Why species go extinct usually involves a chain of pressures, including habitat loss, exploitation, invasive species, climate change and small populations.
Habitat destruction is not only the moment a forest is cleared or a wetland drained. Habitats can also become too degraded, fragmented or disconnected to support the species and e…
Extinction is the final stage of a longer decline. Habitat loss, overexploitation, invasive species, pollution, climate change and disease can reduce populations until ordinary ba…
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