20th September Class Notes

5 Things You Can Do To Prevent Animal Extinction

1) Provide habitat for wildlife by planting native vegetation in your yard.

• The spread of non-native species has greatly impacted native populations around the world. Invasive species compete with native species for resources and habitat. They can even prey on native species directly, forcing native species toward extinction

2) Minimize use of herbicides and pesticides.

• herbicides and pesticides are hazardous pollutants. Many herbicides and pesticides take a long time to degrade, and build up in the soils or throughout the food chain. Some groups of animals such as amphibians are particularly vulnerable to these chemical pollutants and suffer greatly as a result of the high levels of herbicides and pesticides in their habitat. 

3) Recycle.

• Buy recycled paper to protect forest species.

4) Avoid supporting the market in illegal wildlife including: tortoiseshell, ivory and coral.

• Sometimes the souvenirs are made from species nearing extinction. 

5) Protect wildlife habitat. 

• By protecting habitat, entire communities of animals can be protected together, and when communities are kept intact, less conservation intervention is required to ensure species survival.

Task 1(individual work) :

After reading the notes above, suggest 2 other ways on how to prevent extinction.

Submit your work through email (woozixin@gmail.com) before 12.00am 21st September 2010.