Endangered species 2.0

ENDANGERED SPECIES

Great White Shark

FACTS OF GREAT WHITE SHARK

• The world's largest known predatory fish.

• Has 300 teeth, yet does not chew its food.

• Sharks rip their prey into mouth-sized pieces
which are swallowed whole.

• The shark’s heavy, torpedo-shaped body allows it
to cruise efficiently for long periods of time, and
then suddenly switch to high speed bursts in
pursuit of prey and sometimes leaping out of the
water.

• Feeds on a broad spectrum of prey, from small
fish, such as halibut, to large seals and dolphins.

• Females can grow to 4.5 – 6.4 m and males can
grow to 3.4 – 4.1 m and 520 – 1,100 kg in weight.

• Can swim at speeds of 25 km/hour for short bursts
and to depths of 1,200 m.

FIVE WAYS SHARKS AND RAYS HELP THE WORLD

• Sharks and rays are crucial for the health of our planet, but they are some of
the most enigmatic and misunderstood creatures in the ocean. Here are five
ways in which sharks and rays help the world, from fighting climate change to
digging through sand for their neighbors to feeding phytoplankton.

1) CLIMATE ACTION ADVOCATES

• Did you know that tiger sharks help to make oceans more
resilient to climate change? How? Swimming around the
shallow seagrass meadows, these sharks serve as crowd-
controllers and prevent overgrazing by marine creatures
such as turtles or dugongs. Less continuous grazing in the
same spot means more abundant, denser seagrass. And
you know what captures carbon from the atmosphere 35
times faster than tropical rainforests? Yes, that’s right –
seagrass!

2) GOOD-HEARTED ARCHITECTS

• Thanks to their unique way of feeding, large bottom-dwelling rays – such as
stingrays, cownose rays, or whiptail rays – act as “habitat engineers”.
Hovering over sandy areas, they excavate the sand in search of food while
simultaneously creating micro-habitats for various tiny invertebrates. For
these “architects”, sharing is caring! As they uncover tasty snacks for
themselves, they also help many other marine species to feed, from small
reef fishes, to bigger predatory jacks, all the way to seabirds such as
cormorants.

3) UNDERWATER GARDENERS

• Large, deep-diving sharks and rays help phytoplankton (microscopic marine
plants) to grow, simply by cruising between ocean depths and the shallows.
One species of open-ocean mobula ray was found to dive to around 6,560
feet – nearly 2.5 times more than the height of the tallest building in the
world! These creatures dive down to feed and as they return to the surface,
they defecate, bringing back crucial nutrients. Without those essential
elements, phytoplankton – which forms the foundation of many oceanic
food chains – couldn’t grow! And you know what is responsible for every
breath you take? Phytoplankton, as it produces half of Earth’s oxygen
supply! So yes, some sharks and rays really are deep-diving gardeners that
help us breathe…

4) MARINE ECOTOURISM STARS

• Just as nature-loving tourists all around the world dream of seeing elephants,
lions, or gorillas in the wild, many cannot imagine their lives without swimming
with sharks and rays underwater! Every year around 600,000 shark divers
travel the world to witness these magnificent creatures in their natural
surroundings. In 2014 in Australia alone, shark tourism brought at least $32.5
million to the economy. The economy of Maldives – a small island nation in
South Asia – is driven by tourism, with diving and snorkeling as the country’s
most popular tourist activity. Shark divers brought over $65 million to their
local economy in 2016, contributing directly to the diving industry and many
other business sectors. A tourism survey revealed that 74% of travelers came
to Maldives because of diving and devoted shark divers said that they
would not return if there were no live sharks to be seen!

5) BLUE CIRCLE OF LIFE

• Even after they die of natural causes, sharks and rays contribute so much to
the marine ecosystems! Scientists analyzing video footage from the seafloor
off Angola’s coast discovered that carcasses of a dead whale shark and
large rays resting peacefully at 3,937 feet supported entire communities of
deep-sea scavengers. A real blue circle of life!

NO LONGER THE IMMORTAL SUPERHEROES…

• Now you see how amazing sharks and rays really are! Sadly, up to 100 million
are killed every single year, whether caught on purpose or by accident (as
bycatch). Overfishing and lack of controls are driving declines of sharks and
rays on a global scale. As a result, 30% of all 1,200+ species are currently
threatened with extinction. Without urgent action and our help, some of these
blue super-heroes – which have been around for hundreds of millions of years,
outliving the dinosaurs – might disappear forever… Let’s not let that happen!
Your daily lives affect these creatures far more than you would probably think,
even if you live far from the ocean.

WHY THEY MATTER

• As large and powerful predators, great white sharks
play an important role at the top of the marine food
chain.

• Despite its fame and reputation, little is actually
known about the great white shark’s biology and
behavior.

THREATS OF GREAT WHITE SHARK

• Great white sharks are decreasing in numbers and are rare
due to years of being hunted by man for fins and teeth,
and often as a trophy for sport fishing. The white shark is
often caught as bycatch by commercial fisheries and can
also become entangled in meshes that protect beaches.

• The biggest threat to sharks globally is overfishing. Each
year many tens of millions of sharks are landed. Sharks play
vital roles in marine ecosystems. So, as shark populations
rapidly decline around the world, so too does the health of
our oceans . A global expansion of shark fishing has been
underway for several decades. Inadequate fisheries
management worldwide is a big challenge to shark
conservation.

WHAT WWF IS DOING

• WWF supports research and monitoring of
white sharks as they migrate to and from the
Gulf of California.

• Sharks are tagged and the movements are
tracked by satellite.

• This information on their behavior will help with
a management plan for the protected area
where they are found (Guadalupe Island
Biosphere Reserve), such as how to protect
them from bycatch and to regulate tourism.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

1. Reduce your seafood consumption.
2. Not eating any shark meat is the first and most obvious step to saving

sharks, however, shark cartilage and oils can be found in many products
such as cosmetics. So we also do not use shark products.
3. Keeping our oceans clean is the first step to preserving sharks. To survive
and thrive sharks need oceans free from trash and pollution.
4. Donate and volunteer with shark conservation organizations.
5. Spread awareness to protect sharks on social media.

ESSAYS ON WILDLIFE IMPORTANCE

• Extinction Of Wildlife Animals • Conservation Strategies for Orangutans

• Abstract There are numerous • Introduction ‘Person of the Forest’ can
uncommon creatures found in be used to describe the Orangutan in
Pakistan for instance Markhor Malay language. Strong, solitary, and
,Mountain Weasel, Black Bear, Forest smart, the Orangutan has so many
Dormouse and snow Leopard. Our distinguishing characteristics that set
National creature is Markhor and it's them apart from majority of the Great
extremely tragic to state that it is Apes throughout the world. These
likewise in the rundown of animals are so important to our
jeopardized species. There are a few ecosystem, especially in parts of Asia
explanations for the annihilation of where they are found. Unfortunately,
untamed life and our country is they are critically endangered, and
absolutely unconscious about it . I the population is continuing to
need to locate the valid and real dwindle. However, there are many
purposes behind which there is organizations and powerful people
colossal addition in the jeopardized who care about these…...
creature species in…...

ESSAYS ON WILDLIFE IMPORTANCE

• The Eternal Human-Wildlife Conflict • Biological Resources: Wildlife
• This section describes all the listed, non-listed
• Introduction Sworn enemies The conflict
between human and wildlife wildlife in the vicinity of the Project,
populations has a long history dated including common wildlife species,
back to the prehistoric man (Berger & migratory bird species that are protected
McGraw, 2007, Lee-Thorp et. al., 2000). under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA).
+++ Consequently, the co-existence Threatened and endangered species and
looks an impossible task. Instead of aquatic biotas, such as coral reef and
decreasing it is proven that there is an marine species, are also addressed in this
increasing interaction (Conover, 1994). section. The analysis area for impacts to
A universal problem Human-Wildlife wildlife includes the wind farm sites and
conflict is defined by the interaction Kamalo Harbor. This consists of all potential
between wild animals and people. This effects on wildlife and wildlife habitats,
conflict has negative effects for both including habitat loss…...
sides. Humanity's resources and lives are
threatened every…...

ESSAYS ON WILDLIFE IMPORTANCE

• Manas National Park or Manas Wildlife • The North American Model of Wildlife
Sanctuary Conservation

• Manas National Park or Manas Wildlife • Wildlife preservation is the practice of
Sanctuary is a Wildlife Sanctuary, protecting threatened plant and animal
UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a species and their habitats. Among the
Project Tiger Reserve, an Elephant goals of wildlife conservation are to ensure
Reserve and a Biosphere Reserve in that nature will be around for future
Assam, India. Located in the generations to delight in and to
Himalayan foothills, it is contiguous with acknowledge the importance of wildlife
the Royal Manas National park in and wilderness lands to human beings.
Bhutan. The park is known for its rare Many countries are government agencies
and endangered endemic wildlife devoted to wildlife preservation, which
such as the Assam Roofed Turtle, Hispid help to carry out policies developed to
Hare, Golden Langur and Pygmy Hog. protect wildlife Numerous independent
Their goal is to be able to fully fund not-for-profit companies also promote
the…... numerous wildlife preservation causes.
Wildlife preservation has…...

ESSAYS ON WILDLIFE IMPORTANCE

• Polar Bears • The Philippine Wildlife

• Class: Ursidae. 9b Physical qualities: • Introduction The Philippine Wildlife has a
significant number of plant and animal
Bears have big heads, round ears,
species that are indigenous in the Philippines.
little eyes that deal with forward,
extremely short tails, and stocky legs. The country's surrounding waters reportedly
They are plantigrade, strolling on the have the highest level of biodiversity in the
world. The Philippines is considered as one of
heels and soles of their feet like
the seventeen mega diverse countries as well
human beings do. Each paw has 5
as global biodiversity hotspot. The world's
curved claws that are not
second largest archipelago country after
retractable, or can not be pulled
Indonesia, the Philippines includes more than
back. Habitat: The polar bear
7,100 islands covering 297,179 km2 in the
environments include the entire
westernmost Pacific Ocean. The country is
Arctic area. Polar bears have
one of the…...
adapted to be able to reside in the

water and on land.…...

ESSAYS ON WILDLIFE IMPORTANCE

• Wildlife sanctuaries of India • Threats to Biodiversity and Conservation
of Biodiversity
• India has over 441 animal sanctuaries,
referred to as Wildlife sanctuaries (IUCN • Threats to Biodiversity: Habitat loss is
Category IV Protected Area). Among mainly due to human population growth,
these, the 41 Tiger Reserves are industrialization and changes in the land
governed by Project Tiger, and are of use patterns, poaching of wild life and
special significance in the conservation man wildlife conflicts. Man has begin to
of the tiger. Some wildlife sanctuaries overuse or misuse most of these natural
are specifically named Bird Sanctuary, ecosystems. Due to unsustainable
e.g. Keoladeo National Park before resource-use, once productive forests
attaining National Park status. Many and grasslands have been turned into
National Parks were initially Wildlife deserts and wastelands have increased
Sanctuaries. Wildlife sanctuaries of all over world. Scientists have estimated
national importance to conservation, that human activities are likely to
usually due to some flagship faunal eliminate approximately 10 million
species, are named National species by the year 2050. 1)…...
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ESSAYS ON WILDLIFE IMPORTANCE

• Save Our Wildlife and Forest for Our • Wildlife Conservation in India
Future Generations • Nature is the major part that gave

• Wildlife includes wild animals and plenty of chances to flourish mankind.
plants collectively. As a human When it comes about doing justice,
being, we need to live in amity with it’s all what nature do, but not us. We
other living things on the Earth. It is learnt from childhood to save others,
glorious that Malaysia is a habitat of to think for others first, and rest all the
much wildlife such as tigers, things. In fact, we are living all
elephants, lions, leopards and many because of the nature. And when our
more. We have to appreciate that turn came to save the nature, we are
our country has such balance simply sitting back, relaxing as if
ecosystem. It is reported that some nothing has happened. Therefore, the
wild animals encounter extinction. government of India started…...
Those animals mentioned are white
tigers. Humans should be blamed
causing this problem occurs. Cutting
down…...

ESSAYS ON WILDLIFE IMPORTANCE

• Importance for Wildlife Conservation • Wildlife Biologist
Who is a Wildlife Biologist? Description of
• Maintains ecological balance & the • the kind of work done, Description,
Advantages/disadvantages, working
organisms have their unique positions in conditions. * Education and Work
Education and training, Job outlook,
food chains, food webs which keep Education and training needed
Prospective locations of work,
ecological balance. Wild life contributes to Improvement chances. * Just how much
does a Wildlife biologist make? Salary
the maintenance of material cycles such as variety, Salary/wages * A day as a Wildlife
Biologist Normal work day-- kinds of tasks
carbon and nitrogen cycles. For the career involves, working conditions *
Why I selected Wildlife Biology. An
improvement and progress in agriculture, explanation of why you chose this
profession,…..
animal husbandry and fisheries the genes

from wild life preserved as gene bank are

utilised in breeding programmes . Wild life

provides a number of useful products like

food, medicine, honey, lac, wax, resin, etc.

Colourful birds, insects, beautiful flowers,

trees make environment beautiful. Food,

pets, traditional medicines. Anthropologists

believe that…..

ESSAYS ON WILDLIFE IMPORTANCE

• My Analysis of World Wildlife Foundation • Wildlife Conservation Is Important
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advertisement because the simple beauty at its pristine location with
straightforward meaning behind it has versatile attraction. Not only in terms
such a huge impact on our environment of culture, festival and eloquent
of using too much of the worlds resources historical monuments; but this
for our conveniences. In this incredible land is best accosted with
advertisement there is a paper towel a variety of wildlife living amidst the
dispenser filled with green paper towels in astonishing landscape and a wide
a white dispenser with the words “Save range of floral beauty. With almost 4%
Paper, Save the Planet” next to the World of land under the forests, Indian
Wildlife Foundations logo of a panda on wildlife is perfectly known as rich and
the top. In the center of the paper towel diverse. Lying along the Indomalaya
dispenser…..
ecozone, India is a…..

ESSAYS ON WILDLIFE IMPORTANCE

• Man wildlife conflict • Wildlife Importance and Preservation

• MAN WILDLIFE CONFLICT Introduction: • Imagine waking up in the morning and

Human–wildlife conflict refers to the seeing two large figures looking down

interaction between wild animals and at you. They begin to chase you and
people and the resultant negative your family out of your home, as much
impact on people or their resources, or as you want to try and defend yourself
wild animals or their habitat. It occurs you cannot because you are too small
when growing human populations and weak to fight them. After they finish
overlap with established wildlife
chasing you, you and your family watch
territory, creating reduction of

resources or life to some people from a distance and can see those two

and/or wild animals. Conflict between figures destroy your home and

people and animals is one of the main everything in it with a big machine,
threats to the continued survival of
many species in different parts of the and…...

world, and is…...

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