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<\/span>The population loss is due to habitat destruction and illegal trapping and trading. However, experts are reintroducing the macaws into their natural habitats in hopes of bringing back the wild population. Another example of human-driven extinction is several types of rhinos. They were hunted to extinction for their horns, believed to have medicinal purposes. However, this has been proved false by medical experts. 15 ocean species have gone extinct in the last 100 years and 72 more are on the verge of extinction. Experts say human activities are to blame. Pollution, farming, and deforestation are destroying natural habitats. Carbon emissions are causing the oceans to warm and unexpected rates. Humans have deformed<\/span>\u00a0“75% of all land and 40% of marine environments\u201d (Woodward)<\/span><\/p>\n

Some things you can do to help endangered species are to visit a national park or wildlife refuge. Those places provide a home for hundreds of species. Another thing you can do is educate yourself on endangered species. You can also try to buy more sustainable products. Although they may seem small, all these things can make a difference. <\/span>In my opinion, endangered animals are a serious problem, and more steps need to be taken to help.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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1. Is there anything you can think of that you can change in your daily life that could help with animal extinction?<\/span><\/li>\n
2. Why is it important that people become aware of the animal extinction problem and do something about it?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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   Citations<\/span><\/p>\n

   Bryce, Emma. \u201cWhat’s the First Species Humans Drove to Extinction?\u201d <\/span>LiveScience<\/span><\/i>, Purch, 14 Oct. 2020, https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/first-human-caused-animal-extinction.html.<\/span><\/p>\n

   \u201cRecently Extinct Animals: List of Extinct Species 2021\u2714\ufe0f.\u201d <\/span>SafarisAfricana<\/span><\/i>, 8 May 2021, https:\/\/safarisafricana.com\/recently-extinct-animals\/.<\/span><\/p>\n

   Woodward, Aylin. \u201cThese 15 Ocean Species Have Already Gone Extinct. A Dozen Others Will Probably Disappear in Our Lifetime.\u201d <\/span>Business Insider<\/span><\/i>, Business Insider, https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/ocean-animals-that-went-extinct-species-threatened-2019-6.<\/span><\/p>\n

   Yaun, Caroline. \u201c10 Ways You Can Help Endangered Animals.\u201d <\/span>Wild Animal Health Fund<\/span><\/i>, 28 Apr. 2022, https:\/\/wildanimalhealthfund.org\/2021\/03\/10-ways-you-can-help-endangered-animals\/.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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   Firstly, what exactly is extinction? The term extinct refers to a specific animal or plant species that has died out. As we all know, humans have caused the extinction of many animals. But how exactly? Humans cause the extinction of animals through several direct and indirect interference with animals and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":222,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","WB4WB4WP_MODE":"","WB4WP_PAGE_SCRIPTS":"","WB4WP_PAGE_STYLES":"","WB4WP_PAGE_FONTS":"","WB4WP_PAGE_HEADER":"","WB4WP_PAGE_FOOTER":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,46,10],"tags":[49,42,23,50,44,45],"class_list":["post-220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-animals","category-climate","category-environment","tag-animals","tag-climate","tag-environment","tag-extinction","tag-solutions","tag-sustainability"],"yoast_head":"\n