Habitat loss and Species Extinction

Who am I?

100

I am native to China and eat bamboo! Who am I?

Panda

200

I am native to Asia and have stripes all over my body. Who am I?

Tiger

300

I mostly live in the water, but I go ashore once a year to lay my eggs. They hatch and must survive on their own. Who am I?

Sea Turtle

400

I am so big and strong, I have no natural predators. I am one of the four species of great apes that are the closest living relatives of humans. Who am I?

Gorilla

500

I am endangered because of poachers, people who hunt illegally. They kill me for my horn, which can be used to make traditional medicine. Who am I?

Rhinoceros

Why am I extinct?

100

I am a Woolly Mammoth that roamed the earth about 300,000 years ago. 

Went extinct because of climate change

200

I am a Steller Sea Cow and I went extinct around 1760.

Overhunting by humans

300

I am a Western Black Rhino and I went extinct in 2011.

Poaching

400

I am a Tasmanian Tiger and I went extinct around 1982.

Habitat loss

500

I am a Dodo bird and I went extinct around 1681.

Invasive Species

Causes of Habitat loss

100

There is trash all over the land

pollution

200

Winds and Hurricanes destroy lands and habitats

Natural Disasters

300

A new species is introduced to a biome and invades the native species

Invasive Species

400

The cutting down of trees to urbanize and build new cities

Deforestation

500

Glaciers melting leaving no habitat for polar bears

Climate change