can be done to prevent it. People need to discontinue their carelessness and actually observe what they are doing for a change. There should be no reason for toxic wastes to be discarded into a body of water. In addition, forest fires, once again caused by carelessness, are destroying animal’s habitats. Their homes are also being destroyed as an outcome of deforestation, which is the removing of trees in a certain region. The amount of forest space is devastatingly diminishing. People apparently believe that an animal’s life does not matter, as long as they obtain the satisfaction of constructing more houses and developments. ENDANGERED SPECIES OF NEW YORKWhile there are hundreds of endangered species throughout the world, there are also quite a few right here in New York. Here is a short list of just some of the ill-fated animals in danger of losing their existence:E= EndangeredT= ThreatenedP= ProposedBIRDSCommon NameScientific NameStatusDistributionEagle, baldHaliaeetus leucocephalusEEntire stateFalcon, American peregrineFalco peregrinus anatumEEntire state - re-establishment to former breeding range in progressPlover, pipingCharadrius melodusETGreat Lakes WatershedRemainder of coastal New YorkTern, roseateSterna dougallii dougalliiESouthern coastal portions of stateMAMMALSCommon NameScientific NameStatusDistributionBat, IndianaMyotis sodalisEEntire stateCougar, easternFelis concolor couguarEEntire state - probably extinctWhale, blue*Balaenoptera musculusEOceanicWhale, finback*Balaenoptera physalusEOceanicThis information is from the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5-4/12/95. Unfortunately, that does not cover each and every one of the endangered animals that reside in New York. There is roughly 30-40 endangered species in New York, and the number is rising as we speak. Even though it is not exposed in the diagram above, the largest category of endangered species in New Yor...
