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Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Which animals will be extinct in 2012?
A LIST of all the animals that are so endangered they may go extinct in 2012 has been drawn up.
In the last 100 years, around 10,000 species have gone extinct and more are predicted for 2012.
The Global Species Assessment has been put together by Conservation International.
Among the animals at risk this year are one in three amphibians, almost half of all turtles and tortoises, one in eight birds, one in four mammals, plus lot of plants.
Species going extinct can be down to lots of factors, but most are the fault of humans. Pollution, loss of habitat and hunting are three of the major factors that affect the population of a species.
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sugarush (Age 11) wrote on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 @ 16:10
That is so sad! I will definately help the earth and I will tell my school chums!
IndigoWolf (Age 11) wrote on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 @ 16:27
Most likely, the species that will go extinct is the tree frog of the Amazong rainforest. Not every type, but they are slowly decreasing. To help this species, zooligists could create a breeding program, and if succesful, the tree frog would be saved! However, another much more difficult but much better way is to STOP chopping down endangered forest trees. That's what i think :)
kicky105 (Age 12) wrote on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 @ 18:38
I think that deforestation should be cut back as it is killing animals.
panda99 (Age 11) wrote on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 @ 18:57
what creatures are becoming extinct?
macfan (Age 12) wrote on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 @ 19:22
how is this true!!! I did a powerpoint on it and only 3 people listened!!!!
animals1 (Age 13) wrote on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 @ 17:36
This is awfull.I will do everything I can to help.x
superdog7 (Age 12) wrote on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 @ 17:39
that is not good the amar snow lepard has only a small amout left deu to poaching and los of habbitat so if we stopped the poaching and cutting then it would be fine
hotlavajam (Age 12) wrote on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 @ 17:51
Yeah i get it but what animals will becoming extinct
hi1567077 (Age 12) wrote on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 @ 18:31
Why to people hunt or kill animals? Terrible and I love turtles/ tortoises! btw I am a vegetairian
MCFAN (Age 11) wrote on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 @ 20:04
This is a disaster.
Jadgers (Age 17) wrote on Thursday, 12 January 2012 @ 18:38
Leave the poor animals alone.