What are some endangered species and how are their habitats being destroyed?

Question

I have to do a speech and my topic is endangered species so i need some info. I tried google but it wasnt much help so i tried here.

Answer 1

parrots. The jungle is being destroyed.

Endangered Species

http://www.worldwildlife.org/endangered/

Answer 2

well u i can suggest  a bit ,,,,

Gorillas

Western lowland gorilla

The largest of the great apes, the gorilla is among our most endangered species. Having endured decades of civil war in Central and East Africa, gorillas are confronted by the devastating consequences of increased habitat loss, poaching for the bushmeat trade and the spread of dangerous diseases like Ebola.

Pandas

Photo: WWF-Canon/

Martin HARVEY

The lovable and charismatic panda is one of the most popular animals in the world. Unfortunately, it is also one of the most endangered.

Found only in China, one of the world's most populous countries, the giant panda clings to survival, facing habitat fragmentation and poaching as its greatest threats. It is estimated that as few as 1,600 pandas remain in the wild today.

Rhinos

Southern white rhinoceros

Southern white rhinoceros

photo: WWF-Canon / Martin HARVEY

Prehistoric in appearance and intriguing in behavior, rhinos in the late 20th century joined the ranks of the most critically endangered animals in the world. Rhinos are one of the largest free-roaming mammals left on the planet and they play an important role in ecosystems by serving as "landscape architects" of their habitat. Rhinos are seed dispersers, consuming various plants and then, as inadvertent gardeners, distributing their seeds throughout their range. Since it can take a rhino more than three days to digest a meal, seeds can be transported a significant distance before they are deposited in droppings. Rhino dung also enhances soil fertility and nourishes the landscape.

But the existence of this majestic species is increasingly threatened, due primarily to poaching and habitat loss.

Elephants

Sumatran elephant

Sumatran elephant - Indonesia

photo: WWF-Canon /

Volker KEES

Elephants are the largest living land animals, with adults sometimes weighing six tons or more. Of the two species, the African elephant is larger and more plentiful than the Asian elephant. But both are threatened by shrinking living space and poaching for the ivory trade.

Modern elephants are the last survivors of the old and varied "trunked" family of mammals that once ranged the entire planet. These heirs of such mighty creatures as the extinct mastodon and mammoth and occupy a unique place in their habitat in Africa and Asia. As huge and powerful consumers, elephants are considered to be a keystone species in their environment, affecting biodiversity in the regions they inhabit. They open up areas of forest where light-dependent plants can take hold, for example, creating habitat for grazing animals. Such elephant roadways also act as fire breaks or drainage conduits and are littered with partially digested, ready-to-germinate seeds conveniently fertilized in elephant dung. The wells elephants dig in search of water are used by virtually all other wildlife in a given region, particularly during periods of drought. On the other hand, elephant activity can also be seen as destructive, particularly under the pressures of human landscape transformation that force the animals into smaller areas. As habitat shrinks, their voracious appetite can bring them more frequently into conflict with people.

Whales and Dolphins

Humpback whale

Humpback whale

photo: WWF-Canon / Sylvia EARLE

Whales, dolphins and porpoises belong to the family of marine mammals known as cetaceans. Unlike fish, cetaceans are air-breathing, warm-blooded mammals that bear live young and nurse them on milk. Cetaceans play an important role in the life of the ocean, serving as flagships for the health and well-being of the whole marine ecosystem.

    Completely adapted to life in the water, whales breathe through blowholes on top of their heads, which allows them to take in air without interrupting swimming. Of the great whales, the deep-diving sperm whale is the champion at holding its breath. The longest recorded dive by a sperm whale lasted over an hour, and these whales can descend to depths of more than a mile. Unlike fish, which swish their tails from side to side, whales swim by pumping their tails vertically, and using their flippers to steer.

Along with hunting, collisions with ships, and the degradation of their habitat due to pollution, the greatest threat to whales, dolphins and porpoises is entanglement in fishing gear, also known as bycatch. If current trends continue unabated, several cetacean species and many populations will be lost in the next few decades.