Save Polar Bear

The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is a bear native largely within the Arctic Circle encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It is the world's largest land carnivore and also the largest bear. A boar (adult male) weighs around 350–680 kg, while a sow (adult female) is about half that size. It is adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow, ice, and open water, and for hunting the seals which make up most of its diet. Although most polar bears are born on land, they spend most of their time at sea. Their scientific name means "maritime bear", and derives from this fact. Polar bears can hunt their preferred food of seals from the edge of sea ice, often living off fat reserves when no sea ice is present.

The polar bear is classified as a vulnerable species, with eight of the nineteen polar bear subpopulations in decline. For decades, large scale hunting raised international concern for the future of the species but populations rebounded after controls and quotas began to take effect. Of the 19 recognized polar bear subpopulations, eight are declining, three are stable, one is increasing, and seven have insufficient data, as of 2009.
IUCN cited a "suspected population reduction of >30% within three generations (45 years)", due primarily to climate change. The key danger posed by climate change is malnutrition or starvation due to habitat loss. Polar bears hunt seals from a platform of sea ice. Rising temperatures cause the sea ice to melt earlier in the year, driving the bears to shore before they have built sufficient fat reserves to survive the period of scarce food in the late summer and early fall. Reduction in sea-ice cover also forces bears to swim longer distances, which further depletes their energy stores and occasionally leads to drowning. Thinner sea ice tends to deform more easily, which appears to make it more difficult for polar bears to access seals. Insufficient nourishment leads to lower reproductive rates in adult females and lower survival rates in cubs and juvenile bears, in addition to poorer body condition in bears of all ages.

Save Panda

The panda also known as the giant panda to distinguish it from the unrelated red panda, is a bear native to central-western and south western China. It is easily recognized by its large, distinctive black patches around the eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. Though it belongs to the order Carnivora, the panda's diet is 99% bamboo.

The panda is a conservation reliant endangered species. A 2007 report shows 239 pandas living in captivity inside China and another 27 outside the country. Wild population estimates vary one estimate shows that there are about 1,590 individuals living in the wild, while a 2006 study via DNA analysis estimated that this figure could be as high as 2,000 to 3,000. Some reports also show that the number of pandas in the wild is on the rise. However, the IUCN does not believe there is enough certainty yet to reclassify the species from Endangered to Vulnerable.
The giant panda is an endangered species, threatened by continued habitat loss and by a very low birthrate, both in the wild and in captivity. The giant panda has been a target for poaching by locals since ancient times and by foreigners since it was introduced to the West, it was the main source of soft furs for the locals. Many believed the best way to save the pandas was to cage them. As a result, pandas were caged at any sign of decline, and suffered from terrible conditions. Because of pollution and destruction of their natural habitat, along with segregation caused by caging, reproduction of wild pandas was severely limited. In the 1990s, however, several laws (including gun control and the removal of resident humans from the reserves) helped their chances of survival. With these renewed efforts and improved conservation methods, wild pandas have started to increase in numbers in some areas, though they still are classified as a rare species.

Save Turtle

Most species of sea turtle are endangered. Globally, the Kemp's ridley, hawksbill, and leatherback sea turtles are listed as "Critically Endangered", the loggerhead and green as "Endangered", the olive ridley as "Vulnerable" and the flatback as "Data Deficient", meaning that its conservation status is unclear due to lack of data.

One of the most significant threats now comes from bycatch due to imprecise fishing methods. Long-lining has been identified as a major cause of accidental sea turtle death. There is also black-market demand for tortoiseshell for both decoration and supposed health benefits. Sea turtles must surface to breathe. Caught in a fisherman's net, they are unable to surface and thus drown. In early 2007, almost a thousand sea turtles were killed inadvertently in the Bay of Bengal over the course of a few months after netting.
Beach development is another area which threatens sea turtles. The demand of tourist who want to sunbath is a big problem for the sea turtles. The turtle and the tourist compete of the sea turtles natural breathing ground. Eggs that have been dug down can be crushed by the tourists and the littre from the tourist like a plastic bag can easelly be mistake of a jellyfish by the sea turtles. The plastic bag is a death trap for turtles and get stuck in the stomac.
Since hatchlings find their way to the ocean by crawling towards the brightest horizon, they can become disoriented on developed stretches of coastline. Lighting restrictions can prevent lights from shining on the beach and confusing hatchlings. Sea turtle-safe lighting uses red or amber LED light, invisible to sea turtles, in place of white light.
Climate change may also cause a threat to sea turtles. Since sand temperature at nesting beaches defines the sex of a sea turtle while developing in the egg, there is concern that rising temperatures may produce too many females.
It's not only the sea turtles that are endangered, the alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) is one of the largest freshwater turtles in the world. Due to the exotic pet trade and habitat destruction the species has become protected by states, and is considered a threatened species. This endangerment brought it to Asia and Europe with a breeding/research center found in Japan.
The alligator snapping turtle is primarily vulnerable to humans from habitat loss and hunting. Some are hunted for their carapaces; the plastron of the turtle is valued because of its shape as a cross. There are accounts of large (50+ lb) turtles being caught both purposely and accidentally on recreational fishing lines called "trot lines." Abandoned trot lines are thought to be even more dangerous to turtles. Soup made from snapping turtle meat is considered by some to be a delicacy.

Save Elephant

Elephants are the largest living land animals on Earth today. There are two types of elephant, the Indian and the African. The African elephant are the larger of the two and its ears are bigger. In Asian elephants, only males have tusks, but both males and females of African elephants have tusks and are usually less hairy than their Asian cousins.

The threat to the African elephant presented by the ivory trade is unique to the species. Larger, long-lived, slow-breeding animals, like the elephant, are more susceptible to overhunting than other animals. They cannot hide, and it takes many years for an elephant to grow and reproduce. The Asian elephants' decline has possibly been more gradual than the African and caused primarily by poaching and habitat destruction by human encroachment.
Elephant hunting, both legal and illegal, has also had some unexpected consequences on elephant anatomy. African ivory hunters, by killing only tusked elephants, have given a much larger chance of mating to elephants with small tusks or no tusks at all. The propagation of the absent-tusk gene has resulted in the birth of large numbers of tuskless elephants, now approaching 30% in some populations. Tusklessness, once a rare genetic abnormality, has become a widespread hereditary trait.
Another threat to elephants' survival in general is the ongoing cultivation of their habitats with increasing risk of conflicts of interest with human cohabitants. These conflicts kill 150 elephants and up to 100 people per year in Sri Lanka. The Asian elephants' demise can be attributed mostly to loss of its habitat. For African elephants, a technique was introduced successfully in 2011 that largely prevented savannah elephants from raiding farmers' croplands. Beehive fences were put around farming areas scaring the elephants away from the areas and providing the farmers with an additional source of income. Some farmers also mix elephant poo and chili to a brick and dry it. Then the put it on fire and the elephant runs away from the farmers crop becouse of the smell.

Save Rhinoceros

Rhino is short for Rhinoceros. Rhinoceros are characterized by their large size and they generally eat leafy material, although their ability to ferment food in their hindgut allows them to subsist on more fibrous plant matter, if necessary. There are five diffrent kinds of rhinoceros, white rhinoceros, black rhinoceros, indian rhinoceros, javan rhinoceros, sumatran rhinoceros but they have all one thing in common they are all being killed by humans.
Rhinoceros are killed by humans for their horns, which are bought and sold on the black market, and which are used by some cultures for ornamental or (pseudo-scientific) medicinal purposes. The horns are made of keratin, the same type of protein that makes up hair and fingernails. Both African species and the Sumatran rhinoceros have two horns, while the Indian and Javan rhinoceros have a single horn.
Rhinoceros horns, unlike those of other horned mammals (which have a bony core), only consist of keratin. Rhinoceros horns are used in traditional Asian medicine, and for dagger handles in Yemen and Oman. To prevent poaching, in certain areas, rhinos have been tranquilized and their horns removed. Armed park rangers, particularly in South Africa, are also working on the front lines to combat poaching, sometimes killing poachers who are caught in the act. A recent spike in rhino killings has made conservationaists concerned about the future of rhino species. During 2011 448 rhino were killed for their horn in South Africa alone. The horn is incredibly valuable: an average sized horn can bring in much as a quarter of a million dollars in Vietnam and many rhino range States have stockpiles of rhino horn. Still, poaching is hitting record levels due to demands from China and Vietnam.

Save Sharks

Many sharks are being slaughtered every year so people can eat shark fin soup. The sharks fins are cut off and then they let the sharks float down to the ocean bottom and die. Sharks also have a bad reputation for killing humans but infact more people are getting hit by lightning every year than being killed by sharks.
People are sometimes getting attacked by sharks and often it's because they think we are seals or just curious on what we are. You have probably meet a dog in your life and then you should now that the feel with there mouth to. Many have heard about the dangerous great white shark but infact the shark that are most involved with shark accidents are the bullshark. The bull shark are on of few sharks that can swim in freshwater and therefore gets in contact with humans that lives around rivers. Many poor indians are getting in contact with this shark and many accidents are not getting reported.
This is a top pretator and it's crucial for the oceans ecosystem that they still are free to roam the oceans. Without them the oceans will collapse. And if you take some time and just look at this magnificent animal you will soon see how glorious and well made it is. Remember it have lived on earth many more years than we humans.

Endangered Animals

List of Endangered Animals

Fish

Asian arowana (Scleropages formosus)

Red Line Torpedo Barb (Sahyadria denisonii)

Birds

Narcondam hornbill (Rhyticeros narcondami)

Reptiles

Assam roofed turtle (Pangshura sylhetensis)

Mammals

1.     Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica)
2.     Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
3.     Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
4.     Banteng (Bos javanicus)
5.     Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii)
6.     Central Kashmir vole (Alticola montosa)
7.     Dhole (Cuon alpinus)
8.     Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
9.     Gee's golden langur (Trachypithecus geei)
10.     Hispid hare (Caprolagus hispidus)
11.     Hoolock gibbons (Hoolock spp.)
12.     Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus)
13.     Indian wild ass (Equus hemionus khur)
14.     Lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus)
15.     Markhor (Capra falconeri)
16.     Mandelli's mouse-eared bat (Myotis sicarius)
17.     Marbled cat (Pardofelis marmorata)
18.     Nilgiri marten (Martes gwatkinsii)
19.     Nicobar flying fox (Pteropus faunulus)
20.     Nilgiri langur (Trachypithecus johnii)
21.     Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius)
22.     Nicobar treeshrew (Tupaia nicobarica)
23.     Palm rat (Rattus palmarum)
24.     Red panda (Ailurus fulgens)
25.     Red goral (Naemorhedus baileyi)
26.     Rusty-spotted cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus)
27.     Snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
28.     Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata)
29.     Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis)
30.     Stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides)
31.     Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus)
32.     Servant mouse (Mus famulus)
33.     Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
34.     Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica)
35.     Swamp deer (Rucervus duvaucelii)
36.     Takin (Budorcas taxicolor)
37.     Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii)
38.     White-bellied musk deer (Moschus leucogaster)
39.     Wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee)
40.      Wild goat (Capra aegagrus)

Save Tiger

There is only 3000-3500 of this majestic animal left in our world today. People are trying hard to save it and a project in northern india of a "breeding passage" are one of the big help project going on just now to save the tiger.
Historically, tigers have been hunted at a large scale so their famous striped skins could be collected. But many people in China and other parts of Asia have a belief that various tiger parts have medicinal properties, including as pain killers and aphrodisiacs. There is no scientific evidence to support these beliefs. The use of tiger parts in pharmaceutical drugs in China is already banned, and the government has made some offenses in connection with tiger poaching punishable by death.
The tiger is the biggest cat animal on our planet and soon it will be extinct. We humans need to change our thinking about what we do to our own planet that we share with so many animals.

Why Save Animals

Many species of animals and plants have become extinct over time.
The Earth keeps changing, and this affects the places where animals live and the food available to them.
Species have always had to adapt or die out
We learn about medicines from plants and animals, and we need them for many of the medicines we use.
We can also study how animals and plants survive in different climates and conditions and learn from them.
Sometimes we don’t know there is a problem until something happens to animals and plants and we ask why.
For example, we now know that if frogs and turtles are in trouble, we probably have a problem with our water supply.

Change, extinction and humans

Change, adaptation and extinction are a normal part of the cycle of life on Earth. Animals adapted and evolved, and some died out.
In the past this happened slowly over long periods of time. But human activities have affected the type of changes and how fast some changes are happening.
Amongst other things we have introduced non-native species, cleared forests and used more and more land for houses and farming. This has affected animal habitats, and more species of animals and plants are becoming extinct more quickly than before.

Biodiversity

Animals and plants need each other. When too many species die out too quickly, other species suffer.
Our world needs many different animals and plants, and different types of habitats for them and us to live in. This is called biodiversity.
Plants and trees filter our water and give us oxygen. Birds help to control pests and spread seeds. Bacteria and insects make soil more fertile so that crops can grow. Humans need many different animals for food and clothes and animals need other animals for food.
Some people may ask "why bother with conservation?" We now realise that it is important to maintain the planet's biodiversity, that it is the richness (variety) of animal and plant life, its abundance and wild habitats that keeps us all healthy and happy. The more species disappear, the more entire eco-systems become vulnerable and would eventually fall apart as the links in the food chains become broken.  For example certain animals only eat certain plants and those plants may need that animal to pollinate it or spread its seed.  Without one, the other is also likely to die out.
From a selfish point of view, we humans never know how valuable a species of animal or plant may be for us in the future, perhaps as food, medicines (particularly plants) or for specific information such as for biomimicry.

Help Animals

This page is built for save animalia reason and for exploration on how to save animals around the world. Many animals are getting endangered and we humans are a big factor to that. This page offer you short information on different endangered animals. If you feel like reading more about them or help by donating, you will find many good links here too. The information you find on this page is collected from nature programs or facts that I have learned during my lifetime. The rest I have collected from wikipedia (Thanks Wikipedia).


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ATTENTION EVERYONE! Donations are much needed for the silent auction portion of the event that will be happening this fall. Anything like gift cards, pet toys, tickets to various events, and home made arts and crafts are GREATLY appreciated.
For more information, email saveanimalia@gmail.com. Thank you!
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Send your Complements to this Address
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Goripalayam,Madurai, Tamilnadu 625002
India

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