alissa fin whale, vegas leopard, polar bear
DESCRIPTION
This student presentation describes 3 species: 1 extinct (Las Vegas leopard), 1 threatened (polar bears), and 1 recovered from threat of extinction (fin whale).TRANSCRIPT
Endangered in 1996. Now Recovering.
FIN WHALESBalaenoptera physalus
Alissa Aliassime
Global distribution
The exact number of Whales is unknown.
estimated to have been 100,000 ( at its minimum) and grown to 119,000 ( today)
Threats Overhunting ( high demand for whale products
By-catch
Conservation
Fin whale hunting is forbidden.
Populations are being watched to control the black market of whale products.
Las Vegas Leopard Frog
Lithobates fisheri
Alissa Aliassime
Extinct • 1990 was the
last year where a living species was seen.
• Assumed of being extinct since 1994
Reasons ?
• Habitat loss : Spring capture, ground water pumping
Works Cited
IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 October 2011.
"Google Bilder." Google. Web. 04 Oct. 2011. <http://www.google.de/search?tbm=isch>
"Redirecting..." Big Backgrounds - Free Wallpapers for Your Digital Devices! Web. 04 Oct. 2011. <http://www.bigbackgrounds.com/images_backgrounds>.
Polar bear Urus maritimus
Red List Category: Status VU\EN
Alissa Aliassime
Global Distribution
• Worlds largest terrestrial carnivore ( 352- 680 kg and 2-3 m in length)
• population size is estimated to be around 20,-25,000
Threats to Polar bears
• Hunting , only legal to indigenous people
• Loss of habitat due to Climate change.
• Intake of harmful chemicals
Conservation Efforts• Trying to slow
down Climate Change.
• Increasing number of nature reserves for Polar bears
Works Cited
• WWF - WWF. Web. 03 Oct. 2011. <http://wwf.panda.org>.
• World Atlas including Geography Facts, Maps, Flags - Worldatlas.com. Web. 03 Oct. 2011. <http://www.worldatlas.com>.
Works Cited
IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 October 2011.
"Fin Whale." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 03 Oct. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fin_whale>.