1. Extinction
Maned Wolf

2. Index
• Third slide – Definitions
• Fourth slide – Causes
• Fifth slide – Consequences
• Sixth slide – Solutions
• Seventh slide - Webgraphy

3. Definitions
• Extinction – “A species is extinct when the last
existing member dies. Extinction therefore
becomes a certainty when there are no surviving
individuals that can reproduce and create a new
generation.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction
• Maned Wolf - ” they’re actually wolves in name
only. The maned wolf is a member of the canid
family, however, so is related to the wolf, but is
actually a closer cousin to South American forest
foxes or bush dogs.”
http://www.endangeredwolfcenter.org/adopt/mane
d-wolves/

4. Causes
• Habitat loss;
• Widely persecuted;
• Organs.

5. Consequences
• Species extinction.

6. Solutions
• Captivity breeding;
• Artificial insemination;
• Inducing ovulation;
• Stop:
– Hunting;
– Invading.

7. Webgraphy
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction
• http://www.endangeredwolfcenter.org/ado
pt/maned-wolves/
• http://www.endangeredwolfcenter.org/edu
cational-resources/maned-wolf/
• http://nationalzoo.si.edu/scbi/Reproductive
Science/Canids/ManedWolf.cfm