ENDANGERED ANIMALS (SICIENCE CLUB)
ILGIN CANSU SIMSEK SECONDARY SCHOOL
TOY BİRD
It is a very timid bird species from the lark family. Turkey's largest toy
bird species which, at the same time is one of the largest flying birds in the
world.
The wingspan of male toys can reach
260 cm in length and their weight can reach 18 kg. Female teens reach only half
of this size and weigh a maximum of 8 kg. They are large birds with big legs
and brown spots. Adult males have a hairy beard
Toy animals especially prefer
fields and prairies to forage.
Mature birds feed on seeds, seeds, fruits, grass, insects and small
mammals.
Poaching and habitat loss are the most important factors that accelerate
the extinction process of the species, as it is popular and easy prey due to
its large size.
Toy animals commonly live in a wide
geography from Mongolia to Spain. It is already extinct in most countries and
is in danger of extinction in the countries where they are located today.
Hunting of birds is the target of Toyama is known to have lived around 2000 in
Turkey.
Its one of
the 12 rarest mammals in the world. Mediterranean Monk Seals were performed in
the Mediterranean coasts and the East Atlantic coast with 1000s from Portugal
to West African coasts to Senegal until the beginning of the 20th century.
The number of Mediterranean Seals in the
world does not exceed 400.Seals make areas that love calm and do not pollute
the sea. It is a home in Foça, the coastal town of Izmir's district
To
protect seals; In the Siren Rocks, where seals are heavily seen, with the
cooperation of Foça Municipality and Special Environmental Protection Board;
boating, diving, catching seafood and Orak Island
Therefore, in 1991, Foça was chosen as a
pilot area to protect the Mediterranean Monk Seals. Henry Ford European Environmental Protection
Award was given to Foça Pilot Project in 1998.
approximately in Turkey
ORANGUTAN
Bornean
orangutan populations have declined by more than 50% over the past 60 years,
and the species' habitat has been reduced by at least 55% over the past 20
years.
The Bornean orangutan differs in
appearance from the Sumatran orangutan, with a broader face and shorter beard
and also slightly darker in color. Three subspecies are recognized, each
localized to different parts of the island:
·
Northwest
Bornean orangutans are the most threatened subspecies. Its habitat has been
seriously affected by logging and hunting, and a mere 1,500 individuals or so
remain. Many habitat patches in the area are small and fragmented.
·
Northeast
Bornean orangutans are the smallest in size and found in Sabah and eastern
Kalimantan as far as the Mahakam River.
·
Central
Bornean orangutans are the subspecies with the most animals, with at least
35,000 individuals.
Sloths—the sluggish tree-dwellers of Central and South
America—spend their lives in the tropical rain forests. They move through the
canopy at a rate of about 40 yards per day, munching on leaves, twigs and buds.
Sloths have an exceptionally low metabolic rate and spend 15 to 20 hours per
day sleeping. And surprisingly enough, the long-armed animals are excellent
swimmers. They occasionally drop from their treetop perches into water for a
paddle.
WHY THEY MATTE
Sloths are an integral part of tropical rain forest
ecosystems. Among the most common mid-sized mammals in Central and South
American rain forests is the brown-throated sloth.
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