Endangerment
The most common reasons that the pygmy sloth is going endangered are Humans and poaching.
Over the last decade 80% of the population has been lost and now their population is down to less then a hundred. In the graph below, I show what the future looks like for the pygmy sloth if things keep going as they are. By 2022, there will be no more of these delight able creature living that we know of.
- Humans- Humans are cutting down the red mangrove trees in which the pygmy three toed sloth lives in. Because they live in such a small area, this makes it hard for the sloths to survive. Mangrove threes are home as well as food for the pygmy three toed sloth...
- Poaching- Even though humans don't live on Isla Escudo de Veruas, there are still visitors or tourists such as fishermen, lobster divers and local people. The are known to hunt the Pygmy three toed sloth which decreases their population even more.
Over the last decade 80% of the population has been lost and now their population is down to less then a hundred. In the graph below, I show what the future looks like for the pygmy sloth if things keep going as they are. By 2022, there will be no more of these delight able creature living that we know of.
Biological Reasons For Endangerment- For the pygmy sloth, it is hard for them to survive because their habitat is shrinking rapidly, when it is already so small. Also, because their offspring are only born once every year, it's making the birth rate hard to increase and grow to a stable population.
Prognosis- The future of the Pygmy Three Toed Sloth is not doing great. As shown in the graph above, they are likely to be extinct by 2022. This is because tourism will likely expand on the island on which they live. This would shrink there already small habitat even more causing them to suffer a loss of food and shelter of home. They would be deprived of two of the most vital things for them to survive. They might survive if we protect their habitat and restrict people from cutting down there habitat. We would also have to prohibit and form of killing or poaching of them. With these restrictions then they have a good chance of surviving for a while.
Prognosis- The future of the Pygmy Three Toed Sloth is not doing great. As shown in the graph above, they are likely to be extinct by 2022. This is because tourism will likely expand on the island on which they live. This would shrink there already small habitat even more causing them to suffer a loss of food and shelter of home. They would be deprived of two of the most vital things for them to survive. They might survive if we protect their habitat and restrict people from cutting down there habitat. We would also have to prohibit and form of killing or poaching of them. With these restrictions then they have a good chance of surviving for a while.
Ecosystem Effect-
Solutions-
- The population of green alga might have trouble surviving because pygmy sloths provides their habitat. Without them, it might be hard a habitat that provides the resources they need to survive.
- The population of Mangrove trees might change- It could go up because Pygmy three toed sloths eat their seeds which stops them from reproducing quickly. It might also decrease though because without the sloths inhabiting it, people won't feel as guilty gutting down the trees.
Solutions-
- Prohibit Destruction of their habitat: We would have to make the island a place that is protected by the law. If people were caught cutting down the trees they would have to go to jail. This would protect the habitat of not only the pygmy three toed sloths but other animals that inhabit the island.
- Prohibit any form of killing or poaching: This would help them be safe and maintain a healthy population.
