< p>The destruction of habitats(栖息地)all over the world is the primary reason species are becoming extinct(灭绝)or endangered.Houses,highways,dams,industrial buildings,and ever-spreading farms now dominate < span style="text-decoration:underline;">21< /span>formerly occupied by forests,deserts,and wetlands.< span style="text-decoration:underline;">22< /span>the beginning of European settlement in America,< span style="text-decoration:underline;">23< span style="text-decoration:underline;">,< /span>< /span>over 65,000,000acres of wetlands have been drained.One million acres alone vanished < span style="text-decoration:underline;">24 < /span>1985and 1995.< br/>Habitat destruction can be 25or it can be subtle,occurring over a < span style="text-decoration:underline;">26< /span>period of time without being noticed.< span style="text-decoration:underline;">27< /span>such as sewage from cities and chemical runoff fromfarms,can change the < span style="text-decoration:underline;">28< /span>and quantity of water in streams and rivers.To < span style="text-decoration:underline;">29< /span>living in a delicately balanced habitat,this disturbance can be as< span style="text-decoration:underline;">30< /span>as the clear-cutting of a rainforest.< br/>< span style="text-decoration:underline;">31< /span>remaining habitats are carved into smaller and smaller pockets or islands,remaining species are forced to exist in these < span style="text-decoration:underline;">32< /span>areas,which causes further habitat < span style="text-decoration:underline;">33< /span>These species become less adaptable to environmental < span style="text-decoration:underline;">34< /span>;in fact,they become < span style="text-decoration:underline;">35< /span>endangered.Scientists believe that when a habitat is cut by 90%,one-half of its plants,animals and insects will become extinct.< /p>
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