Paper and video completed in partial requirement for the course, Colloquium: Ethics in Science and Society.
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Teacher
Name
Julie M. Fagan
Affiliation
SEBS - Animal Science, Rutgers University
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Course
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Colloquium: Ethics in Science and Society
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Wildlife Habitats
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Their effect on animals and plants and what can be done to help
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An endangered species is a plant or animal that is in danger of becoming extinct due to its existence in low numbers. Reasons that a species can become endangered include habitat destruction, commercial exploitation, and introduction of exotic species, disease, pollution, and limited distribution. Many laws have been passed over the years to try to minimize and prevent the demise of certain species, including the Endangered Species Act. These animals are affected mainly by their habitats being destroyed, but their numbers are also greatly affected by poaching, pesticides, and other factors that are mostly due to human involvement. A way to try to help animal and plant species is by certifying towns as National Wildlife Habitats through the National Wildlife Federation. Even though there are many animals that cannot be saved because they have already gone extinct, small steps such as these help to protect native species in America and other countries.