Presentation for Environmental Science 110 @ Indiana State University. By Zach Pearson, Sloan Jones, Logan Seger, Rachel Trench & Charlie Emmons. No copyright intended.
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1. Endangered Species & ExtinctionZach Pearson, Sloan
Jones, Logan Seger, Rachel Trench & Charlie Emmons
2. Human beings are currentlycausing the greatestmassextinction
of species since the extinction ofthedinosaurs 65 million years
ago.
3. Addax
4. African Wild Dog
5. Asian Elephant
6. Bairds Tapir
7. Black RhinoCritically Endangered
8. Blue Duck
9. Bonobo
10. Of the 40,168 species found, one in fourmammals, one in
eightbirds and one in three
11. Crested IbisCritically Endangered
12. Florida PantherCritically Endangered
13. Giant Panda
14. Green Sea TurtleCritically Endangered
15. Grizzly Bear
16. Iberian LynxCritically Endangered
17. Island FoxCritically Endangered
18. Javan RhinoCritically Endangered
19. Kakapo ParrottCritically Endangered
20. Lemur Leaf Frog
21. Hyacinth Macaw
22. A majority of the nations biologists are convincedthat a
"mass extinction" of plants and animals is underway that poses
amajor threat to humans inthe next century, yet most
23. Malaysian Sun BearCritically Endangered
24. Markhor
25. Monk SealCritically Endangered
26. Mountain GorillaCritically Endangered
27. Orangutan
28. Philippine EagleCritically Endangered
29. Pygmy HippoCritically Endangered
30. Red Panda
31. Defend .Advocate. Protect.
32. Sea Otter
33. Snow LeopardCritically Endangered
34. Sumatran TigerCritically Endangered
35. Amur LeopardCritically Endangered
36. Tibetan Antelope
37. For some species, its too late
38. Bali TigerExtinct 1937 due to hunting and destruction of
habitat
39. Island TortoiseExtinct 2012 due to hunting and introduction
of competing species.
40. Blue BuckExtinct 1800 due to Hunting and Destruction of
Habitat
41. Hawaiian Crow Extinct 2002 due tohunting, destruction of
Habitat and Disease
42. QuaggaExtinct 1883 due to hunting
43. Socorro DoveExtinct 1972 due to hunting & destruction
of Habitat
44. ThylacineExtinct 1986 due to Hunting andCompetition with
other animals
45. WarrahExtinct 1876 due to Hunting and Poisoning