5 Facts About Endangered Species

An endangered species is one whose population has rapidly declined or whose habitat has been destroyed to such an extent that it is in danger of extinction. There are several dangers to species, but the most serious is deforestation and degradation, caused by human activities such as intensive agriculture, forestry, and construction projects.

When discussing endangered species, the first thoughts go to either plants or animals, perhaps a nostalgic feeling of essay examples you wrote on this topic while in high school. In this case, we will be focusing on endangered species in the animal kingdom. Many countries have legislation to protect conservation-reliant species, like ones that don’t allow hunting, protect green space by limiting massive land development or set up conservation sanctuaries.

When a species loses its habitat, there may be more chances of running into people. As more people move into the area where a species lives, they may get to encounter one another. Dangerous animals are seen more often, and poisonous plants and fungi may be more likely to spread. We will walk you through some basic facts and instances of endangered animals.

Interesting facts 

Endangered, the link to Extinction: Unfortunately, most of the time, whenever an animal species Is placed under the canopy of an ‘endangered,’ such species hardly escapes it; they move on to extinction. This, however, can be prevented actively with fast response and effective assistance. Once this is done, a good organisation will carry the endangered.

Over 100 endangered aquatic species: Almost 130 aquatic animals have gone extinct over the years. The aquatic animals are more at risk of extinction than others.

Animals go extinct for various reasons: Many things generally cause the extinction of some animals. Though extinction is natural and reoccurring, many things contribute to this reoccurrence. Some of which are the man and his activities (man’s activities cause 99%), diseases, damage to habitat, etc. All of these can be put under the factor facilitating extinction.

Endangered species can rebound: Low birth is another prominent factor that stands as an extinction facilitator. Therefore, whenever a species is on the verge of extinction, they are brought together to mate to preserve the line. A typical example is a bald eagle.

Acts of 1993: This Act is called the ” Endangered Species Act”. This Act was created by the government to protect endangered species. Whenever a species is labelled ‘wild extinct’, it means this Act has brought out the remaining few in the wild and are taking care of them. However, when a species is labelled ‘extinct’, such an animal cannot be found anywhere. Therefore, this Act stands to help endangered animals.

Woolly Spider Monkeys

These monkeys are otherwise called ‘Muquiri’. They are rare species in the Atlantic forest in Brazil. These monkeys are in the mix between the woolly monkeys and spider monkeys. Their protruding belly and heavy furs are a picture of woolly monkeys, but then they have webby fingers and feet, placing them with spider monkeys. They are the biggest monkeys in South Africa.  They are, however, in danger of extinction as their habitat is continuously being cut.

Greater Bamboo Lemur 

It is also known as the broad-nosed gentle lemur. It is the biggest bamboo lemur, weighing almost five (5) pounds. It is known for its greyish brown fur and long black nail. This animal is known for jumping vertically through trees in search of food. 

The Greater Bamboo Lemur consumes other things like fungi and fruit, but its major food is bamboo hence its name. However, this beautiful creature is in danger of extinction as the places most populated by bamboo trees are illegally cut down.

Javan Rhinoceros 

They can also be called ‘lesser- one horn rhinos’, one of the most endangered animals.  It is one of the rarest of the rhinoceros family but equally built with armour skin. However, it cannot be disputed that they are different from the rest; being ten(10) feet long and 4’6 in height, they are relatively smaller. 

Also, their horns are usually small, and the females don’t have a horn altogether. This rare creature is known for its life of solitude, only meeting with others for the sake of mating. They are, however, also endangered as their horns have become some sort of Chinese medicine, putting them on the chopping block.

Franklin Bumblebee

This bee is distinguished from others by its black abdomen. The female species have black hair on their face while the males have yellow. They both have yellow ‘u’ shaped antlers. These bees pollinate wildflowers, giving it its name generalist forager. They are, however, the least distributed bees known only in southern Oregon and northern California.

White-Bellied Heron

Also known as imperial heron,  is a part of the large heron family. It is beautiful, standing at 17cm with its long plain grey hair. It is usually found in solitude areas. Its most recent location was in northern India. This beautiful bird is also endangered because of its rapidly reducing population.

Conclusion

Though many beautiful species are in danger of extinction,  some major organisations have been built to help endangered species. Thanks to this, a lot of them have seen more life.