Amrit Hayer

Prof. Richardson

English 1201

March 16, 2019

Annotated Bibliography

In my essay, I will be research and talking about how humans are the main cause of

species becoming endangered. I want to show how humans are the biggest risk to the species in

the world today. I want to inform and educate humans on how to help save these species. Why

are humans the main cause of species being endangered? What can humans do to prevent these

species from going endangered?

Freedman, Bill, and Laurie Duncan. “Endangered Species - Human Causes Of Extinction And

Endangerment, Why Are Endangered Species Important?” ​Bacteria, Microorganisms,

Drinking, and Microbes - JRank Articles​,

http://science.jrank.org/pages/2467/Endangered-Species.html​. Accessed March 1, 2019.

This article written by Bill Freedman and Laurie Duncan talks about how endangered

species have significantly increased over the past years. Species have become endangered or

extinct from hunters, poachers, and habitat loss. Many agencies like the ESA and World Wildlife

Fund attempt to prevent species from becoming endangered or extinct.

 The purpose in writing this article was to inform and show why species are becoming

endangered. The audience for this audience for this article would all people because it refers to

people as the main cause of species becoming endangered. The article was written in 2002 so the

information may seem outdated and old to the topic but it focuses on many keys points.

The author is Bill Freedman and Laurie Duncan, they both are very credible authors

because in the writing of this article they use many other sources to support their claims. These

authors have also written many other articles about species and global warming.

I will use this article to implement information about endangered species and the causes

of them becoming endangered. I will use this article to show what types of animals have been

affected by human causes.

Ricciuti, Edward R. “Endangered Species.” ​How the Brain Learns Best​, Grolier Online,

2003,​http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/endangered_species/backgrou

nd/index.asp?article=endangeredspecies​. Accessed March 2, 2019.

This article is written by Edward R. Ricciuti and it talks about how animals become

endangered. This article shows the reasons to why species become endangered and lists

examples to why it happens. This article also shows many other reasons than human actions to

why species are becoming endangered.

The author’s purpose in writing this essay is to educate us on endangered species and

how they become endangered. The audience for this source would be students because it is a

scholastic resource. It being written in 2003 would affect the use of more recent information and

updated data.
 The writer is Edward R. Ricciuti and he is co-author for a book called “The Audubon

Society Book of Wild Animals”. Since he has co written a book so he would have some resource

on animals and other species. It follows the CRAP method because of accuracy and purpose of

this article.

I will use this in my essay by using the information I the article to show support for my

claims. I will also use this to show multiple reasons why humans cause species to go endangered.

I will use the data from the article to support claims of how human activity has caused species to

become endangered or extinct.

Greentumble. “10 Reasons Why Species Become Endangered.” ​Greentumble​, Greentumble, 18

Jan. 2019, ​https://greentumble.com/10-reasons-why-species-become-endangered/​.

Accessed March 2, 2019.

This article written by Greentumble gives 10 reasons to why animal species become

endangered. Which includes overhunting, habitat loss, pollution, etc. main cause of endangered

species are human causes due to their involvement in the nature. Disease also plays in a factor to

theses becoming endangered.

The author’s purpose in writing this article is to show us the main reasons to why species

become endangered or extinct. The audience for this article are all people because it can apply to

anyone trying to learn about endangered species. This article was written in 2018 so it's fairly

new information and its data must very accurate too.

My article is written by GreenTumble which is a website that supports environmental

awareness and conservation activities. The author is credible because its a very big company that

works for Amazon and it works to support environmental awareness.

 I will this article in my essay by using the information it gives me in support of how

humans cause species to go endangered. I will also use information given in the article for my

counter-argument to show other reason to why species become endangered that are not human

causes.

Bove, Jennifer. “Reasons Animals Become Endangered.” ​Thoughtco.​, Dotdash, 26 Sept. 2018,

www.thoughtco.com/how-species-become-endangered-1181928​. Accessed March 2,

2019.

This article is written by Jennifer Bove and it talks about what happens after species

become endangered. This article talks about how there is a natural part to endangerment or

extinction the wild.

The author’s purpose in writing this article is to show how species become endangered

and why they become endangered. The intended audience for this article would be people that

want to learn more about Endangered species.

Jennifer Bove is the author for this article and she is a freelance writer. She is a credible

source because she has written many articles about animal and wildlife conservation. The source

is reliable because its very recent and it contains other websites for data.

I will use this in my final essay to show other ways animals become endangered. I will

also talk about the main reasons why species go endangered and the solution to that problem.

This will help me answer the question in the research proposal because it contains lots of

information about who causes species to go endangered.

“Threatened & Endangered Species.” ​The Environmental Literacy Council​, The Environmental

Literacy Council,
 https://enviroliteracy.org/ecosystems/classifying-species/threatened-endangered-species/​ .

Accessed March 2, 2019.

There is no author listed for this article but the article is about endangered species and

fully goes into detail talking about extinction and endangered species. Convention on

International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), it prevents international trading of

endangered species.

The author’s purpose in writing this article was to show the readers more information on

endangered species and extinction. The intended audience for this article is people who want tto

learn about endangered species and species that are extinct.

There is no author for this article. Its very reliable source because it's about

environmental literacy. The article also uses data to prove points and uses many extra resources

to show support to the details.

I will use this article in my essay to explain and talk about endangered species and why

humans are the main reason why they are becoming extinct. These will answer my research

proposal question because I will be able to use this information to explain what endangered

species are.

“Endangered and Extinct Species.” ​The New York Times​, The New York Times, 1 Mar. 2019,

www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/endangered-and-extinct-species​. Accessed March 2,

2019.

This article is by The New York Times and it lists many endangered species that are on

the brink of extinction. Animals like the Songbird and Gray Wolf are on the brink of extinction

due to loss of habitat. The main point of this article is to show the species that are endangered.
 The writer’s purpose for writing this article is to show the reader what types of animals

are endangered and why. The audience for this article are people that want to know more about

endangered species and the list of endangered species. The article was written in 2018-2019 so

the information is very updated.

The writer of this article is New York Times. The New York Times also a very credible

source because its a newspaper source and its used worldwide so it can be used for reliable

information. It also follows the CRAAP guidelines because it focuses on relevance and accuracy

of the article.

I will integrate this into my final essay by using the examples of endangered species to

show examples in my essay. The will answer some of my research proposal question because

this article lists examples of endangered species and also lists reforms for these problems.

Voicebox tv. “Endangered Species Interview.” ​YouTube​, YouTube, 28 June 2007,

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDK70P8IiK8​. Accessed March 2, 2019.

This article by voicebox tv talks about how many animals around the world are becoming

endangered. The article talks about how snow leopards are becoming extinct at an alarming rate.

Snow leopards also have low reproduction rate so it's hard to breed more.

The author of this video created this video to help educate people on what endangered

species are. The audience for this article would be people who want learn about endangered

species or endangered species reform. This video was posted in 2007 which may mean the

information is outdated but it still hits key points.

 The creator and publisher of this video is Voicebox Tv. The author is credible because

they have done many other interviews or podcasts over popular topics in the media. The source

is also reliable because it's a documentary youtube series.

I would use this in my final essay by integrating the examples it uses in the interview. I

would also be able to talk about endangered species reforms because the person being

interviewed is World Wildlife Fund officer. This help me form a position in my essay as I will

talk about reforms.