msanimalinquiry

=WHY ARE ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD BECOMING ENDANGERED SO QUICKLY AND WHAT IS OUR IMPACT?= Inquiry: Is it us who are causing animal endangerment? What can we do to stop it? Are they becoming endangered because of where they live?



=Why are they endangered?= Humans are largely responsible for animal extiction, endangerment or threatened animals.

=Destruction of habitat!= Humans destroy animal habitats when they: fill swamps and marshes, cut down forests, chop down trees to build homes, roads or other developements. Oil spills, acid runs and rain and water pollution have been the main cause for animal endangerment for many native birds or fish. Animals are hunted for meat, fur and other vauleable body parts. When new species are brought in from foreingn countries they bring diseases and pass them on to the native animals. These animals can't fight the disease and usually die. The exotic animals also prey on the native species.

=NEW ZEALAND EXTINCT BIRD:= Usually, only one chick will survive its first winter out of 1-3 eggs. A takahē looks similar to the black and blue pukeko but is much larger and is green and black over the back. The adult sis about 50 cm high and can weigh over 3 kg. Takahē have lived over 20 years in captivity but in the wild few birds reach this age. Wings are for display only - such as aggression. Māori hunted the takahē, which made a good-sized meal. By the 1840s it was said to be rare. Between 1850 and 1898 four birds were killed and put in a museum as specimens. Several million years ago its ancestors flew from Australia to New Zealand, where, without ground predators, the takahē became flightless. This colourful bird has turquoise, purple, brown-green and navy, with a white undertail and bright orange-red bill and legs. Today South Island takahē remain in the Fiordland mountains, and have been introduced to several island sanctuaries.