Animals On The Verge Of Extinction

      Animals On The Verge Extinction.


Polar Bears

          Polar bears live across the Arctic in canada, Alaska , Greenland , Russia ,Denmark and Norway . They are the first animals to be threatened because of global warming. They need a cold climate , snow and ice in the polar regions melt , these animals lose their natural habitat .scientist say that polar bears are in danger of becoming extinct in about 50 years.
















Lion

                       Lions were wide-ranging animals .in the past , they wandered freely in Africa , Asia , Europe  and india. Now they are confined  to Africa and to a small area in india. Loss of habitat , loss of prey and sport  hunting have made this majestic animal endangered. Scientists warn that if these activities are to continue , African lion could very well be extinct by 2050.
















Blue whales 

                            Blue whales live in all the oceans except the polar seas. They have become endangered due to being hunted for blubber and body parts. For this reason they have been declared protected animals since 1966. Global Warming also harms blue whales. Temperature changes in water  due to global warming may induce migration to wrong places where food supply could  be low. It is believed that 10000 to 25000 blue whales swim in the oceans of the world .









Elephant 

                     Elephants, world's largest animals on land are now listed as endangered. The Asian elephant ,which  lives in south and southeast Asia , is threatened due to the clearance of land for settlements , agriculture and development projects. The African elephant is endangered mainly due to poaching for ivory .













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