The Kouprey is a large, endangered forest-dwelling bovine found in Cambodia and Laos. It weighs 680-910 kg and has dark brown coloring with reddish calves. Kouprey live in herds of 20 in grasslands and forests near water. They are nocturnal herbivores eating grass, leaves, and herbs. Kouprey numbers declined due to hunting for meat, skins, skulls, and horns for decoration. Conservation efforts aim to protect remaining populations through awareness campaigns, donations, laws against hunting, and research.
2. Appearance
680 - 910 kg
Narrow body, long legs, muscular legs and a
humped back.
Long horns
They have small thick hair all around them
Dark brown colour
But the calves will have a reddish colour
3. Where they live in the wild?
• Hills, grasslands, wooded grasslands and close
to the monsoon forest.
• rivers and lakes.
• humid weather area
• Wealthy places that has salt licks and other
resources that they need.
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4. Their habits and life
• Kouprey’s are herbivores.
• Grass, leaves and other herbs and vegetables.
• They eat usually at night
• Eat during night time.
• lives in herds of 20 with mixed group (bulls, cows
etc.)
• Their life span is about 25 years in the wild.
5. Why Kouprey’s are endangered?
• hunting them for their skull and horns
• Skull and horns can use for decoration. It is a
very common decoration that they use.
• national symbols
• Meat and to make carpets etc.
• They sell the horns and skulls.
6. Changes over time and predictions for
the future
• population has gone down in 1980
• People are still hunting them
• In 2000 the kouprey’s population is increasing
• If this continues, the population of the
kouprey’s will go down again
7. What are organizations, politicians and
scientists doing to help?
• raising awareness and preventing them
• researching and helping them.
• strict laws against the illegal Kouprey hunters
• Animal organizations are setting up donations to
help.
• Campaigns
8. What can we do?
spreading the word
• exhibitions, t-shirts etc.
• help raise awareness.
• Join and help out in organizations
• Buying the iPhone 4 gs case called
“Extinction iPhone 4S Kouprey IC865KU”.
• Donate money
• You can donate here: http://wwf.panda.org/how_you_can_help/support_wwf/donate/
9. Bibliography
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