KILLING ANIMALS FOR FUN

There is only 3000-3500 of this majestic animal left in our world

today. People are trying hard to save it and a project in northern india of a

"breeding passage" are one of the big help project going on just now to save

the tiger.Historically, tigers have been hunted

at a large scale so their famous striped skins could be collected. But

many people in China and other parts of Asia have a belief that various tiger

parts have medicinal properties, including as pain killers and

aphrodisiacs. There is no scientific evidence to support these beliefs. The

use of tiger parts in pharmaceutical drugs in China is already banned, and

the government has made some offenses in connection with tiger

poaching punishable by death.

Rhino is short for Rhinoceros. Rhinoceros are characterized by their large size and

they generally eat leafy material, although their ability to ferment food in their hindgut allows them to subsist on more fibrous plant

matter, if necessary. There are five diffrent kinds of rhinoceros, white rhinoceros, black

rhinoceros, indian rhinoceros, javan rhinoceros, sumatran rhinoceros but they have all one thing in common they are all

being killed by humans.Rhinoceros are killed by humans for their horns, which are bought and sold on the

black market, and which are used by some cultures for ornamental or (pseudo-

scientific) medicinal purposes. The horns are made of keratin, the same type of protein

that makes up hair and fingernails. Both African species and the Sumatran rhinoceros

have two horns, while the Indian and JavanThey killed for the horn.

The panda also known as the giant panda to distinguish it from the unrelated red panda, is a bear native to central-western and south western China. It

is easily recognized by its large, distinctive black patches around the eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. Though it belongs to the order Carnivora,

the panda's diet is 99% bamboo.The panda is a conservation reliant endangered

species. A 2007 report shows 239 pandas living in captivity inside China and another 27 outside the

country. Wild population estimates vary one estimate shows that there are about 1,590 individuals living in

the wild, while a 2006 study via DNA analysis estimated that this figure could be as high as 2,000 to

3,000. Some reports also show that the number of pandas in the wild is on the rise. However,

the IUCN does not believe there is enough certainty yet to reclassify the species from Endangered to

Vulnerable.The giant panda is an endangered species, threatened by continued habitat loss and by a very low birthrate, both in the wild and in captivity. The giant panda has

been a target for poaching by locals since ancient times and by foreigners since it was introduced to the

West, it was the main source of soft furs for the locals. Many believed the best way to save the pandas was to cage them. As a result, pandas were caged at any sign

of decline, and suffered from terrible conditions.

The Asiatic Cheetah is now also known as the Iranian Cheetah, as the world's last few are

known to survive mostly in Iran. Although recently presumed to be extinct in India, it is

also known as the Indian Cheetah. The Asiatic Cheetah is a critically endangered subspecies of the Cheetah found today only in Iran, with some occasional sightings in Balochistan, Pakistan. It

lives in its vast central desert in fragmented pieces of remaining suitable habitat. Although

once common, the animal was driven to extinction in other parts of Southwest Asia from Arabia to India including Afghanistan. Estimates based on field surveys over ten years indicate a

remaining population of 70 to 100 Asiatic Cheetahs, most of them in Iran.

Following the Iranian Revolution of 1979, wildlife conservation was given a lower priority.

The Asiatic Cheetah and its principal prey, gazelles, were hunted, resulting in a rapid

decline. Its prey was also pushed out as herders entered game reserves with their herds. As a

result, the Asiatic Cheetah is now listed as critically endangered in the IUCN Red List of

Threatened Animals.

Most species of sea turtle are endangered. Globally, the Kemp's ridley, hawksbill, and leatherback sea

turtles are listed as "Critically Endangered", the loggerhead and green as "Endangered", the olive

ridley as "Vulnerable" and the flatback as "Data Deficient", meaning that its conservation status is

unclear due to lack of data.One of the most significant threats now comes from

bycatch due to imprecise fishing methods. Long-lining has been identified as a major cause of

accidental sea turtle death. There is also black-market demand for tortoiseshell for both decoration

and supposed health benefits. Sea turtles must surface to breathe. Caught in a fisherman's net, they are unable to surface and thus drown. In early 2007,

almost a thousand sea turtles were killed inadvertently in the Bay of Bengal over the course of

a few months after netting.Beach development is another area which threatens

sea turtles. The demand of tourist who want to sunbath is a big problem for the sea turtles. The turtle and the tourist compete of the sea turtles

natural breathing ground. Eggs that have been dug down can be crushed by the tourists and the littre

from the tourist like a plastic bag can easelly be mistake of a jellyfish by the sea turtles. The plastic bag is a death trap for turtles and get stuck in the

stomac.

The red wolf is a North American canid which once roamed throughout the

Southeastern United States. Historical habitats included forests, swamps, and

coastal prairies, where it was an apex predator. The red wolf is morphologically

midway between grey wolves and coyotes, and recent genetic research indicates it may actually be a hybrid

species. The red wolf was thought to be extinct in the wild by 1980. 1987 saw a

reintroduction in northeastern North Carolina through a captive breeding

program and the animals are considered to be successfully breeding in the wild.

In 2007, the US Fish and Wildlife Service estimated that there were 300 red

wolves remaining in the world, with 207 of those in captivity.

The snow leopard (Panthera uncia or Uncia uncia) is a moderately large cat native to the mountain

ranges of Central Asia. It is listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as globally Endangered.

The snow leopards occupy alpine and subalpine areas generally 3,350 and 6,700 metres above sea

level in Central Asia. It´s estimated population is 4,080–6,590. However, the global snow leopard

effective population size (those likely to reproduce) is suspected to be fewer than 2,500 (50% of the

total population, or 2,040–3,295). Snow leopards are slightly smaller than the other big cats but, like

them, exhibit a range of sizes, generally weighing between 27 and 55 kg.

There are numerous agencies working to conserve the snow leopard and its threatened mountain

ecosystems. These include the Snow Leopard Trust, the Snow Leopard Conservancy, the Snow Leopard

Network, the Cat Specialist Group and the Panthera Corporation. These groups and numerous national governments from the snow leopard’s range, non-profits and donors from around the world recently

worked together at the 10th International Snow Leopard Conference in Beijing. 

PRESENTATION

BY YASH THITE ROLL NO.37 STD. 8TH A