Wildlife and Endangered species

Wildlife and Endangered species

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  WILDLIFE
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  TABLE OF CONTENTS •Whatis Wildlife? •Importance of Wildlife •Threats to wildlife •Extinction of species •Endangered wildlife •Conservations
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  IMPORTANCE OF WILDLIFE •Wildlife plays an important role in balancing the environment and provides stability to different natural processes of nature. • It is important for its beauty, economic, scientific and survival value. • It helps to maintain the ecological balance of nature and maintains the food chain. • It provides useful substances and wild animal products like ivory, leather, honey, tusk etc. • provides aesthetic value to man. • we depend on wildlife for every elementary requirement in our life e.g. the clothes we wear and the medicines.
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  THREATS TO WILDLIFE •As our population and needs grow, we are leaving less and less room for wildlife. • some of greatest threats to the survival of wildlife are: Disease Global Warming Habitat Loss Invasive Species Oil Spills Overexploitation Pollutants
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  EXTINCTION OF SPECIES •Extinction of species is not a novel phenomenon. It has been there ever life began on the earth. • Since 1600, more than 200 species have become extinct. • during the last three decades alone some 95 species of birds and 37 of mammals have become extinct. • Today some 200 species of birds and 100 of mammals are facing serious threats of extinction.
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  ENDANGERED SPECIES • Anendangered species is a species which has been categorized as likely to become extinct in near future. • Over 40% of the world's species are estimated to be at risk of extinction. • Some of the endangered species are: • markhor • Malagasy pond heron • Persian leopard • proboscis monkey • purple-faced langur • African penguin • African wild dog • Asiatic lion • Australasian bittern • blue whale African Penguin Persian Leopard
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  Markhor African wild dog AsiaticLion Blue Whale
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  Proboscis monkey Purple-facedLangur Australasian Bittern Malagasy Pond Heron
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  CONSERVATION STRATEGY • WorldWild Life Fund is the international agency, which is doing commendable work in promoting the protection of wildlife. There are national agencies also engaged in the conservation of wildlife. • The measures to be adopted for the presentation of wildlife are • educating the public about the importance of wildlife for ecological balance, • protecting wildlife from poachers, • maintenance of their natural habitat • establishment of parks and sanctuaries, • breeding wild animals in captivity, • controlling pollution of air and water etc.
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