causes why animals are endangered in the philippines?
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But now the population has been reduced to about 200, with many being carefully bred in captivity. Another critically endangered animal according to the IUCN, the main causes of the Tamaraw being on the list of endangered animals in the Philippines are illegal hunting, logging, and residential land clearing.
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Sea otters are a highly endangered marine mammal. They are at great risk of extinction due to many reasons such as fur trade, shark attacks, habitat degradation, oil spills ,fishing nets, disease and being viewed as competition. Sea otters had have been listed as endangered for a long time.
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Visayan warty pigs are critically endangered. Major threats include habitat loss, hunting and interbreeding with domestic pigs. Considered pests locally for raiding crops, internationally they serve as a flagship species to preserve the Philippine biodiversity hotspot.
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An endangered species is a type of organism that is threatened by extinction. Species become endangered for two main reasons: loss of habitat and loss of genetic variation.
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Habitat destruction is a primary cause for these extinctions, but overharvest and introduced species also cause species extinction. Regardless of the causes, many endangered animals share similar traits, such as extreme habitat or food specialization, large size and slow reproductive rates.
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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.
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Endangered species are hunted even more today because hunters can sell them to interested buyers for a handsome price. Others like them because they make rare pets. Another reason is that these animals aren't that protected especially in the wild.
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Philippine eagle. ... Among the rarest and most powerful birds in the world, it has been declared the Philippine national bird. It is critically endangered, mainly due to massive loss of habitat resulting from deforestation in most of its range.
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The saola is currently considered to be critically endangered. Its restrictive habitat requirements and aversion to human proximity are likely to endanger it through habitat loss and habitat fragmentation.
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Asia is the continent which has the most endangered species.
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Extinction of a particular animal or plant species occurs when there are no more individuals of that species alive anywhere in the world - the species has died out. ... Endangered animals and plants are at risk of extinction - there are so few of them that they might soon be wiped out altogether.
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Habitat loss through expanding agriculture, human-wildlife conflict, civil unrest, and poaching for their meat, pelts, and tails, are among the reasons for the decline. Three of the currently recognised nine subspecies were listed as Critically Endangered or Endangered on the latest IUCN Red List.
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These pigs live in rainforests in the Visayan Islands in central Philippines. Extinct in 98% of their range, they now live in patches of remaining habitat on the islands of Negros and Panay. Only recognized as a species in 1993, very little is known about these wild pigs.
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Several animal species in India are endangered or critically endangered because of poaching, loss of habitat, pollution, and other reasons. Some animals include the Bengal tiger, gharial, red panda, great Indian bustard, blackbuck, Indian wild dog, and the pangolin.
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The endangered wolves are threatened by habitat destruction and degradation, conflict with farmers and also by catching fatal diseases such as rabies and canine distemper virus (CDV) from the domestic dog populations.
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1. Loss of Habitat. The loss of habitats is the leading cause of wildlife extinction and a reason why so many animals are endangered. ... Without a habitat that can support their needs, lions are forced to venture into villages and kill the livestock communities rely on for survival.