Tears of animals
Wonder Nature Society
With ice melting and fire burning everywhere,
Global warming has conquered the world,
Where they should go?
Should we just stand by, while animals are being over-hunt,
Should we look away, when they lost their homes,
The whole world suffers with each loss.
What kind of world will our children see?
Perhaps they will see destruction world.
When will we end the madness?
Over-developments are everywhere,
Can we see they are crying?
With extensive loss of endangered species,
Can we just keep quiet?
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Poem 1
Poem 2
Endangered, Saved and Extinct
Wonder Nature Society
Elephant oh elephant!
In Africa you live,
On a safari you survive,
You are hunted for your precious ivory.
Bison oh bison!
We’re happy to see you again,
You’ve been hiding for a long time,
Make us wonder where you are.
Dodo oh dodo!
We miss you a lot,
Do we’ve chance to see you again?
Only pictures remind us,
As eternal memories of you.
Report
Reasons why animals become endangered and how to save them
By: Wonder Nature Society
We from Wonder Nature Society have done some researches on endangered species. When we gather the information that we have, we were shocked by the findings. The data taken from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) shows that, from 46,677 animals and plants that are on “Red-List” of endangered species, 17,291 species are at the brink of extinction. Our country is at second place in the list of countries with largest number of threatened species after the United States. There are approximately 805 species here are being threatened.When we read we ask question to ourselves. Why it is so many animals fall under endangered species and how can we save them from being extinct? We come up with some of the reasons that might not notice all this while and we also provide you on how you can help us in protecting these animals.
There are four main reasons why animals are facing extinction. The most vital reason is their habitat loss. They lost their habitat due to human greediness. We cut off the trees to give ways for development of new cities. We are being selfish when it comes to modernization. Next reason is global warming. Yes we know that ice in North Pole and South Pole is melting. Thus, animals that lived in that area live in danger. Changes in climate make it harder for animal to adjust themselves. The third reason is over-hunting. In United States, there is no act has been amended to limit the hunting of the animals. So the hunters can hunt without limit during the hunting season. Over-exploitation is another reason of animals become extinct. Animals are being hunt because of their precious skins, feathers, pelts. If there is more demand in the market, more animal are hunt for the hunter’s profit.
In order to save these animals, we have come up with some simple solutions that you can do it on your own. You can help us by plant a tree at your backyard. You can put bird’s house on that tree to attract the birds. This way we can help the birds to breed and increase the number of birds. Besides that, we should try to minimize the usage of harmful chemical like pesticides. If you notice, pesticides give more harm than good. Pesticides can destroy the insect’s houses. Insects are the primary consumer in a food chain. If one of the food chain consumers is disturbed, it will affect the ecological system in that area. If you have friends who lived in countryside, encourage them to not cut off the old trees as the old trees have the hollow that allow animals to live there. The most important thing that you can help us is please do not litter anywhere you like. For example, if we go picnic at the seaside, please throw all the rubbish especially plastic bags in the dustbin that the municipal have provides. For your info, plastic bags are the reason why turtles are dying. They are eating the plastic bags that you throw and make them choked and left to dead alone.
In a nutshell, we need to work together to save these animals. These animals play important roles in our ecosystem. Without them, this world would become imbalance. Save the animals so that our younger generations can still see them with their own eyes. It is a loss for us if the beautiful creatures are dead because of our mistake and carelessness. Take your time to think and do something before it is too late.
You may refer here for the statistic of animal that are in endangered species list or have been extinct.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1169/is_2001_Feb-March/ai_70888314/
What is endangered species?
Look at us, we are crying...if animals can talk..this will be their first sentence for us!!!
Please refers to these website if you want to know more what is endangered species :
http://animals.about.com/od/e/g/endangeredspeci.htm
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/endangered+species
http://www.earthsendangered.com/
According to Klappenbach, L. (n.d.), an endangered species is a native species that faces a significant risk of extinction in the near future throughout all or a significant portion of its range. Such species may be declining in number due to threats such as habitat destruction, climate change, or pressure from invasive species.
The term 'endangered species' can be used either in general or legal context. When used in a general sense, the term describes a species that faces a risk of extinction but does not necessarily indicate that the species is protected under any law.
When used in a legal context, the term refers specifically to a species that is listed on the US Endangered Species List and is defined legally as an animal or plant species in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
For further information, you can refer to this website.
Map of potential animals extinction hotspot
This is the hotspot where there high possibilities of animal being extinct.
We found this map on this website.Please click here if you interested to know more about the hotspot.(http://www.livescience.com/animals/060306_extinct_list.html)
Two examples of endangered species and how they become endangered
..ARCTIC WOLF..
There are two reasons why people are hunting for arctic wolves.
The first reason is because of its pelt (fur). Its pelt is soft and beautiful. People would killed te wolves because the pelt have high demand in the market and it can generate a lot of money.
The second reason is because of the children bedtime stories. The children have been told the stories about "big bad wolf". One of the stories are "Little Red Riding Hood". When they grow up, they will keep in mind that wolves are bad and dangerous animals. so with that in mind, they killed the innocent wolves.
More info about arctic wolf, you may refer here. (http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/arctic-fox/)
..ELEPHANTS..
The reason elephants become endangered is because people are poaching them (illegal hunting). The number of elephants left on earth are 60,000. It seems like there are many elephants left, but if people keep on poaching them, it will lead to their extinction.
In fact, people have been poaching elephants for their ivory and sometimes people just don't have the ideas why they killed the elephants.Besides that,opening new cities and destroying their natural habitat also affect to the number of the elephants.
Check on this website if you're interested to read further about elephants.(http://www.elephants.com/)
For elephants in Malaysia you may refer to this website.(http://www.myelephants.org/efacts.html)
Reasons why animal become endangered
..Reasons animals Become Endangered..
According to the 1973 US Endangered Species Act, animals are defined as endangered if the species is close to extinction throughout all or most of its environment. Animals become endangered for a variety of reasons, most of it got to do with changes to their natural habitats. In fact, habitat destruction is a primary cause. Urban growth, mining and agricultural operations all can destroy the natural habitats of animal populations.
Habitat loss
Animals lost their habitat due to over-development. Their home was torn down to give ways to people to build more buildings.
Global warming
Global warming is one of the main reasons species become endangered. Due to global warming problem, this problem is getting worst and some species cannot adapt to the weather changes. They cannot survive in the new environment.
Over-hunting
Over-hunting also a main reason most species become endangered. For example, there are no government law stated that they cannot hunting or the limitations to hunt, so most bird species become extinct due to the over-hunting.
Over-exploitation
As we can see nowadays, there is much exploitation by using animal’s skins, feathers and also the shells. Many human nowadays only think about money. So, they take advantage by selling animal’s skins, furthers and also elephant ivory.
Finally, as we can see nowadays, there is much exploitation by using animal’s skins, feathers and the shells. Many human nowadays only think about money. Therefore, they take an advantage by sell animal’s skins, feathers and the shells.
For further reading, please visit:http://www.wisegeek.com/why-do-animals-become-endangered.htm
http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Kids/Wildtimes_issues/Wildtimes_issue2.pdf
Two examples of species that became endangered because their ecosystem had become disturbed.
..BLACK-FOOTED FERRET..
Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes) is a small carnivorous North American prairie animal. It is a mammal and carnivore species. It average life span in captivity is 12 years. These solitary animals live alone, and in May and June females give birth to litters of one to six kits that they raise alone. The young are able to survive on their own by fall.
Though, it will also eat other small mammals, birds, and insects, a single Black-footed ferret eat about 100 prairie dogs a year. The loss of their prairie grassland habitat, the drastic reduction of prairie dog numbers (through both habitat loss and poisoning), makes the population of the black-footed ferret become decrease.
The Black-footed Ferret is listed as "Endangered" under the Endangered Species Act since September 20, 2005. According to the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). This animal becomes an endangered mammal in North America. It became extirpated in the wild in Canada in 1937, and were classified as endangered in the U.S. in 1967. The last known wild population was taken into captivity in 1985, a few years after its accidental discovery in Meeteetse, Wyoming. Release of captive animals has successfully re-introduced the species to parts of its former habitat, and currently these populations have made what has been called an "astonishing comeback". (Wikipedia)
You may click here to find this article sourceTo view more about this topic, you can visit http://www.blackfootedferret.org/
..TIGER..
Source taken from click here.
Two ways that wild life biologists working on to save endangered species.
What Is A Wildlife Biologist?
Wildlife biologists study and manage wild animals, their habits, and habitats. Technically wildlife biologists study both wild plants and animals; however, the term is commonly used to refer to those individuals working with wild animals. Wildlife biologists must work with animals, ecosystems, and people to accomplish their objectives.
(1) Captive breeding
Captive breeding is the process of breeding rare or endangered species in human controlled environments with restricted settings, such as wildlife preserves, zoos and other conservation facilities. Captive breeding is meant to save species from going extinct. It is supposed to stabilize the population of the species so it is no longer at risk for disappearing. This technique has been used with success for many species for some time, with probably the oldest known such instances of captive mating being attributed to menageries of European and Asian rulers, a case in point being the Pere David's Deer. However, captive breeding techniques are usually difficult to implement for highly mobile species like some migratory birds (eg. cranes) and fishes (eg. Hilsa). Additionally, if the captive breeding population is too small, inbreeding may occur due to a reduced gene pool; this may lead to the population lacking immunity to diseases.(Wikipedia)
This information retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endangered_species
(2) Conservation
This organization had started in 1961. The WWF has worked toward the protection of endangered species. Its mission is to use the best conservation science available and work with people to find solutions to save the marvelous array of life on our planet. WWF’s experience over nearly half a century has shown species conservation is vital — and it does work. Already, conservation efforts have brought many animals back from the brink of extinction. It has helped to not only conserve rich and varied ecosystems but also delivered real benefits to local people through new livelihood opportunities and sustainable development.(WWF)
This information retrieved from http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/index.html
Two species that are saved from extinction.
..AMERICAN BISON..
American bison is often mistakenly called buffalo. Bison is the members of the bovine family. During 19th century more than 50 million bison were killed by settlers. Bison were killed for food, sport and to deprive Native Americans their most important natural asset. By 20th century, the number of bison have dropped drastically that only 750 left on earth. in 1905, American Bison Society conserved lands for captive breeding of bison. Now, there are estimated 350,00 bison on earth
Wants to know more about bison? You may check it out by click here.(http://www.livescience.com/animals/top10_species_success-1.html)
You can also refer here.(http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/american-bison/)
..BLUE POISON DART FROG..
These frogs are nearly vanished from this world due to high demand in international pet trade. Due to its bright flashy color, it is easy to hunt them in the jungle. People often caught this type of frog because of the powerful venom. A two-inch long frog venom can kill 10 grown men. The venom is used for centuries to tip the hunter's blowgun darts when hunting. This frog leaped back from extinction when they are being protected by collectors, captive breeding and conservation in their habitat at South America.
To know more about species that have been saved from extinction, you may click here.(http://www.livescience.com/animals/top10_species_success-1.html)
For info on poison dart frog, you can find it here.(http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/poison-frog/)
How we can help?
According to Kurpis, L. (1997), there are many ways that we can help to protect animals. Here are some ways that we can do:
- Plant a tree and build a birdhouse in your backyard.
- Ask your parents not to use harmful chemicals in your garden or home.
- If you have friends who live on farms, encourage them to keep patches of bush as wildlife habitats and to leave old trees standing, especially those with hollows suitable for nesting animals.
- By removing rubbish and weeds and replanting with natives you will allow the native bush to gradually regenerate. This will also encourage native animals to return.
This will also encourage native animals to return.
To view more about this topic, you can surf on http://www.endangeredspecie.com/Ways_To_Help.htm
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