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Animals in danger Animals in danger of extinction

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Page 1: Animals in Danger

Animals in danger

Animals in danger of extinction

Page 2: Animals in Danger

Extinction is caused byExtinction is caused by

Natural causesNatural causes DiseaseDisease Competition with other Competition with other

speciesspecies AgingAging Natural disastersNatural disasters FireFire DroughtDrought FloodFlood VolcanoesVolcanoes hurricaneshurricanes

Manmade causesManmade causes Poaching Poaching Wildlife traficcWildlife traficc Commercial whaling Commercial whaling

Responsible for the Responsible for the extinction of animals is extinction of animals is the man!!!the man!!!

Page 3: Animals in Danger

Iberean lynxIberean lynx

iberian lynxiberian lynx: is of the : is of the feline family and feline family and typical of the iberean typical of the iberean península. Is a península. Is a protected species since protected species since 1966. 1966.

Causes:Causes: Alteraction o Alteraction o destruction of the destruction of the

habitat. habitat. Poaching. Poaching.

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Polar BearPolar Bear

This mammal is endangered This mammal is endangered because for result to because for result to agriculture is being agriculture is being destroyed banboo fields destroyed banboo fields so the panda´s natural so the panda´s natural habitat is disappearing.habitat is disappearing.

In the few areas where In the few areas where bamboo is still able to bamboo is still able to live just a couple of live just a couple of pandas. pandas.

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Tigers Tigers

Causes of its declineCauses of its decline Today the greatest threat Today the greatest threat

to the tiger are human to the tiger are human beings.beings.

Bones and almost all tiger Bones and almost all tiger body pares have been body pares have been used in traditional used in traditional medicine. medicine.

For their fur and For their fur and destruction of habitat destruction of habitat have reduced the wild have reduced the wild population.population.

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gorillagorilla

Are endangered Are endangered because of the because of the invasions and invasions and destruction of habitat destruction of habitat and poaching that and poaching that feeds and international feeds and international market of wild animals.market of wild animals.

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pumapuma

Common nameCommon name: puma, : puma, lion of the mountains.lion of the mountains.

Depends of its Depends of its territories, its territories, its extention, its extention, its vegetation. Although a vegetation. Although a large predator if they large predator if they destroy their destroy their habitathabitat