The document discusses several endangered species, including the Dama Gazelle, Orangutan, Red Wolf, Asian Elephant, and Egyptian Tortoise. Hunting, habitat loss, and forest fires have reduced populations of these species, with some like the Dama Gazelle facing imminent extinction. Conservation efforts have helped increase numbers of some species, but continued threats still endanger their survival.

1. Save The
Wildlife 2012
By Gamini Khurana
Grade 6-B
G.D. Goenka World
School

2. What is “Endangered”
 A species is called “Endangered” when
there are few of its kind left that it could
disappear from the plat altogether and
become “extinct”

3. What is “Extinct”
 Extinct means that when an animal hasn’t
been seen for 50 years people believe
that the animal is extinct
 In total 726 or more plants and animal
have species are now recorded as extinct

4. Table on Endangered Species!!!
Countries/Habi
tat
Name of the
Animals Rare/Extinct
Numbers
Existing in
World
Africa Dama Gazelle Rare 450 Approx..
Asia Orangutan Rare 4,000 Approx..
North America Red Wolf Rare 90 Approx..
Asia Asian Elephant Rare 14,000
Africa Egyptian
Tortoise
Rare 900

5. Dama Gazelle
Targeted by hunters…
They move about in herds
vigilantly to protect themselves
from natural predators such as
lions, cheetahs, etc. No matter
how cautious they are, they're
just no match for continually
evolving weapons and cars that
people use to hunt them. In the
last 10 years, their number has
dropped to a fifth.
Food shortage crisis!
Climate change also affects the
Dama Gazelle. Until now they
were able to survive by living in
the desert during the rainy season,
and moving back to the
grasslands when the rain lifted. But
due to global warming, desert
land is expanding so fast that
grass and trees have stopped
growing, causing a shortage of
food for the Dama. Now they
have to fight for the food. At this
rate, it may not be long before
the Dama Gazelle becomes
extinct.
The Dama Gazelle is the largest
species in the family of gazelles.
Poaching and habitat conversion
into deserts threatens their existence.
At this rate, the Dama Gazelle is
headed toward extinction.

7. Orangutan
Orangutan means a "forest person". The
forests where orangutans live have been
made into farms. There were severe
forest fires, which has made Orangutans'
life very difficult. If the "forest people"
have no forests, they cannot live
Orangutans stay in the trees.
They make beds out of
leaves and branches.
Orangutans are very clever
and when it rains, they use
large leaves as an umbrella.
The forests are disappearing;
Farms are being built
In the Malay language
Orangutan means a "forest
person". Like the name says,
these animals are close to
humans and live in the forest
canopies. But, people are
cutting down the trees, and
now the forests are slowly
disappearing.
Fires breaking out in the forests
Forest fires are troubling the Orangutans
in their habitat. There are many forest
fires because there aren't as many trees
in the forest as before. The wind spread
s the fires very easily. In addition,
people burn the forests down to build
farms. We are afraid the Orangutans
will lose their forest and disappear. The
Orangutans - "forest people" - cannot
live without their forests.

8. Red Wolf
The Red Wolf almost vanished
from wilderness due to habitat
loss and because they were killed
for being a beast that attacked
domesticated animals and
humans. Recent efforts to return
them to the wilderness have
helped to slowly bring their
numbers back.
The Red Wolf looks like a coyote
except for its larger build. They
live in families, or packs, and
display excellent teamwork,
working together with other
wolves to hunt and to raise their
offspring.
Vanished from the
wilderness...
On top of all that,
deforestation forced the Red
Wolf to live with coyotes. This,
in turn, led to mix-bred
offspring that would further
reduce the population of
pure-bred Red Wolves. By
1970, the Red Wolf had
vanished from the wilderness.
Fortunately, artificial breeding
efforts to increase their
number and return them to
wilderness have been
successful. Slowly but surely,
their numbers are increasing.

9. Asian Elephant
Male Asian Elephants are
hunted for their tusks, and
their numbers are
becoming smaller. Hunting
them is forbidden, but their
trouble goes on.
Asian Elephants are very
clever, so people have
used them as helpers
from long ago.
Are Asian elephants and people against
each other?
The forests where the Asian elephants
live are becoming smaller and smaller.
The trees get cut down, and the forests
are becoming farmland. And the living
spaces of the elephants and people are
getting closer together. There is still
trouble between the Asian Elephants
and people. Sometimes Asian Elephants
kill crops, and humans kill the Asian
Elephants for stepping on their land.
Male elephants were hunted for their tusks
This is why the number of Asian elephants has become so small The
tusks were used for many things: crafts, stamps, and piano keys.
These days, hunting Asian elephants is forbidden, but people still
hunt them – they're called "poachers" –

10. Egyptian Tortoise
The Egyptian Tortoise is the
smallest land turtle in the
Northern Hemisphere. They are
on the brink of extinction due of
habitat loss and because
people capture them to make
pets.
They live where the temperature
difference between night and
day is more than 50 degrees.
During the warm season
afternoons, the Egyptian Tortoise
rests in holes in the ground.
Popular for their small size?!
The Egyptian Tortoise is the smallest
land turtle in the Northern
Hemisphere. Even the larger
tortoises have a shell size that
measures only 14 cm. Many people
like to make pets out of land
tortoises, especially if they are
small. However, this is exactly what
caused their numbers to dwindle.
Although there is a ban on their
export and import, some people
refuse to obey rules and continue
to trade them.