Causes Of Endangered Habitat Loss

In the world, many animals are coming to their final destination quickly. Final destination being the end of their existence, better know as extinction. Why so? may many people ask. One of the primary reasons is due to habitat loss. When humans take advantage of nature’s space for industrial reasons such as making buildings for businesses, roads, agriculture, housing and pipelines, we leave a large amount of animals homeless. When jobs increase, people increase, foods production has to increase and that means taking up more animal space or homes. Swamp, plains, forests, lakes are all examples of habitats that are lost because of our need (“Impacts Of Habitat Loss On Species”). When animals lose their homes, they tend to become an endangered …show more content…
Climate change can cause forest fires and burn many trees where birds, insects and other animals reside. Invasive or alien species can come into a habitat and take over the food, space, and mates leaving indigenous animals with no other choice but death. Unsustainable trade like fuel, forest products, overgrazing can surely hurt animals when these chemicals are spreaded having them to leave their habitat and run into a place they aren’t welcomed or a place they won’t fit (“Causes Of Habitat Loss”). Amur Leopards are rare cats that are at the edge of being extinct. Hunting and loss of habitat are challenges they face. Many hunters kill leopards for their indescribably beautiful fur. Others kill these precious animals because the Leopards are on to their livestock. When an area is ordered to be made into a grassland or farm, it is often just ordered to be burned down, depending on what it is. Many fires catch the wildcats and kill them. “A stable population of 30 leopards remain in Russia”, in order to increase their genetic diversity scientist experts have suggested putting them in different areas, move them around to see if the population would increase (Challenges - WCS …show more content…
Overpopulation, habitat fragmentation, deforestation, alien species, noise pollution, habitat destruction, overfishing, disease and parasitism all lead to endangered species (Hogan). Since they’re so many people, a lot of houses have to be built, that means trees get cut down, that also means no homes for the organisms on that tree. That is when the Endangered Species Act (ESA) comes in. The ESA is the most wonderful thing that has happened to endangered species. What happens is, once an animal is listed as “threatened or endangered”, they are submitted into exceptional assurance by the national government (“Endangered Species Act”). The Endangered Species Act was authorized in 1973. In 1969, congress corrected the act to give extra insurance to species in threat of extinction, by forbidding their importation and ensuing deal in the United States. This act required a global gathering to embrace a tradition to ration endangered species (“A History Of Endangered Species