1. Cultural and
religious practices have had a significant impact on the decline of
the African elephant population from the 1800s until today due to
large demand for the production of cultural, religious, and
decorative pieces made from the ivory tusks.1 These pieces
symbolizes past forefathers. 1 The impact the
United
Stateshad on the decline of the
elephantpopulation was mainly back in the early 1900s when
ivory was used in the production of many everyday goods, however in
present day and over the last few decades the ivory is no longer
sold on the primary market in the United States due to the ban of
ivory in most countries around the globe.1 In present day, China is
the leader in the ivory industry where the selling of ivory is
actually
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The Biotic
Crisis and the Future of Evolution is written by Norman Myers and
Andrew Knoll, in which they attempt to explain why they believe the
mass extinction of species will drastically effect the process of
evolution.4 According to their article, biodiversity and evolution
go hand and hand.4 With the mass extinctions of species, the
biodiversity that makes up our planet will be impacted and as a
result the process of evolution as we have known it will be changed
in some way that cannot be predicted.4 Many changes could possibly
occur that can have a monumental influence on the evolutionary
process of today.4 With mass extinctions a great possibility, the
wide range of gene possibilities for species could be greatly
limited to a fraction of what it is today.4 The species that have
faster turnover rates will have greater advantage over the species
that do not produce offspring quickly and in large quantities.4
Faster production of offspring can leave certain species well
suited for speciation and thus having an improved chance to survive
changes in their environment.4 According to Myers and Knoll,
Today, we face the prospect of severe depletion if not virtual
elimination of tropical forests, wetlands, estuaries, coral reefs,
and other biomes, with their exceptional biodiversity and
ecological complexity. 4 The loss of biomes such as these that
make up such an important component of ecosystems around the world
can have such an impact that we today may not know the
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The Malayan
tapir is a species that is now endangered.5 This particular species
can be found in areas near South East Asia.5 Their endangerment in
the present day is due to loss of habitat and being the subject of
hunting, both
of which have led to some decline in population.5 The green turtle
is a species of turtle that is also listed as endangered.5 This
species of turtle lives in a wide range of ocean water, however
tropical waters is their most popular destination.5 This particular
turtle species is endangered due to the demand for consumption,
fishing and the reduction of habitat.5 The red wolf is a species
that is listed as critically endangered and one that roams our
homeland.5 Over three decades ago, the red wolf population was
considered to be eliminated from the wild, however they have
miraculously made a comeback.5 They still are considered to be
critically endangered due to hunting, protective killings and the
reduction of habitat.5 They have shown improvement in their
population numbers since once thought to be extinct. Hopefully
their number will continue to move in the positive direction.5 The
pygmy hippopotamus is yet another species that is also endangered.5
The hippopotamus can be found in the Western side of Africa near
the equator.5 The endangerment of this species is due to the
reduction of habitat which in turn is leading to deadly encounters
with humans.5 Extinction could very well be a possibility in the
future if trends continue like they have
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