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The event may put a species at risk of extinction or upset an ecosystem. [2] This is distinct from the mass die-off associated with short lived and synchronous emergent insect taxa which is a regular and non-catastrophic occurrence. [3] Causes of MME's include disease and human-related activities such as pollution.
A map shows distribution of chronic wasting disease among wild and captive animal populations in North America as of October 2023. On May 7, 2024, officials from the California Department of Fish ...
The authors have coined the expression "dead species walking" for the more than 500,000 species that are not yet extinct but, due to changes in, or reduction of, their habitats, have no chance of long-term survival. [18] A 2002 satellite image showing deforestation due to palm oil farming in Malaysian Borneo.
Deforestation is the main threat to the North American tropical wet forests and has devastating consequences. Deforestation causes habitat loss and habitat fragmentation which has drastic effects on biodiversity. [32] Deforestation of tropical wet forests has caused many native species to become endangered or extinct at an alarming rate.
Oarfish, also known as a sea serpent, was spotted and recovered from a beach in Encinitas, California just last week. It measures between 9 and 10 feet, is much smaller than the one collected by ...
In California’s Mediterranean climate, trees, shrubs and the species they support are naturally adapted to drought. But excessive pumping from wells can push habitats beyond ecological limits by ...
Deforestation in the United States was affected by many factors. One such factor was the effect, whether positive or negative, that the logging industry has on forests in the country. Logging in the United States is a hotly debated topic as groups who either support or oppose logging argue over its benefits and negative effects.
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