endangered animals
An endangered species is a species that has very few members left and is therefore at risk of extinction
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Giant Panda
Sea otter Perhaps the cutest sea creature in the world, the sea otter is also one of the most vulnerable. In a competition with humans for seafood, the sea otters stood little chance and they were driven to near-extinction until the 20th century. Fortunately, in one of the greatest marine conservation successes, the sea otters were saved
Why save endangered animals: It is better save endangered species so that we may enjoy them. Once they are extinct, they are gone forever. Also, once a species is gone, it may disrupt the natural order of other wildlife.
Jackass penguin
Once the most common sea birds on the African coast, the Jackass Penguin is now one of the 10 most endangered animals on Earth. The only penguin native to the African continent faces multiple threats like: extensive fishing in their habitat, oil spills, and depriving them of their eggs.
In many developing countries, animal smuggling provides a stable source of income for hunters and traders. Many claim that small-scale hunters and traders lack alternatives for generating sustainable incomes. Wildlife smuggling persists on the black-market due to the low risk of prosecution and relaxed penalties
. Ivory estimated to weigh more than 23 metric tons—a figure that represents 2,500 elephants—was seized in the 13 largest seizures of illegal ivory in 2011. Poaching threatens the last of our wild tigers that number as few as 3,200.
Conflicts between humans and wildlife are most intense in our forests, where wildlife competes directly with a rapidly increasing human demand over scarce land and resources.. Conflicts lead to crop loss and injury to both humans and animals.
The results of such conflicts are disastrous. Retaliatory killing of wild animals such as electrocution of elephants,
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DO WE KNOW WHATS HAPPENNING AROUND US???
Giant Panda
Sea otter Perhaps the cutest sea creature in the world, the sea otter is also one of the most vulnerable. In a competition with humans for seafood, the sea otters stood little chance and they were driven to near-extinction until the 20th century. Fortunately, in one of the greatest marine conservation successes, the sea otters were saved
Why save endangered animals: It is better save endangered species so that we may enjoy them. Once they are extinct, they are gone forever. Also, once a species is gone, it may disrupt the natural order of other wildlife.
Jackass penguin
Once the most common sea birds on the African coast, the Jackass Penguin is now one of the 10 most endangered animals on Earth. The only penguin native to the African continent faces multiple threats like: extensive fishing in their habitat, oil spills, and depriving them of their eggs.
In many developing countries, animal smuggling provides a stable source of income for hunters and traders. Many claim that small-scale hunters and traders lack alternatives for generating sustainable incomes. Wildlife smuggling persists on the black-market due to the low risk of prosecution and relaxed penalties
. Ivory estimated to weigh more than 23 metric tons—a figure that represents 2,500 elephants—was seized in the 13 largest seizures of illegal ivory in 2011. Poaching threatens the last of our wild tigers that number as few as 3,200.
Conflicts between humans and wildlife are most intense in our forests, where wildlife competes directly with a rapidly increasing human demand over scarce land and resources.. Conflicts lead to crop loss and injury to both humans and animals.
The results of such conflicts are disastrous. Retaliatory killing of wild animals such as electrocution of elephants,