There are many animals at risk of extinction, the reasons for their disappearance? Many ... their main cause; the intervention of man, human activity is the cause, directly and indirectly; hunting, illegal capture of wild animals, the introduction of exotic species, overexploitation, deforestation, agriculture, livestock, industrialization, mining, and others. Causing unfavorable consequences for their ecosystems, destruction of their habitat and biodiversity.
The figure mentioned by scientists is chilling; if it continues in less than 30 years, more than half a million species can be extinguished.
Speaking a little about the introduction of exotic animals. I recently read about a species of giant cane toad, its origin is from the American continent, but this was transferred to Australia. he was deliberately introduced to the country to control a plague of beetles that destroyed the cane plantations.
The toads; Invaders that were taken to help became a nightmare, in addition to not eating the beetles, they evolved and proliferated in a disturbing way, in almost the entire Australian territory, besides eating even small mammals, they secreted a powerful poison that caused the death of its predators, altering the ecosystem and endangering many species. and how there are many such actions of man. They do not evaluate the consequences of their actions, which are often irreversible.
Currently on our planet many species are fighting for survival.
Hundreds of amphibian species have disappeared. Frogs, toads and salamanders. Worrying if we remember that these are survivors of the decline of dinosaurs. Many of the best-known species are also struggling to survive. Populations of vertebrates have disappeared, many mammals, birds and coral that form reefs are threatened. Alarming, right?
It is very sad to know that our animals are disappearing and that the fingers of our hand are many to count the amount of a species.
It is not possible that the white rhinoceros is about to disappear, it is the largest of five species of its family and one of the largest and heaviest land animals, of this there are only three left ... Yes; only three survivors. It's not fair!
The reason? the poaching of their horns. The horns of this animal are made of keratin and contain large amounts of amino acids with sulfur, in particular cysteine, tyrosine, histidine, lysine and arginine, as well as calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate salts.
Used as Traditional Chinese Medicine for more than two thousand years and to treat fever, rheumatism, gout and other disorders; also for believing that it is an aphrodisiac thing that is not true.
It is the most threatened feline on the planet, there are only two hundred copies left. The main reason why the Iberian lynx are in such danger of extinction is the massive hunting, alteration of their habitat and consequently the disappearance of food.
Asian elephants inhabit some jungles of South Asia. They are at risk due to excessive hunting to extract the teeth and tusks that are of ivory, the loss of habitat, the growth of the human population and their capture to domesticate them.
Unique species in the almost extinct world, it lives in the north of Mexico in the high gulf of California (the aquarium of the world). Only 30 individuals of this species remain, for 20 years the Mexican government was aware of the imminent disappearance, but the inability to protect their diversity is more than clear, they could not control the illegal fishing, not the vaquita, if not the totoaba; This fish lives in the same waters, his bladder is highly valued in China allegedly for having medicinal powers the increasing demand of the totoaba accelerated the disappearance of the vaquita when they fish totoaba unfortunately the vaquita is stuck in their nets, causing death, the fishermen do not care about the life of this species, sadly cherry of culture and values ... they only think about money. If nothing is done, the vaquita marina will disappear this year 2018.
The main reason is the extraction of wood, minerals and cultivation in the tropical jungles where they live, the consumption of their meat due to the low source of food, the traffic of their species to be taken as pets that are sold for a lot of money; to take the breeding of an orangutan, they sacrifice the mother, they do not leave her an opportunity to reproduce again. at present there are 5000 individuals of this species.
The rainforests depend on each species and the relationships between them when a species disappears, it alters the cycle breaking the balance. The human being and his actions are the only responsible generating irreparable consequences to nature.
It is distinguished by being the fastest land animal in the world. Their main threat is the hunting because they are considered luxury pets in the Arab Emirates, the clandestine traffic of this species, the hunting and the destruction of their habitat. Of this species there are 7,000
We must create awareness to recover our relationship with the environment, it is necessary to live in harmony with nature.
Proverbs 12:10
"The righteous take care of the life of his beast; But the heart of the impious is cruel".
For more information visit:
http://jadonceld.blogspot.com/2014/03/plagas-australianas-especies-invasoras.html
http://www.orangutanpedia.com/orangutanes-peligro-extincion/
