Natasha Perdikes Grade 12 Biology – Rhinoceros is there still hope? Index Index………………………………………………………………………... Page One Introduction………………………………………………………………….Page Two Literature review……………………………………………………………..Page Three Method……………………………………………………………………….Page Four Results………………………………………………………………………..Page Five Discussion……………………………………………………………………Page Six Conclusion……………………………………………………………………Page Seven Reference…………………………………………………………………….Page Eight Appendix Introduction The purpose of this task is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our rhino population as a few species such as the white and black rhino already have started becoming endangered such as the West African black rhino. There are two types of rhinos in South …show more content…
Blacks rhinos developed a pointed lip which they use to pick food from branched and leaves from twigs. White rhinos have a flat wide lip to be capable to eat grass. The white rhino is found in the habitat of short and long grass areas for grazing. The black rhinos inhabit a variety of habitats from deserts wooded grassland to broadleaved woodlands and acacia savannahs. Rhinos are and umbrella species this means their survival or death influences the survival and death of other species of mammals, birds, insects, fish, and plants. Rhinos also enrich the soil in an eco system and they also help plants by spreading seeds through their dung. When the rhinos walk around they keep the areas neat and tidy allowing path like roads to be more accessible for small mammals. Without rhinos many eco systems will die out. Recently in South Africa there are only 700 black rhinos left and 4342 white rhinos. Where as previously there were 2474 black rhinos and 6460 white rhinos. In the Kruger parks there is now only 300 black rhinos when there was 2600, white rhinos there are 3000 where there was 10500. In Africa there are only 2500 black rhinos where as there used to be 65000, there is now 10452 white rhinos when there was
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In the informational article by Jacqueline Adams, ‘’The Stripes Will Survive’’. The author explains how Siberian tigers are in danger and how to solve the problem. In Cleveland Ohio Metroparks Zoo some visitors get a glimpse of these rare cubs that are in danger of going extinct like other tigers. The people at the Zoo Are trying to not have tigers go extinct from jungles and pair up with The American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA) to help them keep the tiger from going extinct. The Zoo finally sets up a place for the tigers to roam like they are in the wild.
Project Unicorn, despite the fanciful title, is a brutally honest view on rhinoceros poaching. Big game hunting for sport and magical medicines are no longer the only reasons for systematically destroying a species. The documentary highlights the politics, corruption and dark motives surrounding what
The author Colin Goff is professional and unbiased while providing the information. Goff presents the facts in an easy and understandable way which the reader can easily follow
Have you ever heard the deafening trumpet of an elephant or witnessed the quick and sudden turns of a cheetah? These natural wonders are merely a fraction of the countless species that compose the complex web of life on Earth. However, the continued presence of these creatures is becoming increasingly jeopardized, as human activities like habitat destruction and poaching are carried out. Enter the wildlife protection community, a network of passionate individuals who devote their efforts to preserving endangered species and their associated habitats. The wildlife protection community is a committed group of individuals who recognize the importance of conserving these creatures and their natural surroundings in order to maintain biodiversity,
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The WWF has already saved tons of Black Rhinos from southern Africa and Black Bucks in the
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Rhinos are killed for their horns. It’s used to make a traditional chinese medicine. Rhino horns are made out of the same thing as elephants tusks and human fingernails. It’s made out of fiber. But now they use the horns to
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There are only about 35,000 nesting females left in the world, which may be larger than the decreasing rhino population, it is nowhere near where it should be. Leatherback sea turtles take a longer than most animals to reproduce, so harvesting their eggs takes a massive toll on the population. You could attribute this decline to other factors as well, but in certain areas poachers have removed up to 95% of the
Then there is another monitory value attached to it, the making of jewellery and other ornaments. Now the question rises, is it then acceptable based on these reasons for these societies to have access to Rhino horn? Human’s desires has led to the tragedy of commons. South Africa faces challenges in this regard such as high unemployment, corruption and inequality that is continuing to increase, all of which makes it somehow logical for these perpetrators to poach Rhinos of their horns, sell it and gain profit.
This usually causes extinction within that species, and researchers have decided to do something about it. Although endangered animals are born in the wild, they should be sheltered and protected in nature parks because it helps decrease the amount of extinctions, allows a better and healthier environment, and the animals are protected from predators and human hunters. Endangered animals are to be kept in zoos because it decreases the amount of extinctions. Human activities have affected animals living in the wild dramatically throughout history. Roads being built and