Some people say that the main environmental problem of our time is the loss of particular species of plants and animals. Others say that there are more important environmental problems. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.

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It is believed by some people that
loss
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of different plant and animal
species
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is the major environmental problem nowadays, wildest
opinion
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is counted
by
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with
others who say that other environmental issues (
such
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as changing weather patterns,
pollution
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etc.)
are
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Are
of primary
concern
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. The reasons for both these
counteracting
strikingly different; tending to contrast
contrasting
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opinion
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opinions
discussed in
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essay.
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loss
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Loss
of various
species
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of flora and fauna is increasing in recent time period, that's why it is considered as
foremost ecological problem
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a foremost ecological problem
.
Extinction
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of "golden toad" and "Asian elephant" is a very sad news in recent few years. Different environmental factors
such
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as
pollution
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,
loss
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of habitats etc.
are
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Are
posing a major threat to
survival
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the survival
of various
species
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.
For instance
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, one of the major reasons of Golden toad
extinction
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is
pollution
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, due to which it got severe skin issues leading to its death and ultimately
extinction
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.
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similarly Asian
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Similarly, Asian
Similarly Asian
elephant got extinct due to
loss
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of habitats. Apart from
extinction
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, many other
species
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are labelled as endangered
species
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i
refers to the speaker or writer
I
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in Pakistan, and the animals are in
this
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danger zone on the basis of same environmental factors. As environmental problems are increasing,
extinction
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of different
species
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is
also
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going to be increased.
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however
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However
, others have different
opinion
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why they thought that way for more
concern
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to environmental problems related to food production and survival of human beings.
ecological
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Ecological
disasters including
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disasters, including
changing weather patterns, extreme weather conditions, air
pollution
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, land
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pollution water
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pollution, water
pollution
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are of major
concern
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because each of them is a serious threat to survival of creatures on
this
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land. All in all, these
disasters reducing
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disasters, reducing
food
production
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producing
and making
this
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earth and unsafe place to live. In my honest
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opinion environmental
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opinion, environmental
issues other than
extinction
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of plant and animal
species
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are of primary
concern
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because by resolving all these, survival conditions could be improved which will ultimately increase
lifespan
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life span
and number of individuals.
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, their
extinction
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can be reduced by controlling and improving other environmental conditions.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • biodiversity
  • extinction
  • habitat loss
  • ecosystem
  • food chain
  • imbalance
  • interconnected
  • climate change
  • pollution
  • personal actions
  • policy changes
  • education
  • awareness
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