. Learn about endangered species in your area.
3. Visit a national wildlife refuge, park or other open space .
4. Make your home wildlife friendly
5. Native plants provide food and shelter for native wildlife.
6. Herbicides and pesticides may keep yards looking nice but they are in fact hazardous pollutants that affect wildlife at many levels.
7. Slow down when driving.
8. Never purchase products made from threatened or endangered species.
9. Recycle and buy sustainable products.
10. Harassing wildlife is cruel and illegal.
11. Protect wildlife habitat.
CAUSES
1. Climate Change
2. Disease
3. Loss of Habitat
4. Lack of Genetic Diversity
5. Invasive Species
6. Lack of Food
7. Pollution
8. Human Predation
CONSECUENCES
1. Loss of genetic diversity
2. Increased vulnerability of species and animals to diseases, hunting, and fortuitous changes in populations.
3. loss of biodiversity
4. Anthropogenic processes (processes of evolution and development of the human species).
5. Rapid destruction of ecosystems
Most Endangered Species In The World
1. Siberian (Amur) Tiger
2. Jackass Penguin (African penguin)
3. Northern Bald Ibis
4. Mountain Gorilla
5. Loggerhead Turtle
6. Greater Horseshoe Bat
7. Mandarin Duck
8. Blue Whale
9. Monarch Butterfly
10. Polar Bear
11. Californian Condor
12. Komodo Dragon
13. Spectacled Bear (Andean bear)

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