Why are pygmy elephants extinct?

Answer 1

There's no risk of complete extinction, but they may well become extinct in the wild.

Several contributing reasons:

1) logging operations and population increase are reducing the area of chimps natural habitats

2) for some reason "bush meat" (i.e. apes and monkeys slaughtered for food) have become much more popular.

3) logging companies have built roads, making bigger parts of the jungle more accessible than before. Easier access goes hand in hand with the increased demand for bush meat, causing more animals to be hunted and killed.

4) chimp babies are still a sellable commodity as pets and tourist attractions, and they can usually only be gotten by killing off the mother, and frequently the bigger part of the troupe.

Answer 2

Pygmy marmosets are the smallest monkeys in the world. They are becoming extinct due to habitat destruction caused by human overpopulation and agriculture.

Answer 3

Actually, most marmosets are not endangered. Most are labled "Least Concern". But to answer your question, it is destruction of habitat. People need to save marmosets and other wildlife!

Answer 4

The pygmy marmoset is not on the endangered species list, however, their numbers are limited and their natural habitats are encroached upon by growing civilization in their indigenous areas.

Answer 5

They are not exinct, but are endangered because of habitat loss.

Answer 6

people are taking its habitat