POLLUTION is properly one of the most well known threat to any animals well being. More and more human waste is pumped into our seas and with the amount of rubbish we throw away these days it was bound to take its toll on the environment. It causes diseases deformities and species extinction in certain areas.
HABITAT DESTRUCTION is caused by a number of things but the most common ones are development, land fill, ponds being destroyed and deforestation which in my eyes is the most devastating with many species being driven to near extinction.
GLOBAL CLIMATE  CHANGE  is something all animals have always had to adapt to which would cause the normal process of evolution. But with all the carbon dioxide we pump into the atmosphere it has caused the global climate to change at an alarming rate with global warming and the greenhouse effect the animals just can’t keep up.
EXPLOITATION  is on the rise at an alarming rate. Not only have the animals had to put up with being hunted for their skins and for potions but now they are being taken for the pet trade. The trade in exotic animals is the second illegal trade in the world after drugs. Poor capture techniques and poor shipping methods kill many reptiles before they even reach the pet stores and around 90% of the ones that do die within the first year. There is by now a large enough gene pool within captive bread reptiles to be able to stop importing so many of them. I know we won’t be able to stop the export and import of reptiles but if we do our bit and only buy from breeders and stay away from wild caught it’s a start.

There have been extensive efforts made by a number of organizations to help preserve reptiles and amphibians in there environment with many reptiles benefiting from their hard work. Even Governments have put laws in place to help fight against the illegal trade. But even with all their efforts it’s still not enough, the more people are educated and made aware of the plight of the reptiles and amphibians worldwide the more will be done before its too late. Otherwise these lovely and beautiful animals will no longer be around for us to enjoy and what a shame that would be.