Question

Extinction of numerous wild animals is due to
A)Hunting
B)Deforestation
C)Overcrowding
D)Scarcity of food

Answer 1

Hint: It is a condition when there is a total decrease in the forest area which results in a loss of a huge amount of habitat. It also results in a loss of large numbers of wild animals, in which some of them are near to extinction. It adversely affects our ecosystem, biodiversity, and environment.

Complete answer:
The natural habitat of wild animals in the forest. Cutting of trees in a large quantity for industrialization, farming, etc, leads to the loss of the natural habitat of wild animals and also degrades their habitat.
-Cutting of trees results in a small quantity of food and less shelter for animals which negatively affect their breeding habitat.
-Due to the increase in population, the forest is divided into small fragments and this much area for the wild animals will be too small to breed freely.
-Wild animals are also not able to find food, water for their survival. Due to the cutting of trees animals are more vulnerable to poaching, direct sunlight, wind, and natural disasters.
-Some of the species of animals totally rely on old-growth forest habitat and due to deforestation they cannot live in secondary forest habitat.
Like a Northern spotted owl.

Additional Information: -Deforestation also adversely affects climate patterns. A major concern of deforestation can be seen in the tropical rainforest because it has the richest biodiversity in the world.
-Hunting- the killing of wild animals for meat, economic values. People also hunt an animal for fun (which is wrong).
Overcrowding- a large number of people living in a given space.
Scarcity of food - when food is present in a limited amount which is caused by economic, environmental, and social factors.

So, the correct answer is, "Deforestation".

Note: -There are many causes of deforestation like agriculture, for new constructions, urbanization.
-Deforestation affects our biodiversity. It affects from mammals to birds.
-To conserve biodiversity Government of India has passed an act called the Forest Conservation Act.