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    beginning of life itself, some species have lived and prospered while other species have gone extinct never to be seen again by mankind. Because of this, some would claim that extinction is natural and not significantly problematic to the world that we live in. Others, however, understand that due to climate change, habitat loss, and poaching, more and more species are becoming endangered which leads to a chain reaction that can be devastating to ecosystems. Species such as the Chinook salmon, gorillas

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    what if those magnificent, beautiful things were gone forever. An Endangered is a species that is, or soon may be, in danger of being gone. A threatened species is a species that is very likely to become endangered in the near future unless the species or where it lives is fully protected for its survival. Eight million people and countless species of animals that call the Everglades home. Everglades contains many endangered species including the Florida Leafwing Butterfly, Green Turtle, Leatherback

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    Jayden Scheer Mrs. Case English P7 November 27, 2017 Endangered Species “We all have a responsibility to protect endangered species, both for their sake and for the sake of our own future generations” (Lynch). Endangered species need people to help protect them. One way to start is by educating communities about how important animals are to the environment and why they should not be killed off. Statistics show the truth of how many animals are in danger, and if no one steps in and makes

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    The Impact of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 At the start of the 1900s, the American public was starting to see the effects of extinction. The bison population, for example, was rapidly declining, yet the public was oblivious. Thousands of different species were being killed for recreational purposes, museum exhibits, and clothing items. No one realized the threat because many thought animal numbers were large at the time. Shockingly, even naturalists were killing animals for different studies

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    What is being done in the United States and across the world to aid in habitat loss? Making sure habitats are not destroyed by defending the Endangered Species Act, which provides an essential legal safety net to prevent the loss of plant and animal species to extinction, and strengthen the act by adding more provisions to aid wildlife. If we are not able to destroy habitats the wildlife that lives on them can thrive. Protecting and restoring habitats which wildlife live on, and protecting

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    Protect Endangered Species During the 1920s endangered species were a topic of discussion just as they are today. In the 1920s, many animals were endangered due to over hunting and poaching. Animals that became endangered during the 1920s include several types of whales, koalas, and many more. Today, many more animals have become endangered. If endangered species are not protected, these species can eventually become extinct. Although extinction is an inevitable process, endangered species should

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    Endangered Species have been increasing as of recently and society has started questioning how the world protects it’s endangered species. The world’s biodiversity is starting to decline and future generations will never be able to appreciate some of the species that live today. Endangered species have been increasing due to habitat loss, poaching and exotic species. The United States has protected its endangered species with the Endangered Species Act, but wildlife groups and federations have

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    There are very many endangered species all around the world. If we let animals become extinct and not do anything about it, then a lot of our food sources are going to die out. We need to start doing stuff about endangered animals. Animals become endangered because either we over hunt them, or we destroy their habitat. The definition of an endangered animal is very low species that couldn’t adapt(sheehan, 4-5). If species become too endangered then they could go extinct. This happens over the

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    An endangered species is a group (population) of plants, animals or other organisms that is in danger of becoming extinct. This could happen because there are few of that animal left, its predators have grown in number, or the climate that it lives in is changing, or the places it lives in have been destroyed. The World Conservation Union (IUCN) has worked out that endangered species are 40% of all organisms. This research paper aims to see why we should protect the endangered species

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    Should endangered Species Be taken captive until they can be rebread? Definition- Endangered species contain of plants and animals, it is a type of organism that is threatened by extinction because their home was destroyed or loss of their genetic variation. (National Geographic 3). A species can be classified as vulnerable if its population has declined 30-50%. The first ever huge call for broad supposed to save animals was in 1961 by Morges Manifesto

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