Extinct and Endangered species by Harveen Sandhu https://padlet.com/Fairywitch/1235harveen Made with a a lot of hardwork💝✍🏻 en-us 2021-09-03 10:11:10 UTC 2025-11-23 01:11:56 UTC hello@padlet.com An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and invasive species. Fairywitch https://padlet.com/Fairywitch/1235harveen/wish/1714989876 2021-09-03 10:16:43 UTC https://padlet.com/Fairywitch/1235harveen/wish/1714989876 ANIMALS THAT ARE EXTINCT Fairywitch https://padlet.com/Fairywitch/1235harveen/wish/1714997952 DODO

“Dead as a dodo.” Yep. These flightless, ground-nesting birds were once bountiful on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Larger than turkeys, dodos weighed about 23 kg (about 50 pounds) and had blue-gray plumage and a large head. With no natural predators, the birds were unfazed by the Portuguese sailors that discovered them around 1507. These and subsequent sailors quickly decimated the dodo population as an easy source of fresh meat for their voyages. The later introduction of monkeys, pigs, and rats to the island proved catastrophic to the languishing birds as the mammals feasted on their vulnerable eggs. The last dodo was killed in 1681. Sadly, very few scientific descriptions or museum specimens ex.



]]> 2021-09-03 10:26:41 UTC https://padlet.com/Fairywitch/1235harveen/wish/1714997952 Fairywitch https://padlet.com/Fairywitch/1235harveen/wish/1715001760 ANIMALS THAT ARE EXTINCT .

Thanks to a number of well-preserved, frozen carcasses in Siberia, the woolly mammoth is the best-known of all mammoth species. These massive animals died out around 7,500 years ago, after the end of the last Ice Age. While climate change definitely played a significant role in their extinction, recent studies suggest that humans may have also been a driving force in their demise, or at least the final cause. Extensive hunting and the stresses of a warming climate are a lethal combination, and it seems even the mighty mammoth could not withstand the human appetite in a changing world.



]]> 2021-09-03 10:30:07 UTC https://padlet.com/Fairywitch/1235harveen/wish/1715001760 Fairywitch https://padlet.com/Fairywitch/1235harveen/wish/1715003342 ANIMALS THAT ARE ENDANGERED.
 
Panda-
They’re known as “charismatic megafauna” for a reason. These endangered animals ooze star power, a factor that conservationists have capitalized on in order to fund projects to protect them (and, often by default, the other organisms that share their complex ecosystems). People are far more likely to donate money to save an adorable panda or a magnificent tiger than they are to drop some shekels on preserving the limbless worm skink or the Gerlach’s cockroach. However, skinks and roaches are integral participants in their ecosystems as well and just as deserving of assistance as their flashier compatriots. You might then consider the animals on this list the A-listers whose box office draw finances the continued existence of the lesser-known character actors who inhabit the same environments. And if the concept of trickle-down conservation sticks in your craw, get to work on that “save the Gerlach’s cockroach” Kickstarter campaign. I’d donate. Maybe.

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tiger (Panthera tigris)
William Blake’s “forests of the night,” the stalking grounds of the six subspecies of tiger, are burning bright. Slash-and-burn agriculture, along with logging, and human encroachment, have hugely diminished the habitat available to these felines, which require extensive ranges capable of supporting the large herbivores that constitute the bulk of their diets. Poaching—for trophies and body parts used in Asian “medicine” —is thought to pose the greatest threat to tigers. Probably fewer than 4,000 are left in the wild. In 2014, China explicitly outlawed the consumption of endangered species, including tigers, whose bones, penises, and other organs are superstitiously believed to have magical curative powers.
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]]> 2021-09-03 10:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/Fairywitch/1235harveen/wish/1715006046 PLANTS THAT ARE EXTINCT. Fairywitch https://padlet.com/Fairywitch/1235harveen/wish/1715008239 Calamites
Calamites were the medium-sized trees that are now extinct and you can’t find them anywhere on the Earth. They used to grow to a height of above 30 meters and were spore-bearing plants that lived during the Carboniferous and Permian periods (about 360 to 250 million years ago). Scientists study the structure of such plants fr.


]]> 2021-09-03 10:37:16 UTC https://padlet.com/Fairywitch/1235harveen/wish/1715008239 PLANTS THAT ARE EXTINCT Fairywitch https://padlet.com/Fairywitch/1235harveen/wish/1715009552 Saint Helena Olive
It was an island endemic native plant to Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. Ignore its name, this plant did not belong to the family of olives. Instead, it was a tough plant with pale pink flowers that bloomed on the small island of Tristan da Cunha. Their population was very few at that time also, until sometime later it completely disappeared.

]]> 2021-09-03 10:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/Fairywitch/1235harveen/wish/1715009552 Fairywitch https://padlet.com/Fairywitch/1235harveen/wish/1715011504 One thing we humans fail at is seeing the big picture.  We are often blind to the interconnectedness of everything that supports life, a web so complex and interdependent, we are only beginning to understand it. The food chain, from the tiniest little microorganisms to the largest creatures on earth, keep us humans alive.

So, when we talk about the grey whale, the timber wolf, the black rhino, it’s not just that we should save these endangered creatures for their own good, but it’s also for ours.The current legislation and government bodies that protect wild species from extinction are both being defunded and reorganized. It will be up to ordinary citizens and environmental groups to save these important links on the food chain.  Here are someways to accomplish this.]]> 2021-09-03 10:41:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Fairywitch/1235harveen/wish/1715011504 Fairywitch https://padlet.com/Fairywitch/1235harveen/wish/1715017969 1.)Educate your family about endangered species in your area. It’s not just about snow leopards in Russia, it’s about the ecosystem in your own backyard.
2Teach your friends and family about wildlife, birds, fish and plants that live near you. Just awareness of these species is a critical step. From the worms in the garden to the bats that pollinate and control the mosquitos, there are many ways that our daily habits at home affect these creatures.

2)Recycle and buy sustainable products. Much of what threatens local populations has to do with development and more and more of the natural world is plundered to product new goods.  Never buy furniture made of wood from rainforests or endangered trees. Recycle your cell phones, because a mineral used in electronic production is mined in gorilla habitat. Don’t use palm oil because forests where tigers live are being cut down to plant palm plantations.

3)Grow native plants.  It’s a no-brainer but local species rely on local plants. You are providing food and shelter for native wildlife and you can reduce your water usage at the same time. Attracting native insects like bees and butterflies can help pollinate your flowers. And conversely, invasive species compete with native species for resources and habitat, threatening biodiversity. They can even prey on native species directly, forcing native species towards extinction. For more information about native plants in your area, visit http://www.plantsocieties.org

4) Reduce your water consumption. During droughts, people get better about not watering their lawns, but we need to understand that clean water is a global problem for wild animals, so the less humans consume, the better.  Never dump chemicals or pharmaceuticals down toilets, storm drains or into streams or lakes.

5)Reduce your personal footprint. Drive less, walk more.  Support better public transport, use biodegradable products and eat whole food from your farmers market.

6) Do not buy plastic products. Take your bags to the store, reuse containers and properly dispose of lightweight plastics.  Wild animals get tangled in these products, and they end up in the ocean being ingested by small fish and killing off beneficial microorganisms.

7)Pressure your civil servants.  It cannot rest on the scientific community alone to defend the natural world, voters and consumers must take a stand.  This means singing petitions, writing letters and donating.

8)Volunteer your time to protect the wildlife in your area. Wildlife refuges,parks, and other places are often underfunded and desperate for help.Volunteering at one of these places to protect the animals might mean just educating visitors, or picking up litter.

9)Do not purchase products from companies that are known polluters. Many industries pollute natural water resources and lobby hard so that they don’t have to clean up their own messes. You can do your part by not giving these companies your business, and cast your vote with your dollar.  Spread the word about bad business practices and when it dings their bottom lines, these companies will take notice.

10)Get in touch with your Fish and Game Department.  If you hunt, keep your licenses up to date and stay in touch with your local WFG so that you know which populations of game need culling and which are under threat.  Hunting,instituted properly, is a sustainable way of maintaining wild populations like deer and turkey.

11) BLACK OUT THE BLACK MARKET.  Sometimes when we travel, we don’t realize that the souvenirs we are buying are under threat. Avoid supporting the market in illegal wildlife including: tortoise-shell, ivory, and coral.

12)Herbicides and pesticides are hazardous pollutants that affect wildlife at many levels. These chemicals take a long time to degrade and build up in the soils before disseminating throughout the food chain. Critical predators like hawks, owls and coyotes suffer if they eat poisoned animals, and it can rock whole populations. Amphibians are particularly vulnerable to these chemical pollutants and its unnecessary! For alternatives to pesticides, visit http://www.beyondpesticides.org
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