ENDANGERED ANIMALS

Poaching

People illegally kill animals for their horns, fur...

RHINOS

People cut their horns for some medicines

CHEETAHS

Cheetahs are killed for their fur, which is very expensive

SNAKES

Snakes are hunted for their fur to make accesories like bags, etc.

Habitat loss

Humans have destroyed over half of the Earth's forests

PANDAS

Pandas feed with bamboo trees. People cut those trees for agriculture so Pandas die of hunger

ASIAN ELEPHANT

The loss of the natural forest where these animals leave is caused by human pressure (population growth)

Global warming

Is one of the biggest threats to wildlife

PENGUINS

Penguins are endangered because the ice of the Poles is melting

POLAR BEARS

Polar bears are disappearing because the ice of the Poles is melting

Introduced species

People introduces animals into new enviroments

Native wildlife often suffers

PARROTS

People takes them from the exotic areas where they live and bring to other countries

MAPIMI TORTOISE

This animal is endangered because of illegal traffic and habitat modifications

Pollution

Pollution from oil, gas, etc. harm the environment

Animals from rivers, seas... Are specially sensitive to that pollution

CORAL FISHES

Human activities are making Earth warmer, when water is too hot, corals die, and with them, coral fishes

DOLPHINS

People often throw plastic bags and other rbbish to the sea and dolphins, like many other sea animals, get stuck with them