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10 animals on the verge of extinction
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Posted By Terry ÓC - Wed, Dec 09 2009 at 2:52 PM ESTterocon101@yahoo.ie
Very sad situation. But I think we can put humans on the list as well. We are masters of our own downfall as we destroy this beautiful, beautiful planet.
Posted By Shaktiva - Tue, Dec 29 2009 at 12:08 PM ESThumans endagered?
Sure, it's the low numbers of human popuplation that's causing all others to be endangered.
Posted By Debbie Zarr - Mon, Nov 02 2009 at 9:23 PM EST10 animals on the verge of extinction
Since many of these species are becoming extinct because of loss of their habitats, one way humans throughout the world can protect them is by practicing birth control. This would reduce populations worldwide, and decrease the need for raw materials, such as wood, to build homes. We would therefore decrease our encroachment on their habitats. Industry also must consider the consequences of unchecked greed on animals. Unfortunately, the bottom line usually wins.
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Orangutans
About 62,000 Orangutans live on the Southeast Asian islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Their habitat has been chopped up into smaller, more isolated pockets. Logging, road construction and especially the creation of palm-oil plantations have leveled their habitats, leaving them vulnerable to hunting and kidnapping (to be sold as pets). Like mountain gorillas, orangutans have the benefit of good PR, but that might not be enough.
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damn people
i hope we kill ourselves off so the other poor animals wont have to suffer