Over in India and Pakistan, many Indian bears are being badly abused. Since they were cubs, Indian bears were caught, chained, and forced to dance on hot plates while music is playing. The people who trained the bears tied a thick rope through their noses to be used as a rein. This causes serious nasal infection and sickness.
These Indian bears need your help. Go to www.wspa-usa.org to donate money to help fight against bear abuse.
Gorillas are large powerful animals, but they can be very friendly and affectionate. Thanks to the movies, King Kong and Congo, gorillas are feared. Gorillas rarelt attack people unless they are being threatened.
Mountian gorillas are endangered. Their population is going down because of habitat loss and poaching. Many people are making gorilla reserves around the world. You can help by donatiing money to help these gorillas. When you get older maybe you could help stop poaching and hunting.
www.bagheera.com/inthewild_van_anim_gorilla.htm
Wolves live all over the world. They travel in packs and mainly hunt deer, elk, caribou, and small rabbits and hares. In the United States wolves live in forests hunting deer. Sometimes wolves will wander onto people’s property. Many people don’t like this so they shoot the wolf. Becuase of this deer population is going up. More deer are coming to places where they should not be, like on a side of a road. We need wolves to help keep deer population down. One way you could help wolves is donating money to help bulid a park where wolves can live, hunt, and be in their own natural habitat.
www.freewebs.com/breakout2007/index.htm
Elephant, A Gentle Creature, Hunted
Elephants are large, gentle creatures with big ears. They also have large tusks. Poachers hunt elephants for their tusks, just like they hunt tigers for their fur. Elephants’ tusks are made of ivory which can be sold at a very high price. Even though the tusks will grow back, poachers will kill the elephant just for the ivory.
Going Up Or Going Down?
Elephants are becoming extinct. There aren’t very many left in the world. African, Asian, and Indian government are putting up reserves for elephants. Still, just like tiger poachers, other people want to raise the fine of money or years in jail for poachers. What do you think?
The Hunter or the Huntee?
Tigers live in India and parts of China. They hunt animals like deer, wild pigs, and water buffalo. They rarely hunt humans because the tigers don’t want to be hunted. Some people do hunt tigers. They are called poachers. They hunt tigers for their fur. Then they sell the fur for money. Now there aren’t very many tigers left in the world.
On the Verge of Extinction
Tigers are endangered. Many people think there should be some more tiger reserves, a place where animals can live in peace, around China and India. People could also breed tigers so the population of tigers would go up. Or the government in India and China could make a bigger punishment for poachers, like going to jail for years or paying a large fine. You can help tigers by telling your friends and family about this.
www.edu.pe.ca./southernkings/tiger.htm
