There are many species of animal that have become endangered in recent years due to human activity. Many of these are obscure and uknown to most people, but others are more prominent. Everyone knows about endangered species such as tigers, elephants, and whales. One animal that people may not realize is endangered is the albatross. There are several species of these sea birds, and many of them have become endangered in recent years due to the increasing use of long line fishing boats. These boats use very long fishing lines that are baited with many hooks. The albatrosses are attracted to the bait on these hooks, fly down, and become entangled or snared in the lines. Thousands of birds are killed every year by these fishing boats. Other birds are endangered because the islands where they nest are infested with rats or other animals that eat their eggs and kill their young.
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