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 Smt. Kamala & Sri Venkappa M Agadi
Collage of Engineering & Technology, Lakshmeshwar - 582116

Department of Computer Science & Engineering

2022-2023
Presentation on :

“ ENDANGERED ANIMALS”

Under the Supervision of : Presented By :

Mr. Vikram Shirol S. Bharath Kumar

Associate Professor, Dept of CSE 2KA21CS040 – 3rd Semester

Activity – As a Part of Course Work – Social Connect & Responsibility – 21SCR36

CONTENTS

TOPICS Page no

1. Introduction 03

2. Beginning of Life 04

3. Main Reasons of Endangered Animals 05

4. Points To be Noted 06

5. Blue Whale 07

6. Red Panda 08

7. Bengal Tiger 09

8. Saving Endangered Animals 10

9. Conclusion 11
INTRODUCTION

• Endangered means to be under threat or near extinction. When a species/animal is endangered it

means that they are disappearing fast or have a very small population - not large enough to survive.

Extinction means the end of existence for a species.

• The IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) have

compiled a Red List. This red list is a guide to how endangered a species is - animals are measured

on a scale from 'Least Concern' to the worst, 'Extinct';

• Least Concern - Near Threatened - Vulnerable - Endangered - Critically Endangered - Extinct in

the Wild - Extinct

BEGINNING OF LIFE

• Life began on our planet about 3,500 million years ago. The first living things were found in the sea, and over the
course of millions of years, from these early life forms, a rich variety of animals has descended. Through the process
we call evolution, animals have become adapted to enable them to live in all parts of the world, sometimes in the most
hostile environments.
• Almost 600 million years ago, the invertebrates appeared i.e. those animals without backbones - insects and other
minibeasts. The earliest vertebrates i.e. animals with backbones, were in the form of primitive fish and appeared
around 500 million years ago. From these, all other fish descended, as well as amphibians, reptiles, birds and
mammals.
• The animal kingdom is enormous and we do not know for certain how many species there are in the world. Around 1.6
million species of animal have been named and described by scientists - and over a million of these are insects. It is
known that there are about twice as many animals in tropical rainforests than in any other habitat, and it is here that
there are likely to be countless numbers of species yet unknown to science. It has been estimated by some scientists
that the total number of insect species alone could be around 30 million!
• It is just possible, but unlikely, that there are a few large animals remaining to be discovered, but what we can be sure
of is that the most numerous large animal on Earth is Homo sapiens - the human! Modern humans appeared about
30,000 years ago and has increasingly come to dominate the planet. The steady increase in population was speeded up
by advances in civilization such as the Industrial Revolution and better health and medical care.
MAIN REASONS OF ENDANGERED ANIMALS

• 1. Overhunting or overharvesting

• 2. Habitat loss

• 3. High specialization

• 4. Pollution

• 5. Invasive species

• 6. Human-wildlife conflict

• 7. Disease

• 8. Low birth rate

• 9. Genetic vulnerability

• 10. Small population

POINTS TO BE NOTED

• There are now a total of 41,415 species on the IUCN Red List.

• The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

• 16,306 of them are endangered species threatened with extinction.

• This is up from 16,118 compared to last year.

• The IUCN details 40% of all amphibians are at risk, followed by 34% of conifers, 33% of reef corals, 31% of
sharks and rays, 27% of crustaceans, 25% of mammals and 14% of birds.

• As of 2019, Mexico was the country with the most endangered species. Taking the top spot no one wants is Mexico
with 665 endangered species. Broken down, that includes 71 bird species, 96 mammals, 98 reptiles, 181 fish and
219 amphibians.

• In India 73 species include nine species of mammals, 18 birds, 26 reptiles and 20 amphibians are Endagered,
according to IUCN criteria.

• Bengal Tiger is the most endangered animal in India.

ENDANGERED ANIMALS
1.BLUE WHALE

• Blue whales were significantly depleted by commercial whaling

activities worldwide.

• Today, blue whales are listed as endangered under the Endangered

Species Act and protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

• There are between 10,000 and 25,000 blue whales left in the world.

• Blue whales have been around for millions of years, but their
numbers are threatened across the world.

• There are an estimated total of 1,000–3,000 whales in the North

Atlantic, 3,000–5,000 in the North Pacific and 5,000–8,000 in the
Antarctic.

• Blue whales are found in all oceans except the Arctic Ocean.
2. RED PANDA

• Red pandas are endangered and are legally protected in

India, Bhutan, China, Nepal and Myanmar. Their primary
threats are habitat loss and degradation, human
interference and poaching. Researchers believe that the
total population of red pandas has declined by 40 percent
over the past two decades.

• Red pandas live in high-altitude, temperate forests with

bamboo understories in the Himalayas and other high
mountains.

• Red pandas are currently listed as endangered species by

the IUCN, and their numbers are believed to be less than
10,000 individuals in the wild.
3. BENGAL TIGER

• India's national animal, the Royal Bengal Tiger, is an

endangered species facing significant threats of poaching and
habitat destruction. Over the last 30 years, the world's tiger
population has seen a 50 percent decline, with less than 4,000
living in the world.

• Today, it inhabits India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and

southwestern China. India's tiger population was estimated at
2,603–3,346 individuals by 2018.

• Note* : There are Soo Many Species and Animals are

Endangered till now.
SAVING ENDANGERED ANIMALS

• People all over the world are working to help save endangered animals from extinction. There are
conservation organisations which try to make people aware of the problems facing wild animals. Some
of the ways in which they are being saved include habitat protection, captive breeding, setting up nature
reserves and parks and using alternative products in place of products from rare animals.

• Governments can help by making international agreements between countries to protects animals (many
countries, for example, have agreed to stop hunting the blue whale) and their habitats. There has been
agreement from a number of countries in June 2010 to protect the rainforests and prevent deforestation
through financial backing.

• Scientists are setting up gene banks in which they keep an animal's genetic material (the 'building
blocks' of a living thing) in suspended animation. This technique may make it possible in the future to
'grow' a new animal of the same species. Kew Gardens, London has a seed bank in case plant species
become extinct in the wild.
 CONCLUSION

Conclusion Conclusively, different species of animals have been recognized as endangered by

the changes happening in nature. The existence of some animals that are vital for the development of the

ecosystem of the wildlife is facing critical issues of extinction.

“SAVE ANIMALS SAVE HUMANITY”

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