Transcript World Wildlife Fund: Class Assignment

World Wildlife Fund
ENDANGERED SPECIES PRESERVATION
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Tiger
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Great Panda
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Whale
Tiger
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND
Overview
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Status
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Population
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220 – 660 pounds
Length
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As few as 3,200
Weight
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Endangered
4 – 10 feet
Habitats
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Tropical rainforests
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Evergreen Forests
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Mangrove Swamps
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Grasslands
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Savannas
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Temperate forests
Why They Matter
This big cat is admired and feared in
equal parts, by people around the
world. If forests are emptied of every
last tiger, all that will remain are
distant legends and zoo sightings.
Threats
Habitat Loss
Human &
Wildlife
Conflict
Climate
Change
What WWF Is Doing
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Protecting and Connecting Tiger
Habitat
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Monitoring Tigers and Their Prey
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Building a Political Will
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Eliminating Tiger Trade
Making a Comeback!
Siberian Tiger Population
600
500
400
Increase of 315
300
200
100
0
1940
1971
1985
Population
1996
2009
Great Panda
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND
Overview
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Status
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Population
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More than 4 feet long for adults
Weight
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Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Height
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1,600 in the wild
Scientific Name
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Endangered
220 to 330 pounds
Habitats
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Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed
Forests of Southwest China
Why They Matter
Pandas play a crucial role in the
bamboo forests where they roam by
spreading seeds and facilitating
growth of vegetation. .
Threats
Habitat Loss
Human & Wildlife Conflict
Climate Change
What WWF Is Doing
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Increasing the area of panda
habitat under legal protection
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Creating green corridors to link
isolated pandas
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Patrolling against poaching, illegal
logging, and encroachment
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Building local capacities for nature
reserve management
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Continued research and
monitoring
Positive Results
Population
1800
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400
200
0
1976
1986
1996
Population
2006
Whale
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND
Overview
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Status
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Population
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20- 200 tons
Length
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Balaenoptera, Balaena, Eschrichtius,
and Eubalaen
Weight
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Few as 300 North Atlantic white whales
remain; other species vary: 10,00090,000
Scientific Name
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Endangered
45-100 feet
Habitats
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Oceans
Why They Matter
Whales are at the top of the food
chain and have an important role in
the overall health of the marine
environment.
Threats
Climate
Change
Commercial
Whaling
Industry
What WWF Is Doing
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Saving Stranded Whales
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Conducting training programs
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Raising awareness
Gradual Decline
Population
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Population
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
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