The animal species are becoming extinct due to human activities on land and in sea. What are the reasons and solutions?

We have seen various articles stating how some

animals

have changed over the recent decades in shapes and sizes, how some of them have been categorised as endangered species and how some of them have totally disappeared. One significant reason

that is

threatening

animals

is

pollution

and we have to follow the 3Rs to lessen it.

Pollution

is causing serious harm to the

animals

that live on land as well as in

water

. Various activities that we do unconsciously are contributing to air

pollution

, soil

pollution

and

water

pollution

.

As a result

, it poisons the food that

animals

feed on or worsens their habitat.

For example

, the insecticide

that is

used in farming is made of harmful chemicals. When it is spread on the crops, the residue, that still contains poisonous chemicals, seeps into the soil. It gets into the underground

water

network and flows into streams and rivers and pollutes the

water

where various fishes live. It causes genetic changes to the aquatic

animals

or even kills them ultimately, causing extinction. Reducing, reusing and recycling can help to reduce

pollution

effectively. Environmental activists are campaigning people to follow

this

3Rs rule to save

animals

and humans alike.

For instance

, we have seen the increased use, or rather, overuse of plastic in the past few years, as it is widely available at extremely economical prices.

As a result

, we have seen photos of aquatic

animals

as well as land

animals

that consume these plastic

bags

in search of food which eventually lead them to their dead as it cannot be digested. If we could replace the use of plastic

bags

with either biodegradable paper

bags

or reusable cotton

bags

, we will not need to throw them into the sea. To summarise, a key factor contributing to the extinction of some animal species is

pollution

. If we start to take

this

matter seriously and put in our best effort to tackle

this

problem, I strongly believe that we could save the helpless

animals

from extinction.