The Journey to Extinction
Venus Fly TrapThe Venus fly trap also known as Dionaea muscipula, is a plant that is located in the subtropical wetlands on the East Coast of the United States. It's a carnivorous plant that is largely found in North and South Carolina. Its stem is able to reach a maximum size of 3 to 10 centimeter depending on the time of year. They can catch their prey which are mostly insects by closing their leaves trapping them, and keeping them from overrunning coastal areas. The Venus fly trap is known to be endangered because of coastal development destroying their habitat. Also because of poachers that take these plants from the wild and sell them for profit.
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Pampas Deer
The Pampas deer which is also called the Ozotoceros bezoarticus is located in the grasslands of South America. They weigh from about 33.5 to 40 kg. When they feel they may be in danger, they hide low and then bound off about 100–200 meters while looking back. They can live up to 12 years but are are declining because of habitat loss and hunting. These animals are endangered because they are hunted and poached, and are suffering from habitat loss that is due to agriculture, over exploitation, and competition. To many people, seeing that the deer population is healthy, means the grasslands are healthy, and the grasslands are home to other species that can also be threatened.
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Relict Leopard Frog
The Relict leopard frog (Rana onca) has a snout-vent length between 44 and 87 mm and can be found in North America in freshwater springs. The rare amphibian was thought to have become extinct, but was rediscovered in the early 1990s at eight springs in Nevada. The Relict leopard frog is endangered because of habitat changes due to water development, and agricultural & urban development impacts, that were responsible for eliminating much of the frog’s original habitat. Their population suffer from low genetic variation. They also decline due to population fragmentation and the small size and isolation of their remaining habitat.
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