Endangered Species
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A species of plant or animal that is in immediate danger of becoming extinct and needs protection to survive. Preservation is to save and maintain the wild animals against injury or destruction as well as keeping them safe and undisturbed from private or public use Endangered species in world and as well as in Pakistan,reasons and causes of their endangerment ,methods of conservation of endangered species ,step taken at international level for their control most famous is act law formulated on 1973
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Endangered Species
- 1. ENDANGERED SPECIES & THEIR PRESERVATION Submitted By: Muhammad Bilal University of Sargodha
- 3. Endangered species A species of plant or animal that is in immediate danger of becoming extinct and needs protection to survive.
- 4. Endangered Means There’s Still Time Endangered species are like fire alarms. They tell us about problems in our home we call Earth. If we listen to their alarm calls, they could help us improve our lives and the health of our planet.
- 6. Blue Whale Because of hunting there are less than 12,000 blue whales left worldwide.
- 7. BaldEagle Farmers use dangerous pesticides called DDT, causing bald eagles to begin laying eggs with shells so thin they often break.
- 8. Otter An endangered species is one that is getting close to extinction if we don't help.
- 9. Prairie dogs It is because of habitat loss that prairie dogs are endangered.
- 10. Panda Loss of habitat Removal of bamboo forests
- 11. Leopard There are less than 60 Leopards left in the world after years of being hunted for their coats.
- 12. Siberian Tiger Due to hunting, this species’ population is down to around 500 in the birch forests of Russia, China, and Korea.
- 13. Black Rhinoceros With only a few thousand left in the wild due to climate change and poaching, there has been a significant drop due to the species being targeted for their horns.
- 14. WaysThatSpecies BecomeEndangered Habitat loss Unregulated or illegal killing or collection Pesticides, pollution Competition with other species Disease Predation
- 15. PRESERVATION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES Preservation is to save and maintain the wild animals against injury or destruction as well as keeping them safe and undisturbed from private or public use
- 19. Why do we need to save endangered species? Ecosystem will become unstable Loss of valuable natural resources Species have rights to survive
- 20. What should be done? Pollution control Reduce the use / recycle natural resources Ban or restrict activities that cause harm to the nature, e.g. hunting Act of Endangered Species
- 21. In 1973, the Endangered Species Act was passed by our government to protect disappearing plants and animals. More than 900 species of plants and animals in the U.S., and more than 530 species living in other parts of the world, are protected by the Endangered Species Act. According to the Act, it is illegal to import, export, or sell animals and plants on the list across state lines.