SOCIAL ISSUE

SUBMITTED BY:GAYATHRI DEVI A.JB.Ed NATURAL SCIENCEGCTE, THYCAUD

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SEA COW

• As coastal areas are developed for human use, dredging, wastewater discharge, and sediment run-off negatively impact manatee habitat.

• Seagrass beds are destroyed by increased sedimentation.

• Greater human use of waterways means increased entanglement with fishing gear and increased collisions with boats for manatees.

• Diversion of water for human use means entrapment in culverts and canal gates for manatees. We know these conditions exist - but what can we do about it?

• We should seriously consider altering our activities in an effort to prevent the animal from becoming extinct.

• In the case of manatees and dugongs, we are concerned with the threat of extinction from over-harvesting and destruction of habitat.

ELEPHANTS!!!...................

ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE

The illegal demand for ivory is the biggest driver of elephant poaching. Despite a global CITES ban on international sales of ivory since 1990, tens of thousands of elephants are killed to meet a growing demand for ivory products in the Far East. Asia stands behind a steadily increasing trend in illegal ivory and there are still thriving domestic ivory markets in Africa.

SLOTH BEAR

I TOO HAVE A RIGHT…….SAVE ME IF YOU CARE FOR MY LIFE

Threats to SurvivalNatural predators such as wild dogs, tigers, and leopards take a toll on Sloth Bears, but their most dangerous predator is Mankind. Sloth Bears face severe habitat loss as the forests are being cut down. In addition, poaching for the medicinal market and use as ‘Dancing’ Bears reduces numbers in the wild. Bears do not dance. They are made to stand upright and jump by means of a stick and a painful rope threaded through their muzzle.

A CENTURY AGO THERE WERE 100,000 TIGERS ROAMING THE FORESTS, SWAMPS, AND TUNDRA OF ASIA. TODAY, THERE ARE AS FEW AS 3,200 LEFT IN THE WILD. ONLY 7% OF HISTORIC TIGER HABITAT STILL CONTAINS TIGERS.

• Until recently, habitat loss was thought to be the largest single threat to the future of wild tigers in India. It has now been established that the trade in tiger bones, destined for use in Oriental medicine outside India's borders, is posing an even larger threat. Having decimated their own sources, Far Eastern traditional medicine manufacturers are now targeting India for their supply of tiger bones. Poaching of tigers for the traditional Chinese medicine industry started in northern India in the mid-1980's.

• Parts from a single tiger can fetch as much as $50,000 on the black market, making the poaching of these magnificent creatures very alluring to criminal networks. Claws, teeth and whiskers are believed to provide good luck and protective powers. And tiger skins and tiger bone wine are valued as status symbols.

ONE HORNED RHINO

ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADEPoaching of greater one-horned rhinos for their horns continues to be a major threat. Although there is no scientific proof of its medical value, the horn is used in traditional Asian medicines, primarily for the treatment of a variety of ailments including epilepsy, fevers and strokes. Asian rhino horn is believed to be more effective than African horn. Despite protections and bans on international trade of rhino horn, extensive illegal trade persists throughout Asia.

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• Their hearing is however very acute and they

also rely mainly on their well-developed

senses of smell to warn them of approaching

danger.

• Rhinos have very poor eyesight and they

cannot see stationery objects even just a few

meters away from them.

• Their poor eyesight leaves rhinos very

vulnerable against experienced poachers who

are able to approach them to within a few

meters before opening fire.

LET US SAY NO !