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3. Answer the questions.
a) Why is the Asian Elephant an endangered animal?
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b) Where do the most of the Giant Pandas live?
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ANIMALS IN DANGER
The main causes of the endangered species are:
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Hunting
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Human carelessness
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Pollution
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Habitat loss
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Unwelcome strangers
Mountain
Gorilla.
The
destruction of forest habitat is
the main reason for the
reduced population because
there are
probably
600
mountain gorillas in Central
Africa.
Black Rhinoceros. They
are extremely rare today.
The main attraction for
hunters is the rhino horn.
Mexican Wolf. It is the most
important cattle predator and
it causes economic loss so
people kill them.
May be
there are around 109 wolves
living in a special reserve.
The free surviving wolves
live
in
Chihuahua
and
Durango now. There are
some of them in zoos.
Asian Elephant. This
is a big endangered
specie because the
ivory poaching. Also,
the loss of habitat
contribute
to
the
extinction.
The Giant Panda. The
main problem has been
the low quantity of food,
stems of bamboo. The
most of the giant beers
live in special reserves.
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