World Wildlife Fund is dedicated to protecting the world's wildlife and wild lands II. Well over 200,000 plants and animals in the United States are listed as threatened or endangered [Scale: 1-200,000] a. At least 10,000 out of 1,000,000 species go extinct each year b. 5689 endangered species in US, 1343 endangered species globally c. 1/10 species go extinct each year III. WWF raise’s millions towards protecting species, habitats, and communities [Fundraising] a. Panda Nation
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The Sumatran Tiger the sumatran tiger is an extraordinary creature, but it is going extinct. in 2008 the estimated population was from 441 to 671 tigers left. This tiger has the thinnest strips of all the tigers.the sumatran tiger also has more hair on the face and around the neck area than other species. Indonesia in which these magnificent creatures live. The sumatran tiger are carnivores which means they eat meat. some meats that they eat are birds, monkeys, cattle, goats, wild boar
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disturbance like example : poaching, poor reproduction, global warming, etc. One example for extinction is the polar bears are highly endangered, because humans cause global warming and that causes the ice sheet to melt that supports the polar bear to survive because they depend on the ice to prey down seals(there main source of food) , therefore the polar bears are highly endangered due to human activities. (http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/198987/extinction) 2) Extirpated- When a specie is
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chance to possibly see these endangered animals will be in pictures and zoos, since we humans are now causing the greatest mass extinction of species since the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. In the last two centuries alone the Earth has witnessed world-wide accelerated rates of animal extinction and endangerment, which has taken place alongside industrial progress and rapid human population growth (“Animal Extinction”). So just what is an endangered animal and why should we care
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on Easter Sunday of 1970. Today BR Zoo is home to animals from around the world including tigers, elephants, flamingos, alligators, and the first black rhino to be born in Louisiana. The Baton Rouge Zoo is active in conservation programs and also participates with other Zoos around the world in thirty international species survival plans for critically endangered species. There has been three endangered animals; the Guam Rail which is a flightless bird, Arabian Oryx which is a medium sized antelope
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Invasive Species Are Endangering Wildlife Currently, there are about 16,306 species endangered, and some have already gone extinct. Famous creatures like orangutans, gorillas, and giant pandas are just some of the few species currently endangered. There are many reasons causing these species to become endangered, and invasive species are a major reason for these events. Although many invasions seem harmless, invasive species should not be overlooked because of the major, negative impacts they have
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Burmese Pythons. At 200 pounds and 23 feet, curl around their prey and squeeze it to death. The animal 5 times its size is know annihilated inside the vicious monsters mouth. There are thousands of these snake in Florida's most well know landmark, the Everglades. The presence of the Burmese pythons are changing the Everglades. They are annihilating local animals, affecting people, and changing the ecosystem. People don’t understand the gravity of the situation. To begin, Burmese pythons are killing
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World Wildlife Fund The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is an organization that focuses on protecting wildlife and natural habitats. With a focus on the conservation of nature, the WWF reaches many countries and targets the protection of endangered and poached wildlife species. Their tactics are simple, yet very effective towards provoking human emotion to solidify with the cause. The catalyst for its foundation was a series of articles in the Observer by Sir Julian Huxley - a biologist and grandson
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to create conscious about this topic because now there are a lot problems that affects the animal’s habitats. This work mention aspects like habitat definition, importance of the animals habitats, some causes that destroyed habitats and Siberian Tiger habitat. General Objective: * Learning about the importance of the animals habitats in the world. Habitat is the place where an organism lives in a community. You might think of an animal's habitats as its home. Habitats can be very different
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Caspian Tiger” For centuries animals have become extinct due to natural selection being not in favor of that particular species. Changes in climates change that particular region and as a result plants died out and/or another animal species shortens and causes another to starve out. Humans participate in a lot of the damage that has been done to many animal species through pollution, hunting, and the destruction of the places where they live. The Caspian Tiger also known as the Turan tiger was last
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