Causes of depletion of flora and fauna are-
(i) Hunting of animals by poachers for skin, tusks etc.
(ii) Commercial exploitation of forest products for wood, medicines, paper etc
(iii) Mining activity
(iv) Pollution due to chemical industrial waste
(v) Reckless cutting of forest to bring land under cultivation and inhabitation

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