Have you ever thought about which animals are near extinction or endangerment ? Have you looked them up? How many are left? Which ones have been removed? Do you know why they are going endangered? Have you heard what a dodo is? Well yeah it’s extinct. Do you know why? Do you know why it’s important to save an endangered animal? Well I have looked up the list of animals. I put them in groups. I found which animals were critically, endangered, vulnerable, and removed. I also looked up how many of these animals are left. I looked up why most of them are going are going endangered. I found out that mostly Monkeys/apes/gorillas, rhinos, elephants, big cats, bears, penguins, whales, cold blooded & other ocean animals, canines, birds, and turtles. These are the most endangered groups. I’ll start off with the elephants. Elephant tusks are made out of ivory which is used for several things in China. People use the elephants tusks to make jewelry, and ornaments. China is a big consumer of elephant tusks. They banned this illegal poaching and let some of the elephant populations grow back. But some people still poached these animals which kept them in the endangered list. These animals have a protection program which bans people from poaching these animals. Rhinos are killed for their horns. It’s used to make a traditional chinese medicine. Rhino horns are made out of the same thing as elephants tusks and human fingernails. It’s made out of fiber. But now they use the horns to
If endangered animals are to be eaten, what is to be gained or lost, and if they remain how they are unable to be eaten how many will we
These include Haitian solenodon the Hispaniola Hutia who have both been thrown to the verge of extinction. Haiti is one of the only places where you can find them in the wild. There have been other animals that have been brought to extinction and unfortunately didn't make it. There are many different flora in Haiti, like the giant tree fern, orchids and bayahondes it is very life filled. Many people go to Haiti to see all of the wildlife and flora that can be found in only a few other spots in the world.
In Africa lion, Cape buffalo,elephant,giraffe and other animals are hunted. In europe,sheep,boar,goats,elk,deer and other species are hunted. Hunting of big game for food is now ancient, but thousand of years ago they used to do that.
While the research does suggest some benefits of de-extinction, such as allowing humans to correct abuses to the environment and aiding the development of technology that will help in preventing more endangered species from becoming extinct, researchers still need to engage in more focused study of the long term effects before launching widespread de-extinction projects. This additional study should emphasize the various dangers associated with de-extinction, such as the potential impact on public attitudes regarding conservation efforts, the diversion of limited funds from conservation, and perhaps most importantly, the unknown results of interference with the process of natural selection. Until more of these consequences are studied in depth, de-extinction should not be
All in all the Ivory trade is very bad because elephants are being killed just for their tusks. Poachers need to stop killing them. Elephants are endangered animals because
The International Union for Conservation of Nature says elephants could be extinct within 50 years. (Tweed, 2) Before the rise of massacres in Africa, 25 million elephants used to exist, (Steyn, 2) but that number has lessened to approximately 470-690 thousand. The number continues to steadily drop, considering an average of 7% of the population has been poached each year between 2010 and 2013, (Boynton, 2) and 96 elephants are killed every day by poachers throughout Africa. (Tweed, 1) The plummet in numbers is hard to monitor, bearing in mind that elephants migrate across international borders on a daily basis.
Anthropologists are trying to counteract primate endangerment by educating people on the issues. In addition to hands-on species-specific conservation consisting of evaluating and monitoring, other efforts include the heavy tasks of informing policy, delineating the boundaries of protected areas, gathering information from unexplored and remote regions, and even making difficult decisions about interventions. Some are also donating and getting supporters to give money and time to support anti-logging initiatives in countries where deforestation is threatening primate habitats. We can also support groups that are trying the end the bushmeat and primate pet trade. We as a collective hole can call, write, or fax your U.S. congressional representative and senators and urge them to support legislation that protects endangered species and their habitats, increases funding for foreign aid programs that specifically address sustainable development and the conservation of global biodiversity.
Each and everyday we see a new home being built, or a shopping mall opening, or even an apartment complex in the making, but we never think of at what expense all of this is happening. By building all of these new additions we are killing hundred of different species in the process. Humans are cutting down forests, and destroying animal’s habitats. Extinction is one of the most pressing problems we are currently facing today. Each day a new species shows up on the extinction list.
Aside from the welfare of domestic animals, another key issue in animal rights is the increase in illegal poaching. Poaching is an ever-present business found globally, and few practices are more harmful for the ecosystem than this. Poaching has seen to the destruction of entire species, and subsequently, the decimation of entire ecosystems. Africa, for example, has become very famous for its extremely active poaching rings. The criminals tend to hack off rhinoceros tusks to sell in the Asian black market as a “virility enhancer”, and saw off the tusks of the majestic African elephant for usage in ivory sculpting for the rich.
Today you see Elephants as large grayish- brown wrinkly skinned animals with a long trunk and two tusks pointing upwards. Elephant’s tusks and fur have evolved due to environmental changes. Living things that change to adapt to it’s environment then passing on their characteristics to their offspring which is called Natural Selection. Natural selection is one way evolution occurs and is also the reason why elephants change their traits to adapt to their environment. Over time the lineage of the Elephant has changed quite a bit by experiencing natural selection.
Africa has been the home to many different animals, but people are ruining the animal's sense of safety. Numerous creatures are close to extinction because poaching is happening. “Black Rhino: Population down 97.6% since 1960. Mountain Gorilla: Fewer than 900 remain. African Elephant: Up to 35,00 killed last year.
In the 1980’s Africa lost half of their elephants due to poaching. Elephants are mainly killed for their ivory, which is a hard creamy-white substance composing the main part of the tusk. Poachers kill elephants because of their
Poaching is defined as illegally capturing, injuring, or killing an animal that is not on your land. The motive to commit this crime over the years has shifted from simply from individuals illegally hunting game to large organizations slaughtering animals to gain profit. Many are aware of this issue, but underestimate the sheer enormity of it. According to The Fish and Wildlife Service, there is an estimated $15-20 billion global market generated from poaching and trafficking of animals and their body parts. They have also reported that over 8,000 endangered species do not receive any federal protection.
Then there is another monitory value attached to it, the making of jewellery and other ornaments. Now the question rises, is it then acceptable based on these reasons for these societies to have access to Rhino horn? Human’s desires has led to the tragedy of commons. South Africa faces challenges in this regard such as high unemployment, corruption and inequality that is continuing to increase, all of which makes it somehow logical for these perpetrators to poach Rhinos of their horns, sell it and gain profit.