Презентация, доклад по английскому языку на тему Endangered animals (9 класс)

Iberian lynxes remain on the planet. Despite the fact that about $ 35 million was allocated to rescue these wild cats, a group of scientists recently called their situation critical.

The main causes of extinction are mass epidemics and excessive hunting. Fur and meat of this animals are very valuable. In addition, these wild cats themselves often fall into the traps of poachers.

whale sharks living in the wild. Some researchers report that only about 1,000 individuals.

The main threat to the existence of whale sharks, of course, is their commercial fishing. Despite existing catch bans, shark fishing continues in Southeast Asia and India. A characteristic feature of the development of whale sharks is their very long puberty and slow reproduction rates, which makes it impossible to quickly recover the population. Each year, the number of whale sharks in the world decreases by 5% - 6%.

in central China, mainly in Sichuan province and in smaller numbers in the provinces of Shaanxi and Gansu. As a result of human activities and deforestation, big pandas were driven out of the lowland areas where they once lived.

Since ancient times, the big panda has been the object of poaching not only for the locals who hunt them for soft skins, but also for foreigners.

The population of the big panda annually inexorably decreases, which is largely due to the extremely low birth rate both in the wild and in captivity. Scientists estimate that there are currently about 1,600 individuals left on Earth.