Extinction biology and ecology is the total disappearance of species, subspecies or species groups. The time of termination is usually considered to be the death of the last individual species. In sexually reproducing species, extinction of a species is usually inevitable when there is only one individual of the species left, or only individuals of the same sex. Extinction is not an unusual event in geological time - species are created by speciation, and disappear with extinction.Although it is now an accepted fact, the idea of the occurrence of extinctions during the historical trajectory of life on Earth, only membership received after disclosure of the work of Georges Cuvier. The French naturalist to formulate the laws of comparative anatomy enabled paleontological reconstructions of organisms that were known only in fossil form and had no corresponding alive today, or extinct.Extinction is a question of geographical scale. The local extinction is the extinction of a population in a given region and not necessarily of all kinds. This, in biogeography, is an important factor in shaping the geographical distribution of species. Vicariance events and climate change, for example, can lead to local extinction of populations and thus set the distribution patterns of species.Currently many environmentalists and governments are concerned about the extinction of species due to human intervention. The causes of extinction include pollution, habitat destruction and introduction of new predators. Endangered species are species that are endangered. Extinct in the wild is a term used for species that exist only in captivity.Among the endangered species are:
in BrazilAccording to the latest data, IBAMA (Brazilian Institute of Environment and Natural Resources has a list of 395 names of endangered species (in this list are not fish and crustaceans).In the list of endangered species are animals such as:Jaguar (or jaguar)Alligator-of-crop-yellowSpix's MacawGolden Lion TamarinLion Tamarin Golden-faced among others ...