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Diprotodon Optatum Or Giant Wombat: Environmental Analysis

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Biodiversity is the variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat, a high level of which is usually considered to be important and desirable. Slowly the Earth is changing because of climate change and biodiversity is very important now to ensure that a rapid loss of animals doesn’t affect the way the world will grow in the future. In this report the issues of extinction will be discussed along with an example of an extinct animal called the Diprotodon optatum. Sustainable practises, such as recycling, help to prevent the extinction of animal and plant life all over the world. This essay will argue that the prevention of extinction of animals is essential to ensure that the biodiversity of the Earth is sustained.
The Diprotodon optatum or ‘giant wombat’ was …show more content…

One way to maintain biodiversity is to reduce energy use. By reducing energy demand, carbon dioxide release into the atmosphere is reduced, which in turn means that the contribution towards global warming is lowered and the need to disturb habitat for fossil fuel prospecting and extraction is lessened (Morris, 2013). One way that energy use can be reduced is by being watchful of the energy that is used and how. For example, keeping a light on all day is unnecessary if no one is home and the sun is out. Turning off one light can save a lot of energy, so if everyone did it, the demand for energy will lower. Each gallon of gasoline burned releases 20 pounds of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (Hooper, 2004). By taking public transport, carpooling, walking or bicycling a lot of carbon dioxide is saved from being released into the air, in turn, helping the maintenance of biodiversity. Incorporating renewable energy sources into homes is also a great way to drastically reduce energy consumption (Hooper, 2004). Reducing the release of greenhouse gases through the use of energy is very important and can be crucial to the maintenance of

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