Asian Elephant

Wild Life The elephant population has steadily declined over the decade due to the demand for ivory. However, it is not just the elephant population that is declining. In the article “World Wildlife ‘falls by 58% in 40 years’” the author, Rebecca Morelle, believes the animal population has decreased gradually over the last 40 years. Morelle cites five different perspectives, ranging from professionals in wildlife to well known organizations, in regard to the decline of wildlife. Through the use…

more than 36 horrible incidents have happened like elephants bolting from circuses, running through streets, crashing into buildings, attacking members of the public, and killing and injuring handlers. Although circuses are used as a form of entertainment, it is still not right to hold animals in captivity. In the mid-1830s. Brown Purdy came down from New York where he met an animal dealer named Hachaliah Bailey that obtained a baby African elephant, which he exhibited around the country with…

Adult emperor penguins weigh from 50 to 100 pounds and varies by sex, with males weighing more than females. It is the fifth heaviest living bird species, after only the larger varieties of ratite (CRC Handbook of Avian Body masses by John B. F Dunning. CRC press (1992), ISBN 978-0-8493-4258-5). Like all penguin species, emperor penguins have streamlined bodies to minimize drag while swimming, and wings that are more like stiff, flat flippers (Williams, Tony D. (1995). The Penguins. Oxford,…

they have not been seen for more than twenty-five years. In Sumatra there is a total of 400 Sumatran Tigers, if anyone is caught hunting a tiger they can be faced with jail time. It is sad the amount of animals left. As mentioned before Buffalos, Elephants, White Rhinoceros, Lions, and Leopards are the most sought out animals in Africa. The buffalo is one of the most hunted because it is “the most dangerous of the big five” (“Africa’s most sought-after trophy animals 5”). Their point is that…

Due to our high demand on resources and things happening around the world animals are going extinct. A Giant Panda happens to be one of those animals. They are black and white. Black on the ears, around the eyes, muzzle, shoulders, and legs, and white everywhere else. Giant Pandas are usually 2 to 3 feet tall and about 6 feet long. There?s an estimated 1600 pandas left. While 300 of those pandas live in zoos, mostly in China. The reason for this decline is that pandas in their natural habitat…

continue with what they have been doing. Everyone knows that elephants are eventually going to die, every living creature does. They may become too old or their habitat may not contain enough resources to support them. So, if the elephants are going to die anyway, why does it matter if poachers kill them a little earlier and then use their ivory for benefit? Forbes states in its article When You Ban the Sale of Ivory, You Ban Elephants that “Elephant poaching is rampant throughout Africa.…

act as a force similar to natural selection on small populations. If all the elephants with big tusks...are preferentially killed, individuals with less favorable traits will be selected to pass on their genes, to the detriment of the species in the long run. “ (McCarthy, 2015) Animals will start evolving to weaker animals because people are killing them for certain parts of their bodies. For example, hunting elephants for their tusks. Trophy hunting doesn’t help anyone economically. “Only 3%…

conditions of these animals, these animals as well act much different due to being held in captivity, which Captive Animals Protection Society quotes about the elephants in zoos with “A government-funded study of elephants in UK zoos found that 54% of the elephants showed stereotypies (behavioural problems) during the daytime. One elephant observed during day and night stereotyped for 61% of a 24-hour period”. Even if you were not at the zoo to see these animals for the research of their…

Poaching is a major concern in Africa for Elephant and rhino tusks. The United States is working very hard to try and catch the poachers. There are poachers steadily decreasing the elephant population therefore, Africa needs helicopters for air support and have thermal heat movement and look below with spotlights to protect our animals. We will also be needing ground support. As the president of the United States should hire helicopters to protect our animals. It will have heat movement, so it…

countries. Poaching and disease are two very big threats. Black Rhino (Diceros bicornis) Black Rhinos are virtually living fossils. Their protection creates large blocks of land for conservation purposes, which benefits many other animals (including elephants). Because landless people have invaded their territory, there is an increased risk of poaching. One major…