Friday, February 5, 2010

ENDANGERED SPECIES....

Endangered species are living things whose population is so reduced that they are threatened with extinction. Thousands of species are included in this category.Environmental change is still the primary cause of the extinction of animals, but now the changes are greatly accelerated by humans activity. Clearing land for farms and towns, lumbering, mining, building dams, and draining wetlands all alter the environments so extensively that ecosystems may be completely destroyed. With a burgeoning human population requiring food, shelter, and clothing and constantly demanding more energy-using devices, the temperation to exploit land for human use without regard for consequences is great. ......
"THESE DANGEROUS EYES ARE NOW IN DANGER"

many people have forgotten about the animals of this planet. And most people would'ent care less if another animal came to extinction.
We could help save these animals, without really trying. If we could think about the effects before bull-dozing.We could make a better b.
"Save Wildlife, Save the Life of the World"

Scientific Name: Panthera tigris tigris

Habitat: Dry and wet deciduous forests, grassland and temperate forests, mangrove forests

Location: South Asia



Common Name: Blue whale, Sibbald's rorqual, sulphur bottom whale; Baleine bleue, baleine d'Ostende, baleinoptère bleu, rorqual bleu, rorqual à ventre cannelé, rorqual de Sibbold (Fr); Ballena azul, rorcual azul, rorqual de Sibbold (Sp)

Scientific Name: Balaenoptera musculus

Location: All oceans

Population: Between 3,000-5,000 individuals



Common Name: Polar bear Ours blanc; ours polaire (Fr); Oso polar (Sp)
Scientific Name: Ursus maritimus
Habitat: Arctic
Location: Arctic (northern hemisphere)
Biogeographic realm: Nearctic and Palearctic


Common Name: Orangutans
Scientific Name: Pongo spp
Location: Indonesia, Malaysia


Common Name: Marine turtles; Tortues marines (Fr); Tortugas marinas (Sp)

Scientific Name: Cheloniidae / Dermochelyidae families

Habitat: Open water and coastal habitats


Common Name: Giant panda
Scientific Name: Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Location: Southwest China (Gansu, Shaanxi, and Sichuan Provinces) to the east of the Tibetan plateau.
Population: Less than 2,500 mature in the wild

Common Name: Great apes
Location: Africa and Asia

Common Name: Bonobo, dwarf chimpanzee, gracile chimpanzee, pygmy chimpanzee

Scientific Name: Pan paniscus

Habitat: Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Location: Central Africa

Population: Estimates range from 60,000 to fewer than 5,000 individual




Common Name: Amur leopard, Far East leopard, Manchurian leopard, Korean leopard; Léopard d'Amur (Fr); (Sp)

Scientific Name: Panthera pardus orientalis

Habitat: Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests

Location: South of the Far East-Primorskii region (Russian Far East), Tzilin, Heilundzyan Provinces (Northern China).

Population:
Less than 40 individuals


Common Name: Asian elephant
Scientific Name: Elephas maximus
Location: Asia



Common Name: African elephant
Scientific Name: Loxodonta africana
Location: Africa

2 comments:

  1. Impressive information.
    The truth is here. When we care for it?

    We should to do something more for save spices in spite of blogging. I think every one understand it but know one think about doing something.

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