It leads to the displacement of species from their native habitats, reducing their ability to access resources and breeding sites and increasing their vulnerability to predation and other threats.
Habitat loss and fragmentation are major drivers of species endangerment. Human activities such as deforestation, urbanisation, and land conversion for agriculture result in the loss and fragmentation of natural habitats. It leads to the displacement of species from their native habitats, reducing their ability to access resources and breeding sites and increasing their vulnerability to predation and other threats. Efforts to protect endangered species must, therefore, involve habitat restoration and the preservation of natural habitats to ensure species can thrive in their natural environments.