Endangered Species Essay Research Paper ProblemsThere are

Endangered Species Essay, Research Paper

Problems

There are millions of different kinds of animals and plants that share our planet. Each species is special and unique, and sadly some of these species are in danger of disappearing forever, just as the passenger pigeon did. It is when the last member of a species disappears, that species becomes extinct. The specie will never again walk, swim, fly on the planet again.

Canada was once filled with wildlife. Due to the fact that in the past, people hunted without worrying about the future Canada s wildlife has become less apparent. To our ancestors it seemed as though there was an unlimited amount of wildlife to be found in Canada. In time over-hunting has changed this and caused the extinction of many species.

Canadians of the past thought that the regulations put in to effect that potected animals from hunters would be enough. Recently we have learnt that we must also protect their habitats. It is in their habitats that they find food, water, shelter, and a place breed, therefore giving them the essentials to live. With time we have concluded that even if they are not hunted, animals will die out; for if their habiats are destroyed than they will be unable to find their life necessities.

Still people cut down forests for lumber, clear fields for farms, and fill swamps to build towns, highways, and factories. Land is also cleared for such things as mineral extraction. Wild animals get fenced out from areas that were once their homes. Larger animals are affected the worst because they need large open spaces, and when these areas shrink it is much more difficult to find food and shelter. Animals begin to live in fear of their home being destroyed by man.

Even habitats that are left intact and not disturbed by human intervention may in fact be unsafe for wildlife due to pollution. Man made disastor such as oil spills pollute the oceans in such injuring or killing water mammals and birds. When farmers spray their crops with pesticides, to keep insects from eating their crops, cause harm to many other mammals. Aswell, Industries send out chemicals into the air, water, and land, with no concern about what it may be doing to the environment. Garbage dumps leak toxic chemicals into neighbouring lakes and rivers, also affecting birds and fish. Moreover, the garbage that is dumped straight into the ocean poisons wildlife severely. When the animals come across the garbage they may mistake plastics and Styrofoam for food or as in many cases become strangled by plastic six-pack holders.

Not all cases are animals and their environments poisoned by accident. In such cases as certain, ranchers putting out poison for coyotes and wolves to prevent these animals from occasionally sometimes will kill the rancher s cattle or sheep. People and industries need to become more aware of what they are doing to the environment and how they affect the wildlife in general or with time all the wildlife will become extinct.

There are more that 1,117 plant and animal species on the Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants list. Each year about fifty more species are added. More that 4,000 additional species are currently waiting to be added to the list. The case for them may be just as convincing, but limited manpower and funding have kept them from being processed for protected status. Unfortunately, some species cannot wait for all the red tape to be cut through. According to the Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 species waiting to be put on the list may have become extinct before they could be listed.

Economic Implications

Loss of industry

When a species becomes extinct or even endangered the people financially involved with this animal is out of a job. Take cod for example there were many cod fisherman that lived off the money they made fishing. When cod became endangered it was illegal to catch them, this made the cod fishers stop fishing, well legally. So now all these fisherman have to find new jobs. Until then the fisherman will be spending less because they are on well fare, this will cause what is called a ripple effect. Those fishermen will be spending less on dayly extras, and when this happens to a fishing town, some of the other businesses may have to lay off one or two employees. This being the ripple effect and in time the ripple will continue getting bigger and bigger.

On environment

If a species becomes extinct not only does it harm humans that depend on that animal to survive but it also hurts the animals that depend on it. If a specific plant or animal becomes extinct animals that eat it will have to search for another source of food (i.e. another animals food) this is rare because each animal can only digest certain species. Another thing the animal might do is to move somewhere else so they can find food, this over-populates an area. This in such will have the animals consume most of the pray in that area causing other animals now to be forced out of that area and so force. This again will cause the ripple effect. This time the ripple effect is with the animals. These ripples change food chains for better or worse. As in such when a species is made extinct not only are the preditors killing that species, but they are endangering other species connected with that extinct animal via the food chains.

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