Monday, January 18, 2010

Endangered Animal Species



Endangered animal species are some of the earth’s most spectacular living beings. With the passing of each day the numbers of endangered animal species continue to increase across the globe, so much so that many of these endangered animal species are on the verge of extinction. From the elephants in Asia and Africa, the great apes of Africa, to the tigers and the rhinos also face serious danger from being extinct.

The greatest threat to these endangered animal species is the destruction of their natural habitat by the human beings. Many countries have now established laws for the conservation of these endangered animal species and adopted conservation methods for the protection of these species as well as their natural habitats. However despite their efforts there are only about 4000 tigers that remain in the wild the world over and the population of the tigers continues to decrease as these majestic big cats continue to be poached illegally for their skin, teeth and other body parts. So is the case of the other endangered species. According to the green police, the great apes were once found in Asia as well as Africa and had a mighty population. But today its numbers has reduced to an alarmingly low number so much so that these gentle giants are almost at the brink of extinction.

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