Слайд 3Environmental concerns
Climate change/Global warming
Pollution
Biodiversity
Resource depletion
Overpopulation/overconsumption
The media, public, and scientific communities are focusing
more than ever on the top 30 environmental concerns the Earth is currently facing.
Слайд 5People affect animals through four broad types of activity.
people keep companion, farm, laboratory
and captive wild animals, often while using them for some purpose;
Слайд 6People affect animals through four broad types of activity.
people cause deliberate harm to
animals through activities such as slaughter, pest control, hunting, and toxicology testing;
Слайд 7People affect animals through four broad types of activity.
people cause direct but unintended
harm to animals through crop production, transportation, night-time lighting, and many other human activities;
Слайд 8People affect animals through four broad types of activity.
people harm animals indirectly by
disturbing ecological systems and the processes of nature, for example by destroying habitat, introducing foreign species, and causing pollution and climate change.