Loss of bio diversity
Loss of Biodiversity:-
The colonization of tropical pacific Island by human is said to have extinction of 2000 species of nature Bird.
e.g.:- are
- Dodo – Mauritus
- Quagga – Africa
- Thylacine – Australia
- Stellers’s sea cow –Russia
The subspecies of tiger:-
Bali, Jawan, caspian –from India
Acc.to IUCN, 2004 document the extinction of 784 species (338 vertebrate, 359 inveberate and 87’ plant)
More species extinct from island, then from mainland & ocean.
Imp:-Presently 12% of all Bird species, 23% of all mammal species, 32% of all amphibian, 31% of all gymno-spermic in world are facing thread of extinction.
About 27 species become extinct in last 20 years earth have faced the 5 episode of mass extinction and 6th episode ofmass extinction is in progess. The current rate of extinction of species is 100 to 1000 times higher than earlier.
Many scientist estimate that earth may lost 50% of total species by end of 21 century.