Endangered Animals

    Their are lots of animals all over the world that are now on the endangered list. Thats not a good thing at all and just because they are in a zoo doesn't mean that they are okay everywhere. Animals that have been in the wild before and are now in a zoo lose their wildness. This means we don't actually see them how they are in the wild, but animals are not safe in the wild anymore. Why? Because people kill them for sport, are paid money for their fur, or don't like them. How many of us see a mouse and the first reaction is to kill it? See, we are all guilty of it. These are just some animals that are endangered because of us.

• Bald Eagles
• Polar Bears
• Leatherback Turtles                                                                                
• Koala
• Gaint Anteater
• Komodo Dragon
• Giant Panda
• Leopard
• Sumatran Tiger

                                                                      photo by flickkerphotos

    Some reasons they are endangered are listed below and most of them are because of us.

• Crowds wanting to see the turtle laying eggs scares the turtle and eggs are not laid.
• Deforestation.
• Killed for their fur.
• Chemicals in the water.
• Low reproduction rates.

 Some information from
library.thinkquest.org/11353/e-animals.htm>.