𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯: 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴.

to start it off with a hard to swallow pill, the most common & main reason for extinction (according to @NatGeo) are...

humans burning fossil fuels are the main cause for global warming; which is also the main reason why whales beach themselves and walruses jump off cliffs. not enough media coverage about it for obvious reasons being humans care more about... materialistic things i suppose.

according to many reports and researches, less than 5%, take or give, of the ocean have been discovered. meaning 95% is undiscovered and i’ll leave it to you to imagine how many marine we missed on discovering and have probably went extinct before we had the chance to do so.

𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘬 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘭.
officially confirmed of being extinct in 2008 after not being seen for 50 years. besides sharks being one of it’s predators, humans’ overhunting for seals for oil and overfishing of their food sources.

𝘫𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯.
went extinct in the 1970’s, according to multiple researches, some say japanese sea lions went overhunted for food, oil, medicines or leather or maybe altogether.

𝘴𝘦𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘴.
went extinct at the turn of the 20th century due to: exploitation. sea minks were pursued by fur traders due to it’s large size.

𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳'𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘸.
first found in 1741 but went extinct winthin 27 years, the stellar’s sea cow has many causes for extinction but it’s main is overharvesting from people as a source of food.

the biggest coral reef we know as 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘧 has completely died due to the rise of temperature in water. coral reefs are homes to so many marine animals and the biggest one (we discovered) is already dead.

till today, more than tens of marine animals are endangered—directly because of humans. not by global warming but by overhunting, dropping toxic wastes in the ocean, skinning them alive, etc. the hawksbill turtle, vaquitas, blue whales and ridley’s sea turtle are example (1).

mining, coastal development, marine tourism, marine farming, human encroachment, etc. example (2) of critically endangered marine animals: stellar sea lions, humpback whales, hector’s dolphin and hawaiian monk seals.

overfishing, pollution, dam/bridge construction, private/commercial boating and commercial whaling, need i continue? last example of endangered marine animals: hammerhead sharks, green turtles, sea otters and florida mantees.

in conclusion: humans are the scariest. it’s not the sharks nor the seals, it’s homosapiens. that’s why i find it extremely hilarious when people claim that human kind are fragile & not that strong against “sea monsters” the true monsters are you. the amount of disgust..

and it’s! bewildering! how no matter how many animals have went extinct, hunting alongside with all it’s similarities are still allowed, it’s as if humans don’t care about this world.... oh wait. my bad. humans really don’t care about this world.

please raise awareness. please stop littering in the ocean. please stop spilling toxic waste in oceans. there are so many alternatives than burning fossil fuels— stop hunting, stop taking them out of their natural habitats, stop harvesting and just stop being monsters.