Answer: C. Radical global climate change.
Explanation:
The entire taxa of the species can be wiped out due to an large catastrophic event associated with the change in the climate. As the climate becomes warm the chances of undergoing the global precipitation rate will change. The climate being an important abiotic factor under unstability is likely to affect the amount of rainfall, snow fall, drought and conditions of desertification. All these factors can be responsible for the removal of the entire taxa of the species in short time.
Norma is denied a promotion because she is at risk of developing cancer.
They are not invertebrates so #1 is out
They are not endangered so #3 is also out
Also the argument that they are similar to humans is weak so I would recomend selecting # 4 because this seems like a reasonable ethical decision
this is just an educated guess though, good luck!