Saiga antelope
The number of living species on Earth is declining rapidly, particularly mammalian, when existing about 1/5 the animals are in danger of extinction. This is the warning of experts launched on World Day of Animal Protection 4/10.
Specialist Maria Vorontsova, head of the Moscow Bureau of Animal Protection Foundation International, said the animals like rhinos, elephants, tigers are in danger of extinction. The world just 2,700 tigers left.
In the Far East of Russia has about 400 Amur tigers. Also, in this area there are beautiful species of leopards, but this is only about 30-40 children.
Saiga antelope 20 years ago there were about 2 million children are now also been significantly reduced. On Russian territory Saiga antelope herd existing between 3000-5000 children, in total 180,000 children worldwide. The number of polar bears and walruses live in Laptev Sea is also reduced.
According to experts Vorontsova, the diversity of the animal kingdom rapid decrease is mainly due to human impact. The phenomenon of climate change as global warming due to human responsibility resulting extinction of some animal species.
Furthermore, deforestation is rampant around the world also contributed to making significantly reduced the number of animals.
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, in the past 5 years, more than 840 animal species have disappeared. According to several different evaluations, speed destruction of the animals taking place at a faster pace than a hundred and even a thousand times than the normal evolution of them, meanwhile, to rebound populations take many centuries.
Each year, in Africa, the poachers had killed about 60,000 elephants to sell their tusks. The proceeds from this atrocity to be used to support terrorist organizations. Experts say that 40% of the allowance for terrorist activities come from the ivory trade and illegal hunting.
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