- Agriculture: Long ago settlers converted forests and prairies into farmland. Today there is high demand to redevelop conservation lands for high-priced foods and various bio fuels
- Land conversion: Conversion of natural wildlife habitats into roads, housing complexes, etc.
- Water development: Dams, and other water diversion siphons disrupt an ecosystems natural water chemistry (when nutrients is able to flow downstream)
- Pollution: Freshwater wildlife is affected by pollution.
- Global warming: Global warming is the soul driver of habitat loss. If global warming continues, soon coastal wildlife will soon find their habitats under water.