User:Yellowyellow1/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Endangered species

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because the topic interests me so I was curious how this article was written. Also, I need to become more aware of environmental issues like endangered species so I decided to read and help others become aware too. The article did a good job describing which and what causes animals to go extinct. I thought it was very helpful to those who have no knowledge of what's happening with some animals around the world.

Evaluate the article
The article had a great introduction that was clear about the topic and supported its claim with great sources. It gave relevant information about the topic and it explained what causes species to become endangered. In the "Conservation Status" section, they described the IUCN Red List as the best-known worldwide conservation status listing and ranking system, they should not have included that it's the best-known because they can't prove that. In that same section, they also said that over 50% of species today are estimated to go extinct without any source to prove that's a fact. The article claims that there is a correlation between human populations and endangered species but doesn't give a good explanation on how. I think the article did an okay job at explaining how the United States is taking care of endangered species. However, I think it needs to be up to date as they last explained it under Obama's administration with his lasts policies, they should confirm if there has been any updates or not. I think the article does have a neutral tone as it explains how different factors affect animals and plants to become endangered. From the talk page, it seems that some people believe that the article is biased because they think the author is blaming humans for species becoming endangered. I do agree that some factors are being underrepresented compared to how humans are involved in this issue. Overall, I think the article did a good job at including relevant information towards the topic but it could be improved by explaining what people could do to prevent species from becoming endangered.