My endangered species is the Lophodytes Cucullatus. The more common name for this species is Hooded Merganser. You can find the Hooded Merganser in the bay, swamps, and wooded ponds in Maryland and all over North America. They consume many aquatic plants and animals. Some are clams, mud crabs, and tadpoles. The status of the Hooded Merganser is declined. This status means that they lost a lot of habitation but their population is now increasing. In this paper you will learn about why the Hooded Merganser was endangered, how it got out of endangerment, and how we can continue to keep it from endangerment.
My species was endangered because of hunting, modernization, and pollution.
95,000 Hooded Mergansers are shot out of the …show more content…
This means that Hooded Mergansers use to be a very valuable animal to hunt. Also, in the text, it talks about how logging and development around its habitat has affected the species. Humans cleared and altered many forests and woods where their habitats are. Lastly, there is a lot of pollution not only in the air, but in the water (Chesapeake Bay, swamps and ponds). This killed off the Hooded
Mergansers. This species is the last living member in the Lophodytes genus.
Decreasing the amount of hunting, modernization, and pollution is a slow process.
The Hooded Merganser got out of endangerment because of habitat rehabilitation and slowing down the hunting of the species. For example, according to http://www.animalspot.net/hooded-merganser.html#Conservation_Status , it says, “leaving dead trees standing on their property.” Which implies that dead trees are important habitat components for Hooded Mergansers. Also, making nesting boxes for them (to attract a breeding pair) in a backyard that’s suitable for them contributed to them getting out of endangerment. Some backyards for
My species was endangered because of hunting, modernization, and pollution.
95,000 Hooded Mergansers are shot out of the …show more content…
This means that Hooded Mergansers use to be a very valuable animal to hunt. Also, in the text, it talks about how logging and development around its habitat has affected the species. Humans cleared and altered many forests and woods where their habitats are. Lastly, there is a lot of pollution not only in the air, but in the water (Chesapeake Bay, swamps and ponds). This killed off the Hooded
Mergansers. This species is the last living member in the Lophodytes genus.
Decreasing the amount of hunting, modernization, and pollution is a slow process.
The Hooded Merganser got out of endangerment because of habitat rehabilitation and slowing down the hunting of the species. For example, according to http://www.animalspot.net/hooded-merganser.html#Conservation_Status , it says, “leaving dead trees standing on their property.” Which implies that dead trees are important habitat components for Hooded Mergansers. Also, making nesting boxes for them (to attract a breeding pair) in a backyard that’s suitable for them contributed to them getting out of endangerment. Some backyards for