Canada's Sharks

The sharks in Canada that like to bask in the sun are getting closer to extinction, because of an action that the government took long ago. The sharks were interfering with salmon fishing. The sharks interfeer with the nets while their are fish in them. Which is obvious because sharks eat fish so they were simply just trying to have a meal. But because of past actions we are now paying like we are for alot of other things. To get rid of them the government would ram the sharks with boats to kill them. Hopefully the endangered wildlife committe in Canada can protect these sharks so they can make a come back.

Endangered turtles

The Atlanta zoo bred a species of endangered turtles. This was the fourth time in six years that this kind of turtle was bred in the Atlanta zoo. It is called the Arakan Forest turtle.It is a good thing that the zoo got these turtles to breed the only bad thing is that the Atlanta zoo is the only one that has been successful to breed these turtles. Which is not a good sign for these turtles considering they are critically endangered. Hopefully they can get these turtles to breed more of another zoo could get them to breed and hopefully the little hatching's won't die.

Bald Eagle

I thought this was neat how they got to release the eagle back in the wild not all animals get to be released after being saved or captured.

Coming off the endangered list

Here recently there have been a few animals that were listed as endangered, that have made such a come back that scientists are deciding to take them off the endangered list. But some think that could be a really bad desicion because that means they wont have such harsh protection as before, which could result in putting them back on the endangered list in the near future. Which would not be good at all once an animal goes off the endangered list they should be able to stay off. It is a shame that they still couldn't have some kind of protection for awhile after being taken off the list. Hopefully something will work out for the best.

Killer whales

The only group of killer whales that are endangered are a group of "southern resident" killer whales. The group that was sighted was only the second time in twenty years that this group has been seen. There are only eighty of this kind of killer whale. The whales feed on salmon and there have been less salmon causing fewer whales and the whales that are left to travel long distances to find food.

Manatees

Monday the U.S. fish and Wildlife service decided that manatees no longer need to be named endangered but put on the threatened list. When one first hears this they would probably think this is a good thing. In a way it is because there are more of them but at the same time its not, because they are not protected then people will poach them causing their numbers to go back down. The number of manatees has doubled this year with 2,812 manatees in Florida. Even though they are making a come back I don't think they should be taken off the endangered list quite yet.

Wild Coyote

On tuesday afternoon a coyote wandered into a Quiznos in Chicago. The door was proped open and it walked in and climbed in a cooler with juice and soda. The manager said it wasn't aggressive, the customers slowly cleared out and animal control came and got it out. If the coyote wasn't injured they would release it later on. I thought this was a funny story so I decided to share it with everybody.

Rare turtles

A boat was captured that held 220 rare sea turtles, most of the turtles were dead. The Chinese use the turtles for medicines and their skin and shells are used for fashion accessories. This past Wednesday was the second capture that Malaysian police made. Of the 220 that were seized 20 were still alive. In the first group seized their were 78 turtles and only 5 were still alive.The turtles were green and hawksbills turtles both which are endangered.

Rare lions

In India there lives a rare lion, called the Asiatic lion. They are and endangered animal so they live on a national park. But they are still being poached, on Friday three carcases were found six miles from the park. Altogether nine have been killed in the last month. These beautiful animals are dieing because of poaching and measures are being taken to stop the poachers from killing them and making them extinct. Only about 350 of them exist and they are all in the park.

Monster squid

There was a squid caught in the Antarctic waters that weighed 1,089 pounds and 33 feet long. It took two fishermen to reel it in in two hours, now that's a good fishing trip. Its said to be the largest of the rare , mysterious deep water specimen. Not long after it was caught they froze it so that scientists could study it later on. Scientists say that this species could get up to 49 feet long. The article said that if they were to cut it up for calamari the rings would be the size of tractor tires but they would taste like ammonia. Now one of those rings alone would be a meal for one or maybe two.

Grizzly Bears

The Grizzly bears that live in and around Yellowstone National park have been taken off the endangered species act protection list. When the list was first made there were only about 100 to 300 grizzlies now there are more than 500 hundred of them. Because they are such a large predator they need a large space to roam which is hard to do with today's growing community. The grizzly is another example of how we really can save endangered animals if we really commit to saving them.

Little Owl

One of the smallest owls was seen for the first time in the wild in Peru in the northern jungle. The population of the little owlet is said to be less than 1,000 and possibly as few as 250. The owlet species had been seen many times in the nest but never any other times. Many scientists are excited about finding this little owl. There are so few of this bird because of the destruction of their habitat. Some call this owl "strange owl" because of the feathers around the eyes. This bird is so small it is not bigger than your fist.

New leopard species

A new species of leopard was found in Malaysia they reside in the rainforest's and are called clouded leopard of Borneo. It is a unique species of cat, they can get to the size of a small panther. Because the leopard is such a special species it shows us how important it is to conserve the heart of Borneo. There are about 5,000 to 11,000 clouded leopards in Borneo. The biggest threat to the cats is the destruction of their habitat.

Rare woodpecker

When there was a sighting of a woodpecker that everyone thought had been extinct for many years scientist were very excited. Now they are questioning whether or not it was the ivory billed woodpecker. The scientists think that it was just a different kind of wood pecker and not a ivory billed woodpecker. The video that was shot was not very clear and its possible that it was just a mistake. It would be really neat if the woodpecker wasn't extinct and just hiding for all those years.

Bald Eagles

Bald eagles are making a major come back. There was a nest found in Philadelphia and it is the first in two hundred years. Authorities hope that they will produce offspring so that there will be more in the future. They are really making a come back and are starting to populate Philadelphia again. Which is a really good thing I think its neat that they are making a comeback, it just goes to show that when someone cares about an endangered animal they can really make a difference.

Scientists are trying to decide whether or not to put polar bears on the endangered list. Because the glaciers are melting they have a hard time finding something to eat. I thought that this was a funny video so i decided to share.

Frogs

There are many species of frogs in which many of them are endangered. Scientists are trying to find a way to save them from extinction. Scientists say that if something is not done then they could have the same fate as the dinosaurs. They say that one-third to one-half of six thousand are close to extinction. Unlike many endangered animals frogs are threatened by a fungus that is killing them. The fungus wipes out ten species a year, scientists from other countries are coming to help save these poor helpless frogs. Zoos and many other places that give homes to many frogs are asked to take more in until they figure out how to stop the fungus from killing them. I hope they find a way to get rid of it soon. Frogs are really neat creatures and don't deserve to be wiped out.

Tigers in China

The tigers in China are making a come back because of the ban on tiger parts. People kill tigers for their bones and other parts supposeably for medicine and an aphrodisiacs. But because of the WWf and china making sure no one kills them they are they are not extinct. The tigers are still endangered but not nearly as close to extinction.

Mystery bird

A bird that hadn't been seen in 139 years was found Thailand, it was mistaken for a reed warbler. But after studying it over they discovered it was a Indian warbler a bird that is least known by scientists. The scientists are now trying to fin where they live so that they can figure out what is making them so scarce. Hopefully they will find more and save the ones that are left so that they can reproduce.

Helping endangered bugs

It is important to help save endangered bugs as well. They help he ecosystems to function correctly. For example if there were no bees to polonate crops then there would be no corn, tomatoes, watermelon, peppers, cucumbers and many more that depend on polonation to make the fruit for us to eat. Certain insects are needed to help things decompose so that the ground will have nutriants so that more trees and plants can grow to help out the world. Even though some bugs are kind of creepy that doesn't mean someone shouldn't care as much about them as they do about the adorable panda bears that are endangered. All animals, insects, and plants are important for us to protect.

Rain Forest Animals

There are quite a few animals that live in the rainforest. There are apes, monkeys, snakes, insects, birds, and lizards. They all depend on each other to survive and to keep each other in balance. Within the layers of the rain forest these animals live. All the insects are on the forest floor helping things to decompose, also gorillas, anteaters, jaguars and people. In the Understory layer insects, snakes, spiders, lizards, and jaguars looking for food. The canopy is home to monkeys, birds, and reptiles. Lastly the emergents has mostly birds and some more. The rainforest is a large home for many animals and if we keep cutting down the trees making the forests disappear the animals will disappear also. Therefore they will all go extinct leaving the world with fewer animals.

Rainforest animals

Did you know that 50% of animals live in the rain forest? Like many other species Rain forest animals will suffer greatly when the temperature changes causing it fluctuate. This is not good because the animals are use to hot steady temperatures. Also the animals are in danger because so many trees are being cut down, leaving many animals without habitats to live in.
For more information on rain forests go here.
http://ran.org

The poaching of endangered animals

Many animals become endangered or extinct because of poachers. Some animals that are being poached are elephants for their tusks, tigers for their hide to trade, gorillas, snow leopards, rhinos and many more. Mostly people poach animals for money and don't car that they endangered only that they will be getting money for it. If someone is caught with a dead endangered animal or poaching an endangered animal they could get a sentence for a minimum of one year to a maximum of five years in jail and probably a large fine. There are many people who poach because they want the money and don't care that they are killing an endangered animal.

Extinct animals

There are quite a few animals that have gone extinct. Some of them went extinct with the dinosaurs, for some it's been awhile since anyone has seen them and some have just recently gone extinct. A few mammals that have gone extinct are cuban spider monkey, bulldog rat, canary mouse, desert bandicoot, dark flying fox and many more. There are many extinct birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and plants. The lists go on and on forever everyone needs to make a commitment to the earth and animals helping keeping the animals and plants live longer.

Bald Eagles

The killing of bald eagles started in the seventeenth century in Alaska, by the early twentyith century the endangered species act came about because to many eagles and other animals were dying. Finally more actions were taken against other things that were theretening the birds and they slowly started making a comeback. Bald eagles went from being on the endangered list to being on the theretened list. Now they are getting closer to being taken off the endangered list all together, which is very amazing. Hopefully more and more endangered species will be able to make that same transition.
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0207/feature2/index.html

Not everyone cares about endangered species. They would rather be selfish and just keep using things that harm the earth causing global warming. I think the only reason that they don't care is because they don't realize that even though they are getting away with things now and those things make life easier, using those things will permenatly effect the earth in the future, including humans and how we live . I realize that it would be hard to give up certain things but everyone should try and put forth a big effort in making the world a better place and saving it and every thing living here. I hope that everyone could learn a lesson with everything that global warming has already done to the planet and is also effecting everything else on the planet. Everyone can help just taking simple steps in stoping global warming.

Umbrella species

All animals deserve to be protected and saved from extinction. Some need a little more attention because when they are saved then the other animals in that habitat will be protected. They are called umbrella species. Only a few animals are known as umbrella species, not all species are umbrella species.according to the wwf website there are animals known as umbrella species and protecting them protects many other species in the same habitat. In other words it is very critical to save these animals in order to keep other animals safe that live in the same habitat. Some umbrella animals are giant pandas, tigers, whales and dolphins, rhinos, elephants, marine turtles and great apes. Umbrella species don't always work sometimes the umbrella animal will be in trouble and on of the animals that is being protected will be ok because they eat different kind of foods but they share the habitat that they need. Therefore we should consider protecting the habitat as a whole and not to a certain species needs. We should look at the needs of all the species.

Marine turtle

Manatees

One of my favorite animals are manatees and they are endangered. Manatees are endangered because boats and water crafts collide with them causing them to instantly die or to slowly die. They are also dieing because of the loss of warm water and their habitats being destroyed. Humans also contribute to their death when they get caught in fishing nets, fishing hooks and the litter that people throw into the water. Manatees are very beautiful animals and its a shame that they are endangered. Truthfully its a shame that any animals become endangered, but I guess that not everything can be around forever. I just think that we should try to change certain things we do to keep them around as long as we can. They shouldn't have to die because of the mistakes that we make. They are innocent animals and they can't speak for themselves that is why there are organizations that are trying to help keep them from going extinct.

Helping the world and its animals

Endangered species and global warming go hand in hand. Polar bears are becoming endangered because of the climate change causing the ice to melt therefore making it hard for them to hunt for food and it is effecting them reproducing. Resulting in fewer polar bears which means that extinction is possibly in the future for the polar bears. Polar bears are not the only animals that are being effected by global warming. One of them is coral reef and not just one species of coral they are all effected. There are people who depend on coral reef to be there because its one of their sources of food they depend on. So if coral reef goes extinct then not only will it hurt the fish population but also the human population. Another are the american pikas they are found in the rockies and because of global warming they have a difficult time finding food in the winter time it also effects their habitat. If everyone took just a few steps to help slow global warming then we could help these poor little animals. For example you could recycle, switch to energy efficient light bulbs, if its close enough to walk then walk don't drive, and when your done with your computer at night shut it down there is no reason for it to be on any way. These are just a few that will help that the worldwildlife website suggests you to do. Hopefully you will help I know I will. :]

Saving Endangered Species

I think that it is very important to save endangered species, when a species becomes extinct it has more of an effect of that it is not here any more it effects the ecosystem. This causes everything to be effected. Once an animal disappears the animal that ate that one has nothing to eat any more causing it to die off and then the domino effect happens leaving very few species left on the plant and that would be a disaster. Because one day there wont be anything but processed foods, fruits and vegetables to eat that could get boring. Saving endangered species also means saving the earth and stop global warming. Everyone could help if they would just change a few things that they do that contribute to global warming.