A fertility rate of 2.1 children is considered stable excluding migration flows.
No, but its habitat is shrinking very fast
It has never been endangered but their habitat is shrinking rapidly. From Trygve
Shrinking polar icecaps makes it harde for it to hunt.
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The development of the internet has had the biggest impact in shrinking the globe since 1975. It has revolutionized communication and made information accessible globally in an instant, connecting people and businesses across continents. Online technologies have facilitated international trade, collaboration, and cultural exchange on a scale never seen before.
Alfred Wegner developed the theory of plate tectonics, not a theory of a shrinking Earth. The Earth is not shrinking and no scientific theory has ever proposed that it is.
Lions are endangered due to two main reasons.  Loss of habitat - with growing human populations, humans are venturing deeper and deeper into forests in search of land thereby shrinking the lions habitat  Hunting - killing and hunting lions was considered a brave mans sport in the early 1990's. This caused a significant demise in lion numbers. Governments worldwide have banned hunting lions and as a result, their numbers are stabilizing as of now.
Yes, it would be a sci-fi story.
Shrinking rain forests are problematic for endangered species that require these ares to survive. Plants and wildlife that are endangered may become extinct. Many more may go onto the endangered lists. There is also the issue of the rain forest being a minor contributor to the absorption of CO2. In the event that CO2 is actually a growing problem, it would be a problem with the removal of even a supporting unit that helps absorb a small portion of the increased CO2.
Dubai is considered one of the most metropolitan cities in the world. Some unskilled jobs are shrinking, but other jobs that include engineering, IT, or medicine are booming.
Canada's population always increased, but it will start shrinking in 30-40 years due to a lack of births over deaths, and sub-replacement fertility rates.
Current uses include aiding in childbirth, painful menstruation, to tone the prostate, promotes fertility, galactagogue, urinary conditions, diarrhea, shrinking tissues, muscle spasms, nerves, colitis.