Band 6+: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The chart below shows the main causes of animal extinction based on a recent environmental study. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below. You should: Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features Make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words

The bar chart below shows main causes of extinctions of animals from a recent environment survey, including habitat loss, climate change, overexploitation, pollution and invasive species.

Overall, the most significant point that can be seen from the chart is that the biggest cause of animals entering extinction is the loss of habitat, as well as climate change. Another point that can be seen clearly from the graph is overexploitation, pollution, and the introduction of invasive species are equally responsible to the extinction of animals but only to a certain extent.

Habitat destruction accounts for the greatest proportion of animal extinctions with 40%. Climate change comes next in the second place as responsible for 25% of extinctions. Overexploitation makes up 15% of total shares. Other categories comprising 10% shares each are pollution as well as invasive species. This chart shows that habitat loss is the primary cause of the extinction of animals, proving how important natural habitat conservation is to the survival of many animal species.