Key Role Of Endangered Species In An Ecosystem

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Endangered species are such a huge problem that needs to be solved because they are part of an ecosystem and play key roles in that system. People can help by showing and giving support to the government such as the EPA and the DNR they can donate money, get involved with these organizations, and raise awareness. People can look up and endangered species such as endangered birds or small animals and plant habitats and foods for those animals so they have a place to live. People can fund corporations that help protect wildlife. Endangered species are a problem because no animal should be on their way to extinction when we should care for the earth that we live on, many endangered species are because of careless hunters that poach and take more than allowed. These animals on the endangered species list play key roles within their habitats and environment that without them they can not run. Some endangered species are keystone species, keystone species are species that are largely depended on in their ecosystem and if they are removed then the ecosystem changes drastically. One …show more content…
So in Yellowstone we can see that wolves are a keystone species because when you remove them then the whole ecosystem changes. Without wolves the salmon population suffers because the

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