Since the beginning of the 20th century, the number of endangered species has increased significantly and we have witnessed more mass extinctions in this period than in any other period of time.

In the span of the

last

two decades, animal

extinction

has become an important and concerning issue for modern society. The reasons for

this

problem could be population growth and increasing levels of

pollution

,

therefore

attention must be paid to overcoming and reducing these factors.

Firstly

, the number of people living on Earth is rocketing day by day, which leads to the growing demand for food. Animal

meat

being

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one of the most popular food choices, is,

therefore

, getting consumed more and more.

This

results in people murdering millions of animals just to satisfy human needs and the likeliness of each species to get extinct is

also

rising steadily.

Secondly

, different types of

pollution

can

also

explain the reason why mass

extinction

is a hot topic these days. Contaminated water,

for instance

, forces fishes to leave their habitat and those who cannot settle and adapt to a new environment will die out.

Moreover

, water

pollution

can

also

cause the poisoning of fishes or animals that drink from the polluted lake or river. In order for these issues to be solved, some actions must be taken by both citizens and the government. One solution is to encourage people to start eating less

meat

. Nowadays, with the rising popularity of veganism and vegetarianism, more food is available that do not contain any

meat

or even animal products. Even if

this

method does not completely stop the

extinction

of the species, it will definitely help in slowing down the consequences and take time to figure out better solutions. Another suggestion is that governments ought to require their citizens to follow the “3R rule”, which is recycling, reusing and reducing.

This

way we can kill two birds with one stone.

In other words

, both the problem of

pollution

and the problem of

extinction

will be taken into consideration and overcome. In conclusion, the declining number of fauna is currently considered to be worrisome,

therefore

we need to consume less

meat

or no

meat

at all,

also

the rule of 3Rs is a good idea to reduce the causes of

this

concern.