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Animals in danger of extinction.

What would happen if everyone cared about animals and did something to help them?

Major causes of extinction

•Taking animals for profit.•Hunting and trapping.•Over harvesting. HUMAN DEMAND•Introduced species.•Destruction of habitat.•Pollution. 

Other causes are:

•Habitat loss and fragmentation•National and international wildlife trade•Pet trade•Fur trade•Bush meat trade•Body parts trade•Trade for biomedical research•Climate change – Global Warming•Introduce (invasive) species: •Farmer / rancher shootings

What can everybody do to help endangered species?

• Conserve habitats and protect them• Make space for our wildlife• Recycle, reduce and reuse• Control introduced plants and animals.• Join an organization.• Make your voice heard.

Animals protection LawsBald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668-668C).

Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-712).

Lacey Act (18 U.S.C. 42; 16 U.S.C. 3371-3378)

Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1361-1407).

Airborne Hunting Act (16 U.S.C. 742j-1).

National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee).

Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543).

Antarctic Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 2401).

African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201-4245)

Animal Protection Societies in Argentina

● FABA: Argentinean Foundation for Animal Welfare

● AnimaNaturalis

● San Nicolás Refuge

● Animal Protection Association Sarmiento

● APAC Avellaneda: Homeless Animals Protection Society

● APAM: Puerto Madryn Animal Protection Society

● WWF: World Wide Fund for Nature

● WSPA: World Society for the Protection of Animals

● OIPA: International Organization for Animal Protection

International Animal Protection Societies

FABA • Non profit

• Animals at risk • Adoption, castration, vaccination.

AnimaNaturalis• Spanish speakers countries.

• 20 thousand members• 2003

• Not eating, clothing, experimenting or entertainment• Education, studies, campaigns

San Nicolás Refuge • Shelter

• Animals from zoonosis center

Animal Protection Association Sarmiento• Shelter

• 1902 • Oldest animal shelter in Latin America

APAC Avellaneda • Adoption: responsible families.

• Delouse, vaccinate, sterilize, castrate and vet control

WWF • 1961

• endangered species• Protect ecosystems that benefit humans

• Not hunting, logging or fishing

WSPA • Cruelty, management, irresponsible pet ownership

• natural disasters animals• 900 member’s organizations, 150 countries

• Convince government to create new laws. Education programs

OIPA • 1981

• Not violent activities• Limav International doctors congresses, conferences, debates against

vivisection.

Pandas

Ecosystem:•Their native area of living on Bamboo forests.•Bamboo forest are located in China.•As their habitat os being destroyed they are relocated in artificial areas that represent the bamboo forests•They have problem to reproduce

Causes of extinction:

• Living areas debastated.• Small new areas to live.• People eat bamboo seeds, so they cut down

their nature ecosystem• Also pandas eat bamboo seeds.• As they are shy animals in this new artificial

areas they can not reproduce their species.

Animals in danger of extinction in Argentina

• Argentina it’s a country located in South America. • It has a diversity of climates and land.• Argentina is a very good place where animals and

plants can live. • Humans don’t know how important is to conserve the

natural equality. • Fauna is in danger of extinction. • There are 985 species of birds, 345 mammals, and

248 reptiles, 145 amphibious and 710 fishes.

Animals in extinction in Argentina and América

Animals in extinction in the world

• Extinction has increases because of human activities.• Humans transform areas very quickly and in a short period

of time. • People make up clothes or even houses with animals

bodies. • They destroyed forests and jungles (where many animals

lives), deserts and fields.• Activities change animals life’s, they have to adapt to new

places if not they die. • Humans compete with wildlife for their fields and nature. • Less exotic animals, more animals in danger of extinction.

Pink dolphins

Ecosystem:

• Native area: Amazon River and Hong Kong’s Pearl River• Food: fish and crabs.• Live up to 40 years in their habitat and 4 in captivity• Brain capacity: 40% larger than human’s.• Friendliest dolphin.

Causes of their extinction

•Hunted for their eyes and teeth.•High contamination levels in rivers where they live.•Numerous boats in those rivers hit dolphins•Deforestation.•Sound pollution from boats.•They get stuck in fisherman’s nets.•Construction of dams.

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