Choose one of the following questions and write 200 words or less.
- In addition to farmers killing animals to protect their livestock, what do you think are some other possible causes of animal endangerment?
- Are their an endangered animals in your country? Which one? Describe the animals using details. How is it being endangered? What is being done to stop it?
- Do you think the government should give more money to the space program or animal endangerment? Choose a side and support your answer with reasons.
Discussion: Advanced Writing 
The Huemul
One of the most important emblem in my country is the national shield and in it appears a endangered animals, the Huemul .
The Huemul is a mammal endemic from South America, especially from Chile. It is a Kind of Deer, a small one. The females are smaller than males and in its adulthood they reach a height of 100 cm. These animals live in small groups, two or three per group and usually are females and her cubs.
Those mammals used to live from Santiago until the south Estrecho de Magallanes. However, in this days just can be found in the south part of the country because it was hunted due to its skin. Moreover, the huemul is endangered due to the destruction of its natural habit.
Nowadays, there are no more than 50 animals. This is the reason why the Chilean government protects it inside natural reserves, more than 23 reserves in the south part of Chile. In addition, it hunt has been penalized by Chilean government with jail. Furthermore, as the huemul is part of the Chilean shield also has been declared it such as a natural treasure for my country.
There are a lot of animal species in the world that are in
danger. For a long time, animals in many countries have been used as a means to make money. Some are killed to sell their skin, and others are captured to be sold and used as a pet. As a result, many animal species are in danger of extinction. For example, due to their high demand, a beautiful species of bird called Guacamayo Verde is becoming extinct in Colombia. The Guacamayo Verde is very attractive for its vibrant colors and because it can be domesticated, is intelligent, and is able to say words. Its natural habitat is in the rain forest and it can live up to sixty years. Its function in nature is to spread seeds in the forest. The first cause of the Guacamayo’s extinction in Colombia is smuggling because they die during shipment. The second is the change of its natural habitat. I strongly believe that the government in Colombia should increase the funds of the Animal Protection Association with the purpose of making the public realize that animal protection is a necessity. In addition to this, the government should enforce existing laws to prevent the smuggling of animals.
In addition to farmers killing animals to protect their livestock, what do you think are some other possible causes of animal endangerment?
Mexico has a large number of different regions and it is inhabited by several different species of animals, but the mostly of them are endangered because are losing their habitat due to human destructive activities as the expansion of the population,the construction of homes,buildings and roads. In Playa del Carmen, Mexico is happening this kind of activity. Many hotels chains destroyed large hectares of mangrove ; the habitat of many reptile species and also habitat for migratory and residents birds. The Birds won’t have place to feed or stay or some mammals won’t have place to drink during the dry season. For example the iguanas a kind of green lizard native of the tropical areas are endangered because of the habitat destruction;mammals as the coati a specie of raccoon family with long tail are moving to residential areas and hotels gardens.
Another cause of endangered animals is the illegal hunting, some people kill them to get their food and skin; for example the green iguanas are hunted for their skin and meat ; the skin is used to make belts,shoes and purses and its meat is sold as an exotic food.Another example is the sea turtle in the pacific Coast of the state of Oaxaca; people kill them to use the shell and skin and eat the meat and eggs.
In conclusion in my country the endangered wildlife is caused by people they don’t respect the habitat of the animals and they kill them to satisfy their needs.
SEA TURTLES
Blue and green are perfectly combined in Dalyan, Turkey. Dalyan is one of the important touristic place that is put under the protection in Turkey, because a kind of endangered animals which are called Caretta Carettas live in. The last place in the world, you find Carettas are only Dalyan, Iztuzu beach.
Caretta Caretta are interesting animals that come to the birth place every year for procreating and laying their eggs. They start to come to the Iztuzu beach every in month of April. The spawning period is fascinating. This period takes hours and mother sea turtles cries during the period. Mother caretta carettas dig a big hole and lay their eggs off that average is 90 eggs. They adjust their babies birth with regard to full moon instinctively.Caretta carettas length is in between 115 cm and 150 cm also their weight is approximately 90 kg. Their basic food is blue crab.
In conclusion, caretta carettas are endangered animals which live in Turkey and they are put under the protection by The World Wide Fund for Nature and The International Union for Conservation of Nature.
NOTE: Before I wrote this essay, I read this article about Carettas.
http://www.dalyaninfo.com/carettalar.htm
In my opinion, I support that government should give more money to the animal endangerment program instead of space program. The following are the reasons that support my opinion. First, searching any new species or any precious discover in the space is an unpredictable task. We need to spend hundreds and thousands of money and it does not guarantee us that we can find breakthrough objects or idea. From my point of view, spending so much money on this project is like throwing money into the ocean. We cannot expect that we can get anything back. However, if government can put more money to the animal endangerment; it really has big effects. We need to protect endangered animals because it is very important to keep the diversity of species for the whole biological system. In addition, we know that if the government invests more money in the animal endangerment program, it really helps the animal from extinction. If we keep the species diversity, then we would have a health biological system, which is good for human and animal.
Arabian Oryx:
Arabian Oryx was consider as an endangered animal in 1973. This unique Oryx which suffered of wild haunting in the meddle east found Saudi Arabian desert the only asylum for it. This white antelope with a distinct shoulder hump, long straight horns, been protected by the Saudi government by providing many preservation in the Nafud Desert in the Northwest of Saudi Arabia and the Rub’ al Khali in the South. The Saudi government forces strict role to keep these preserves away of Poaching. They control the movement in and out of the preserve. One time, my brother-in-law was in a haunting trip with one of his close friends. While they was hanging around in Alnufud desert they ran across a WILD LIFE GUARD patrols. Life Guard personnel immediately arrested them and hold their car for almost a month. My brother-in-law was accused of entering a wild reserve with rifles. he and his friend were released next day and penalized with 300$ fine in addition to holding their car and rifles. Saudi Arabian government provide every possible effort to keep wild life flourished to the next generation.
Nowadays, some say that there are many starving people in the world so the government should spent funds on saving starving people, nor saving the animals from extinction. However, I believe that the government should spend money on saving the animals from extinction because our human being belongs to the nature, and people relay those animals to development. Besides, the existing of animals brings a wonderful world to people.
First of all, with the decrease of endangered animals, the diversity of life and living systems are threatened. It also threat human development. For example, the richness of animal life contributes to the stable of environment which human need to produce food, drink clean water, and breathe clean air. In addition, according to the Time Magazine, the loss of a single species can trigger the loss of thirty more in an ecosystem. For instance, if the bee loss in the ecosystem, all the food chain will be threatened because the pollen cannot be transmitted, so the plants cannot produce seeds. Moreover, the shrimp provide a habitat for hundreds of species of fish. If these shrimps loss, all the ocean chain will be destroyed. Thus, protecting endangered animal means protect human beings.
Secondly, the variety animal provides a colorful world to people. If there is only human living on the earth, facing the loss of animals, our children will thought adult people are stoniness, selfishness, and ruthlessness. How can adult people explain why these animals were extinct? Therefore, the government must to protect our environment. Protecting extinct animal is not only for us, but also it is providing a wonderful earth to our children.
For all these reasons, some people mention that the government should save the starving people. However, I insist that the government should provide funds to protect the extinct animal because saving the endangered animals are more important than starving people.
White-tailed Eagle: Destruction or Life
Do you know that the 844 species of animals and plants died for the last 500 years? But this “black list” is incomplete. A current extinction of animals is the largest since the disappearance of dinosaurs. Moreover, a number of animal and plant species that are threatened in the past year increased to 16119. One of the rare and endangered species in the Ukraine is the White-tailed Eagle. It is a predatory bird that lives in Ukraine practically everywhere, except the Carpathian and Crimean mountains, near water. It nests along the Dnieper River, its major tributaries and near the big pond farms in other regions. An adult bird is brown with a dark top and light bottom. It is with white tail, and the top of the head, neck and throat are much lighter than the back and upper wing feathers. Iris, legs and beak are yellow shades. The population of White-tailed Eagle is estimated at 5000-7000 pairs in the world. In Ukraine, during the nineteenth – early twentieth century a number of these birds declined dramatically. Furthermore, the main threat factors are: forestry, poaching shooting, increased recreational pressure around water, forage depletion, pollution of the environment. Government held a series of measures to avoid extinction of this kind of birds, and they influenced the beginning of the growing their population in the late twentieth century. For example, White-tailed Eagle entered into all three editions of the Red Book of Ukraine (1980, 1994 and 2009). It is annotated and illustrated list of rare species and subspecies that are endangered in Ukraine, and are protected. This bird is included in the Convention on International Trade in Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory species of Wild Animals. In conclusion, White-tailed Eagle is one of the endangered species of Ukraine. Measures that have been made to eliminate the possibility of extinction of species of birds have led to gradual restoration of its population.
Snow hunter.
Today I will talk about the animal, which I think the most honest of all. One of the rare animals of the world, entered in the Red Book, a snow leopard. Leopards live in the most inaccessible, snow mountains, and it is an indicator of their mind. Snow Leopard is the most powerful predator; therefore, he can kill animals three times heavier than himself. Another interesting point, is that the leopard prefers to bring the booty to home and in a relaxed atmosphere enjoy meal in a few days. Despite its strength, the leopard is not an aggressive animal. Snow Leopard will go quietly, rather than will attack with no reason. It’s an extraordinary beauty beast and price for his skin up to 60 000 dollars on the black market. Finally, I want to say that we should learn a lot from snow leopards. Just watch for its silent composure, the ability to make quick decisions when necessary or to admire their beauty. I hope that we can save snow leopards from extinction.
By Ana Schiavino
Endangered Animals
Actually more than five thousand animals endangered through of worldwide. Some species of birds, tigers, lions, turtles, monkeys, etc. are in risk of disappear forever of the Mother Nature by the careless of being human. Furthermore, the biological ecosystem through the world can suffer a big change because all the species are important and necessary by the correct work of the entire ecosystem. Many animals depend of the other in order of to survive. If the governments of the world provide more attention to the conservation and perseveration of these endangered animals our world was a better place for to live. The government should to invest more resources in investigation and the creation of the new program of ambient preservation as well as support the other ones that already exist. Instead to expend huge amount of money in unnecessary wars that are destroying entire communities.
Martha Lopez
Ecuador’s Amazon
The Amazon is the center of Ecuadorian wildlife where tourists can enjoy the allure of the Amazonian birds, the monkey’s antics and the beauty of parrots and many others species. In this place inhabit over 400 species of reptiles, 400 species of amphibious and an extensive list of birds, fish, insects and endangered mammals. Amazon rainforest not only has a valuable natural resources, but also it’s the center of the Ecuador’s economy. It’s also the largest reserves of petroleum and parts of the upper Amazon have been extensively exploited by petroleum companies. Companies that are harming the rainforest by not utilizing safe and proper machinery equipment. As a result of this business operation, a lot of species have died and others are in endangered. Whereas international companies are increasing their earnings and economy, Ecuador’s most attractive tourist place is loosing their wildlife and beauty. Although Ecuador has a lot of economic benefits for this activity, I think that the goverment should penalize drastically to companies which are using obsolete technology and unsafe chemicals.