Hunting, road kills, and habitat loss have sped the plunge of Lynx pardinus, as has near-total dietary reliance on rabbits— themselves overhunted and slammed by disease.
The most serious threat, however, is the loss of warm water due to habitat loss.
In India, massive habitat loss continues to devastate Bengal tiger populations.
At the same time, farming drives much of the ecological damage humans do: from habitat loss (and decreasing biodiversity) to messing around with the cycle of nitrogen through the environment.
However, they are listed by the state of Florida as a Species of Special Concern because they face habitat loss and destruction in the lower Florida Keys.
In general, reddish egret Numbers have declined due to human encroachment and habitat loss.
But other factors have also had an impact: habitat loss, pollution, disease and invasive species.
The Amur leopard is critically endangered due to habitat loss and poaching for its spotted coat.
Though the threats he had in mind were hunting and habitat loss rather than climate change, part of his inspiration was, indeed, the fossil record.
A bumblebee draws nectar from an Arizona sunflower. Many bumblebee species are in decline, mainly because of habitat loss and likely due to introduced pathogens.
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