Pangolin

The Batek obtained food in many different ways, their main source of hunting being blowpipe hunting. However they also collect food from a hunting aspect by smoking animals out of holes, digging out burrows, clubbing/spearing, and chopping down trees as a way to get to nesting game. Blowpiping was used to hunt animals living in trees like monkeys, gibbons, squirrels, birds, civets, and bearcats(72). Although blowpipe hunting was done by both men and women, the men were the main ones hunting the…

community, as it has led species to near extinction. Illicit animal trade is the intent of selling or trading wildlife throughout the international community. The most endangered and valued traded animals include the Asian and African elephant, Rhino, Pangolin, and tigers. These animals are being poached and killed in the hotspots of Eastern and Southern Africa, Eastern border of the EU, South-East Asia, Mexico, Caribbean, Indonesia, New Guinea and Solomon Islands. These areas trade these…

Animal poaching Animal poaching is an issue that america is dealing with everyday. Animals are going extinct because of people killing them off . Many people kill animals for the wrong reasons like for the trophy or money they can get from tusks and fur or medicine. Some animals can go for big money an elephant's tusks can run in the black market for one hundred thousand dollars. Also of people will just kill to kill. The biggest reason i’m writing this article is to try and persuade people…

status symbol for the wealthy. That, in turn, encourages more poaching of wild tigers in neighboring countries.”(Denyer). Already, Chinese demand for wildlife parts and products has pushed many animals close to extinction. Among them is the Chinese pangolin, a scaly anteater whose meat is considered a delicacy and whose scales are used in traditional medicine in China and…

this extinct species? But is this could happen, I would agree to it. As stated in the article, “Should scientists ‘Jurassic Park’ extinct species back to life?” John Sutter makes a point that cannot be ignored. “What’s the point in bringing back a pangolin,” he questions, “…if it doesn’t have a place to live, or will be hunted again?” The answer to this, I think, is fairly simple. Lately, lots of species have been going extinct, mostly because of humans. Harmless species that were killed off…

Should People Be Able To Own Exotic Animals? Should regular people, besides professionals, have the ability to be able to take care of and own exotic animals? Exotic animals need special care, habitats, and diets, and can be dangerous and expensive to own. Some exotic animals need large, plexiglass cages to house them safely and keep them from becoming anxious and wanting to cause harm to themselves. Exotic animals, such as tigers, require pounds of fresh meat everyday, and someone on a budget…

One of my best friends is Malcolm ‘Warner’ Tjepkema. I have known him since the second grade, and our friendship has only gotten stronger. I am happy that God gave me the gift of meeting him. Me and him are around the same height, being around 5 ‘ 3’’. We both have the same sense of humor and we are very creative. He is as funny as Adam Sandler, as interesting as a pink fairy armadillo, as caring as a Maiasaurus, and as hyper as my puppies. We met in the second grade. I had just arrived at…

trapping me in a world of apprehension, anxiety and angst. The stench of burning bodies: sickly, sweet, acrid. The revolting image of my colleagues burning body parts forces my tongue to fold back against the roof of my mouth, blocking my gullet like a Pangolin, leaving no space for this stench to travel into my mouth yet I can nearly taste their burnt bodies as the whiff finds its way to penetrate my senses leaving them paralysed. I try to find my path to get out this cataclysm, yet the…

Gabon on the Atlantic Coast Gabon is a country in Central Africa on the Atlantic Coast. It has a large diversity of wildlife and many wonderful national parks. Libreville the Capital of Gabon The National Museum of Arts and Tradition offers exhibits of tribal crafts like masks and wood-carving artifacts. The open-air market Mont-Bouet sells a wide range of goods from household items to local produce and even traditional medicine. Pointe Denis Beach lies on the shores of a near-by island…

Nowadays, technology has become an important part of man 's daily routine. Activities such as purchasing online, making reservations to a restaurant, communicating by chatting or videos with people around the world, to even study from your own home are part of our everyday lives. Today, society has to acquire new knowledge in order to keep up with this Tech era; the way people live, work and communicate depends mostly on a computer and the internet. Although, some people want to blame technology…