Conservation Status - Unknown, Some species are vulnerable and endangered - Population Increasing
]]>Conservation Status - Unknown, Some species are vulnerable and endangered - Population Increasing
Little is known about the leopard's conservation status. Leopards are solitary, nocturnal creatures that prefer to live in dense bush where their camouflage helps them
Human impact on Leopards -
1. Habitat Destruction - Loss of habitat and prey, as well as intense persecution as livestock killers, is the chief threat to this magnificent big cat. Leopards have fared slightly better than other big cats, due mainly to their wide distribution and amazing adaptability. Although they are amazingly tolerant of human activity and persist where other carnivores cannot, they have been extirpated from approximately 37% of their African range. Populations in North Africa, the Middle East, and Russia are now Critically Endangered.
2. Hunting Dangers - They are heavily hunted in southern Asia for their skin and bones supplying the Chinese medicinal trade. In western and central Africa, they are hunted for their skins, teeth, and claws. In tropical forests, bushmeat hunting competes directly for prey species and may drive them to extinction even in forests that have not been logged.
3. Fashion & Illegal Trade - These big cats have long been hunted for their soft fur — used to make coats and ceremonial robes — as well as for their claws, whiskers, and tails, which are popular as fetishes.
Why are leopards important?
The leopard is important ecologically, economically and culturally. Conservation of its habitat benefits other species, With the right conservation efforts, we can bring them back and ensure long-term conservation.
What can you do?
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1. https://www.snowleopard.org/donations/fall-appeal-2018/
2. https://support.wwf.org.uk/adopt-a-leopard
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https://www.awf.org/wildlife-conservation/leopard
https://www.snowleopard.org/statement-iucn-red-list-status-change-snow-leopard/
https://wildcatconservation.org/wild-cats/africa/leopard/
https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/amur-leopard
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Conservation Status - Vulnerable (around 50,000 remain) - Population Increasing.
Conservation Status - Vulnerable (around 50,000 remain) - Population Increasing.
Human impact on Elephants -
1. Elephant-human conflict - Elephant are not only being squeezed into smaller and smaller areas, but farmers plant crops that elephants like to eat. As a result, elephants frequently raid and destroy crops. They can be very dangerous too. Crop Raiding is a result of habitat loss and fragmentation. When elephants and humans interact, there is conflict from crop raiding, injuries, and deaths to humans caused by elephants, and elephants being killed by humans for reasons other than ivory and habitat degradation.
2. Poaching - Fueled by poverty, greed and ruthless or ignorant buyers, poaching peaked once more during the period between 2008 to 2015. The killing of elephants for their tusks spiraled out of control, accounting for as many as 30,000 to 40,000 elephant mortalities each year. To this figure add the thousands of calves who die as a result of their mother's deaths, and the trauma and devastation caused by the slaughter. Even if the total number of killed elephants may have gone down during 2015 to 2018, human-elephant conflict results in the killing, injuring, spearing, poisoning, and snaring of hundreds of elephants across Africa and Asia every month.
The ivory trade is fuelling organized crime and insecurity as traffickers smuggle tusks through the same networks as other high-value illegal goods such as drugs. Ultimately the trade is driven by demand for ivory in consumer countries, mostly in the East, where it is sought after as a status symbol and an investment.
3. Zoos & Circuses - Elephants will continue to be fenced, chased, driven, captured, translocated, abducted for sale to zoos and circuses, where they suffer inconceivable metal and physical horrors.
4. Overgrazing - When grazing goes unchecked, it can quickly eliminate grass in an area. This means less food for both livestock and wildlife, including elephants, and leads to soil erosion that impacts the growth of grass in the future. It is important to identify and allocate grazing land for livestock away from wildlife areas unless tight controls can be established.
Why are elephants important?
Elephants are among the most intelligent of the creatures with whom we share the planet, with complex consciousnesses that are capable of strong emotions. Across Africa they have inspired respect from the people that share the landscape with them, giving them a strong cultural significance. As icons of the continent elephants are tourism magnets, attracting funding that helps protect wilderness areas. They are also keystone species, playing an important role in maintaining the biodiversity of the ecosystems in which they live.
Elephants eat seeds, transport them around in their guts and then ‘plant’ them in their dung. Studies have suggested that some elephants can disperse seeds as far as 57km. Elephant dung is a perfect fertilizer, rich in nutrients to allow seeds to germinate and grow. Elephant seed dispersal provides opportunities for plants to colonize new areas, providing new habitats for a range of animals.
Elephants dig wells to access water underground. They will use their feet, trunks, and tusks to create a hole and reach the water. These elephant-made watering holes are then available for all animals to drink from.
What can you do?
Donate and/or spread the word. - the more we share and educate the ones around us, the more we encourage and open peoples mind. Kindness can be taught.
Promoting co-existence requires understanding the needs and perspectives of both people and elephants, and willingness among us human-beings to share diminishing natural resources for the benefit of other species and ourselves.
1. https://www.savetheelephants.org
2. https://elephantconservation.org/fundraising/donate/
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https://www.savetheelephants.org/about-elephants-2-3-2/importance-of-elephants/
https://www.gvi.co.uk/blog/4-reasons-need-elephants/
https://www.savetheelephants.org/about-elephants-2-3-2/threats-to-elephants/
http://wwf.panda.org/knowledge_hub/endangered_species/elephants/asian_elephants/areas/issues/elephant_human_conflict/
https://www.elephantvoices.org/threats-to-elephants.html
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Conservation Status - Vulnerable (around 20,000 remain) - Population Decreasing.
]]>Conservation Status - Vulnerable (around 20,000 remain) - Population Decreasing.
Human impact on Lions -
1. Habitat Destruction - One of the top reasons why lions are decreasing in number is due to their home being destroyed. As the human population & agriculture increases their homes are lost. Without an area to call their home, endangered lions often die off.
2. Disappearing Prey - As human populations encroach of on animal lands, they reduce all animal life, making it harder for lions to hunt for food.
3. Hunting Dangers - Some people kill lions as a recreational sport or for their fur, cruel but true.
4. Diseases - Human settlements can cause unintentional harm to animals. Like canine distemper caused the death of over a 1,000 lions at the Serengeti National Park. The apparent source of the virus was a domestic dogs living along the periphery of the park.
5. Illegal wildlife trade - Lion bones have become increasingly in demand, mostly due to traditional Asian medicine.
Why are lions important?
Lions are top predators in their environment, whether that’s grasslands, desert or open woodland. It means they play a crucial role in keeping a healthy balance of numbers among other animals, especially herbivores like zebra and wildebeest – which in turn influences the condition of grasslands and forests.
By protecting a lion’s landscape, we’re helping the whole area to thrive, which doesn’t just benefit wildlife but the people who rely on local natural resources too
What can you do?
Donate and/or spread the word. - the more we share and educate the ones around us, the more we encourage and open peoples mind. Kindness can be taught.
1. https://www.wwf.org.uk/wildlife/african-lions
2. https://lionaid.org/get-involved.php
3. https://donate.nationalgeographic.org/donate-to-help-save-lions-and-other-big-cats_8-16
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https://defenders.org/lion/threats
https://www.britannica.com/animal/lion
https://study.com/academy/lesson/why-are-lions-endangered-lesson-for-kids.html
https://www.wwf.org.uk/wildlife/african-lions
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