1.   Many species are threatened in the wild due to habitat destruction by man and probably over-hunting.

2.   The mountain Gorilla, a uniquely social animal, is threatened by habitat destruction and poaching.

3.   Habitat destruction and overfishing have also taken their toll.

4.   From Maine to Labrador, their numbers were decimated by egg gathering, hunting, habitat destruction and the introduction of domestic animals.

5.   Habitat destruction and pollution can have equally damaging results, it states.

6.   Habitat destruction and pollution, among other things, can overwhelm the natural tendency of a population to contract inward.

7.   Habitat destruction has drastically reduced the number of places where they can be released, and villagers do not like the idea of living alongside them.

8.   Growing native plants in our suburban backyards also provides a counter to relentless habitat destruction by developers.

9.   However, even that is not problem-free, with prices to be paid in habitat destruction, pollution and fish affected by disease, antibiotics or pesticides.

10.   In some cases, the proposed taboos are based on habitat destruction and risk, rather than population drops.