Question

What message does the author convey in this excerpt?

Humans need to take action to end further destruction of the natural environment.

In the coming years, humans will put forth stronger efforts to save plants and animals.

The extinction of plant and animal species is problematic in the Philippines and Ecuador.

In recent years, the extinction rate for many animal species has significantly increased.

Answer 1

I believe that the message the author is trying to convey in this excerpt is that humans need to take action to end further destruction of the natural environment, because if they don't, more and more species will disappear. 

Answer 2

The message or theme of the author is corrected indicated by option A which states that: "humans need to take action to end further destruction of the natural environment"

What is a theme?

This refers to the central message that an author wishes to express in their text.

Every author has a message they wish to communicate in their text hence the reason for writing such text in the first place.

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