Aftican Elephant Loxodonta africana Status: Vulnerable Map: Max. Size: The African elephant is the largest land dwelling animal and it reaches up to 24.0 feet in length and 11.5 feet in height at the shoulder‚ and weighs up to 22‚000 pounds. Max. age: The elephants grow several replacement sets of teeth until the age of about 70 years old. After their last set of teeth is replaced‚ the animal dies of starvation in the wild because it cannot feed correctly. Population Size in the Wild:
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disease‚ pollution‚ and overhunting. For most of the animals that are endangered are actually on the edge of extinction. Endangerment and extinction have been a part of history since pre- historic times. In my opinion‚ I believe that we should stop poaching‚ overfishing‚ and overhunting of animals because it can cause them to become extinct. If an animal or any species becomes extinct it can put the food chain out of order. Slowly‚ everything starts to fall apart because of that one specie or animal
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References: Secretary of State Clinton‚ H. (2014). The African Poaching Crisis. Retrieved from http://iccfoundation.us/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=445:the-african-poaching-crisis&catid=71:the-african-poaching-crisis&Itemid=367 The White House. (2014). National Strategy for combating wildlife trafficking. Retrieved from http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/nationalstrategywildlifetrafficking
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Conservation of Grizzled Squirrel In Sirvilliputhur Grizzled Wildlife Sanctuary Sirvilliputhur Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in southern Tamilnadu also known as Grizzled Wildlife Sanctuary because Grizzled Squirrel is the flagship species of this sanctuary. It is declared as Sanctuary in December 1989 & is spreads over 480 km² area. Range of habitats are present in sanctuary right from high elevation Montane forest & grassland‚ mid elevation Wet Evergreen‚ Semi Evergreen‚ Moist Deciduous‚ Closed
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extirpation or global extinction (Naughton-Treves‚ 1997; Madden‚ 2007; Parker & Osborn‚ 2006). This risk of extinction is already ongoing with the increase of poaching due to high international ivory traffic. This poaching obliges elephants to find refuge near humans’ settlement; Central Africa is maybe the last refuge for forest elephants against poaching (Breuer‚ Maisels‚ & Fishlock‚ 2016). This situation pushes the classification of forest elephant as an endangered species (Blanc‚ 2008). Even though this
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Why are Tigers Disappearing? The two major reasons tigers are dying out are habitat loss and poaching. 1) Habitat Loss Save Forests‚ Save tigers Habitat loss and fragmentation is another important reason why tigers disappearing. Without a safe and healthy home for tigers and their prey‚ neither can survive in the wild. Humans are rapidly encroaching into wilderness areas that were once ruled exclusively by the tiger. In India‚ which is home to over one third of the world’s wild tigers‚ the human
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expect to be valuable like ivory or gold. It’s just a dirty old animal horn‚ but it’s still quite valuable being worth "more than $4‚500 a pound." In Bryan Christy’s article‚ "Special Investigation: Inside the Deadly Rhino Horn Trade" he discusses the poaching of rhino for their horn‚ how this is being fought‚ and some of the people who wish to legalize the trade. It is Christy’s use of rhetoric through the arrangement of his article and overall writing style‚ as well as an appeal to the readers emotions
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captivity are their descents. Chinchillas are raised for their soft fur‚ which is used for clothing. Wild chinchilla populations have been threatened for centuries by human activity. The species’ original population was nearly exterminated due to poaching‚ hunting‚ habitat destruction‚ competition from cattle and goats‚ strip-mining activities‚ and deforestation for firewood extraction. Since the 1920s‚ chinchillas have been protected by legal measures‚ but their populations continue to decline.
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Content Page Question 1 2-4 Question 2 5-6 Question 3 7 References 8 Question: Whether the government intends poisoning the horns of live rhinoceroses in situ as a deterrent to poaching: if not‚ why not; if so‚ what are the relevant details? Answer: If the government intend to poison the rhino horn there is a lot of factors to consider‚ including legal and toxicological factors. According to the guardian on 4 April 2013 (Smith‚ 2013) they describe how the rhino horn is infused
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I am writing on the topic wild life. I’m writing on studied mode first time The large scale poaching (killing) of wild animals residing in the forests by man is a serious threat to the survival of many animal and bird species. This also disturbs the food chains in which these animals occur resulting in undesirable consequences for the whole ecosystem. This point will become more clear from the following example. Snake is a wild animal. The skin of snakes is in great demand for making fancy
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