Threats
View in progressExplore pressures affecting life on Earth. Each threat links to a category and an underlying driver. The full threat view is in progress.
The places a species needs to live are being destroyed. Driver: Agricultural Expansion.
Habitat broken into isolated pieces animals can't move between. Driver: Infrastructure & Roads.
Animals killed in retaliation after coming into contact with people, crops or livestock. Driver: Human Settlement.
Unlawful killing of a protected species. Driver: Illegal Wildlife Trade.
The animals a predator depends on for food are declining. Driver: Overhunting.
Trafficking of animals or their body parts for sale. Driver: Illegal Wildlife Trade.
Shifting temperatures and weather altering where species can survive. Driver: Global Warming.
The fish and marine mammals a predator eats are declining. Driver: Overfishing.
Toxic chemicals building up in animals' bodies, especially top predators. Driver: Industrial Chemicals.
Underwater noise that interferes with how marine animals communicate and hunt. Driver: Shipping & Vessel Traffic.
Boats disrupting feeding, resting and movement. Driver: Shipping & Vessel Traffic.
Animals accidentally caught and killed in fishing gear. Driver: Commercial Fisheries.
Live capture of wild animals for display. Driver: Captivity Industry.
Illegal killing of a protected species, here mainly for ivory. Driver: Ivory Market.
Trafficking of elephant tusks for sale. Driver: Ivory Market.
Longer, harsher dry periods reducing food and water. Driver: Water Stress.
Fences, roads and farmland cutting off the routes animals need to travel. Driver: Infrastructure & Roads.
These nodes are live in the graph and already power species profiles. A dedicated threats view is the next layer.