The Extinction Rate of Animals Rises 10 Times the Normal Value by Eva Deniszczuk
The Earth is currently experiencing it’s 6th form of mass extinction. According to the World Wildlife Fund, species are becoming extinct at 1,000 to 10,000 times the rate of the normal extinction rate, due to the Earth’s progression in industry and climate change.
The root cause of this issue is almost entirely human, not anything natural. Currently, there are over 16,000 species of animals listed as endangered, with scientists predicting a total extinction of 150-200 per year. The majority of these endangered species are delicate animals such as fish, birds, and insects.
Some ways that big companies are combating rampant animal extinction, is by altering their methods of obtaining fish and produce, so that mindful buyers can halt their monetary support of inhumane practices.
In losing these species of animals, we lose potential medicines, as the majority of our medicines are derived from plants and animals.
What is the importance of protecting endangered species, and providing protected lands for these species?
Realistically, how could the situation be improved, or even resolved?
Why should we try to improve the status/rate of animal extinction?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/07/12/animal-extinction-happens-more-often-than-you-think/473465001/
The Earth is currently experiencing it’s 6th form of mass extinction. According to the World Wildlife Fund, species are becoming extinct at 1,000 to 10,000 times the rate of the normal extinction rate, due to the Earth’s progression in industry and climate change.
The root cause of this issue is almost entirely human, not anything natural. Currently, there are over 16,000 species of animals listed as endangered, with scientists predicting a total extinction of 150-200 per year. The majority of these endangered species are delicate animals such as fish, birds, and insects.
Some ways that big companies are combating rampant animal extinction, is by altering their methods of obtaining fish and produce, so that mindful buyers can halt their monetary support of inhumane practices.
In losing these species of animals, we lose potential medicines, as the majority of our medicines are derived from plants and animals.
What is the importance of protecting endangered species, and providing protected lands for these species?
Realistically, how could the situation be improved, or even resolved?
Why should we try to improve the status/rate of animal extinction?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/07/12/animal-extinction-happens-more-often-than-you-think/473465001/
Endangered animals should have more protection than normal animals do. The result of losing these species can be very fatal in the future.
ReplyDelete-Nik
We might need to find new sources for medicine if companies don't change their methods.
ReplyDelete-Olamide Ayeni
is nature the cause of any of these animal extinctions or is all humans fault -moe
ReplyDeleteit is important that we protect all animals. As we talked about in class, all animals have a purpose in the world. It is important that we strive to protect all animals from further extinction.
ReplyDelete-Caroline Wilhelms
when things go extinct it is bad
ReplyDeleteRay
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ReplyDeleteWe need to help animals and stand up for them so they will not go extinct
What kind of things can we do as citizens to slow this down?
ReplyDeleteIan He
Deleteif we keep losing animals it could effect us in the long run.
ReplyDeleteEva
ReplyDeleteWhat can we do as humans to try and slow this process down if we can do anything at all
ReplyDeleteThe more the animals decrease and become extinct, the increasing numbers of other species may grow rapidly or slowly die out as well which is very scary.
ReplyDeletewhat can we do t oslow down this process?
ReplyDeleteSammie Katz