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NEET2002BotanyBiodiversity and its ConservationActual

Number of wildlife is continuously decreasing. What is the main reason of this?

Options

  1. APredation
  2. BCutting down of forest
  3. CDestruction of habitat
  4. DHunting

Correct answer

C. Destruction of habitat

Step-by-step solution

Habitat loss and fragmentation is a very important cause of species extinction. The deforestation of tropical forests is expected to be the greatest cause of mass extinctions caused by human activity. Cutting down forests and hedgerows to provide agricultural land has increased. The loss of tropical forests, which holds 50 % of the world's biodiversity proving to be the most significant threat to species in the modern age. This leads to fragmentation of habitats and species which require large habitats such as bear

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