Презентация на английском языке "Endangered animal"

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Scientists state that many species of plants, animals, birds and insects disappear from the face of our planet 1,000 times faster than the natural level. That means we lose 10 to 130 species every day. In a report published in early 2010, the UN Commission on biodiversity draws attention to catastrophic changes in the world of wildlife. The author of the report compares the current situation with the disappearance of dinosaurs 65 million years ago.Today , more than 40% of all living species on Earth are endangered. If this rate of extinction continues or accelerates, the number of endangered species will be in the millions in the coming decades. Of course, this is a reason to think about every inhabitant of the planet, because the disappearance of certain species inevitably leads to global environmental problems, threatening the stability of the entire ecosystem of the Earth.Today we offer a look at the most recognizable species of animals, over which the threat of extinction, and imagine the world of wildlife without them… Entry

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Amur tiger The tigers were also seriously threatened large-scale illegal logging and the fires, depriving them of the usual places habitats. Status: endangered. Threats: in the 30s of the XX century the number of Amur tigers was no more than 50 individuals, and according to some data – no more than 20-30. Systematic actions to preserve the species by the 1980s bore fruit, the number of animals increased to 200. The main threat to the existence of big cats has always been poaching. The bone of the tiger on the Chinese black market worth its weight in gold, the tiger's coat — coveted trophy. Today the number living in the wild tigers is estimated at 431 – 529 individuals.

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King cobra The main reason for the extinction of the population of the king Cobra is poaching in order to obtain leather for the production of clothing and accessories, extraction of snake venom, valued by folk medicine, as well as for the production of snake meat and blood, considered a delicacy in some countries. Nowadays, a serious danger to the species is a wide agricultural human activity, which leads to a large-scale reduction of places habitat of king cobras is the rain forest. Status: vulnerable.

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