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There are many reasons why animals and plants went extinct including lack of food. Loss of habitat was also a cause of extinction for animals and plants.
Geoffrey Huels
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∙ 15y agoThere are several reasons. The first is over hunting a particular animal such as the tiger. Then, human encroachment on the territories of species leaving them no space to live or eat. Right now, the weather is playing havoc with polar bears due to the rapid melting of the polar ice cap. the large ice floes that they live on are disappearing.
Of course if the polar icecap continues to melt, the sea levels will rise and perhaps even New York with become extinct !!!!!!
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∙ 11y agothey face extinction because humans are destroying the wildlife and animals natural habitats which means that they have to live in different habitats and they do not adapt quickly enough to survive.
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∙ 10y agoAnimals are usually extinct due to either a climate change, or being hunted by dumb people. For example, deer are endangered because people shoot them for fun. Elephants are endangered because many people kill them for their ivory tusks, so they can sell them and make things out of them.
As for plants, they can become endangered usually from climate changes, or not enough rainfall in a climate.
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Most legal hunters actually assist animal populations by hunting, keeping populations under control. Deer, especially tend to over populate quickly, and this makes the herd subject to diseases that can decimate local populations. Most deer species are far from endangered.
There is quite a difference between legal hunting and poachers.
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∙ 9y agoThere are many reasons why animals and plants went extinct including lack of food. Loss of habitat was also a cause of extinction for animals and plants.
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Do dolphins face extinction?
many river dolpinhs face extinction(in Asia one species was declared extinct) and so do many other species
Do Endemic species face relatively high risks of extinction?
It is true that endemic species face relatively high risks of extinction. An endemic species refers to a species that is restricted or native to a particular area or country.
What are some reasons native species face extinction?
Urban Growth and Desolation
What island has found five new species animal?
An international team of scientists says it has found a "lost world" in the Indonesian jungle that is home to dozens of new animal and plant species. ... its face - the first new bird species to be sighted on the island of New Guinea ... undescribed plant species, including five new species of palms ...
What action of man is responsible for the danger that most species of plant and animals face today?
Hunting is one action of man that is responsible for the danger that most species of plant and animal face. Building in natural habitats where plants and animals live is another action of man that puts plants and animals in danger.
Whats are the causes of extinction?
An animal might be hunted into extinction. Some of the last Australian thylacines were shot to death, though the very last one probably died in a zoo. The passenger pigeon was hunted into extinction. Disease can also wipe out a species. The Tasmanian devils are threated by a face cancer. An asteroid (or comet) impact may have wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. If an animal's food source becomes extinct, or the animal is driven from a key food source, that can cause it to become extinct. Competition for a food source can also lead to extinction, for example, if some other species devours all the food. It was once thought that the dinosaurs may have become extinct because little mammals ate all their eggs. Invasive species may step up competition for resources, driving native species to extinction. Also, extinction may be caused by a combination of these factors.
Do kingfishers face the threat of extinction?
Kinfishers are not under the threat of extinctions . Only a few of the more insular species of the roughly 90 species of kingfishers are threatened with extinction. For example, the endemic Marquesan Kingfisher of French Polynesia is listed as "Critically Endangered" by the IUCN.
Will red kangaroos eventually face extinction?
Yes. While the red kangaroo is currently of least concern, all species eventually go extinct.
Do animals become extinct as of animal cruelty?
Since "extinct" means there are no more of that species left on earth, I'm not aware of any species that has been wiped off the face of the earth due to cruelty.
What do Whales face?
Whales face extinction, so SAVE THEM!
What are bristles?
short stiff hairs, typically on an animal's skin, a man's face, or a plant.
How do you spell extntion?
The word is spelled extinction. Many rare animals face extinction.
