Protection and restoration

Protection and restoration 
extinct animals
Mammoth, ancient mammals and modern as long very similar. Mammoth has a long hairy body, living in cold areas.


Dinosaur, ancient reptile variety. Since the era of dinosaurs and humans live very far away, so scientists to understand them by studying dinosaur fossils.

Thylacine, because of human slaughter, habitat destruction and lead to extinction. 


Quagga, because human beings in order to obtain their meat and skin and a large number were killed, and in 1883 became extinct. 


The dodo, a flightless bird. The bird was found in a short time after in humans, they become extinct because of human hunting. It is the first to be recorded due to human activities lead to extinction of the creatures.

Animals facing extinction
endangered biological means to a variety of reasons caused by decreasing their number, on the verge of extinction. 

panda

Hornbill, in our country is protected by the animal protection centre.

Sumatran rhino is one of the smallest extant rhino, rare number.

Apes, is one of the world's endangered animals, animal life is seriously threatened.

Proboscis Monkey, one of the world famous rare animals, the number dropped.Our Sabah and Sarawak is one of two distribution areas proboscis monkey.

   

Malayan Tiger, the global decline in the tiger population trends, these tigers face extinction crisis can not be spared.

Malayan tapir, a small number of animals is on the verge of extinction.

Dugong, a rare marine mammals.

Giraud fish in our country is one of the protected fish by prohibited export abroad.

Paleozoic one fish Arowana, existing minority. Growth and over the back of the dragon is one of the prized fish.

Carambola turtle, the largest size of a turtle. The east coast of the peninsula was the biggest star fruit turtle breeding ground, but in recent years the number of turtle landing spawning carambola has been gradually reduced.

Endangered plants

Tongkat Ali, growth and China and Indonesia and other countries, can be made of expensive drugs.

Rafflesia, the world's largest flower, growing in the tropical rainforests of Indonesia and other countries. The plant is not photosynthesis, but on parasitic nourishment to survive on the vine.

Nepenthes is a carnivorous plant. Growth of Sabah and Nepenthes rajah, and its distribution is limited in scope, it is a valuable plant.

In addition to the threat of animals and plants due to its reduction in the number of breeding and poor ability to adapt to environmental issues and endangered species than human activities, environmental pollution and natural disasters, etc. to their survival posed it is also an important reason. 

Excessive logging and land reclamation: a large number of human felling of trees and the destruction of forests, in order to reclaim land, build houses and make furniture, etc., so that animals and plants have lost habitat and food sources, and finally threatened with extinction. 


Killing of animals: humans in order to obtain animal skins, horns and meat in order to earn interest, while a large number of illegal or killing of animals, so as to reduce the number of animals, must face aspecies. 


Production of drugs: human uncontrolled collection of various precious plants to produce drugs, resulting in the number of plants become scarce. 



Environmental pollution: water, soil and air pollution can harm animals and plants.Factories, ships and people poured into water can also lead to misuse of animals eat these toxic substances and garbage and death. Factories and vehicle exhaust gas will pollute the air exclusion. Air pollution can form acid rain, affecting plant and aquatic animal growth. 


Natural disasters: floods, earthquakes and other natural disasters and high winds make life around animals and plants have been seriously affected. When natural disasters occur, the habitat of animals and plants will not only be destroyed, they will face a crisis of life. If more serious natural disasters, the continuation of the species even threatened. 


In order for animals and plants will not come to the fate of extinction, we need to protect them and restoration work. 

Protection: animals and plants maintain the original ecological environment, so that life in which animals and plants have a safe habitat, protect them from harm, such as Bolong Royal Park in Perak.


Restoration: to help endangered animals and plants species breed in order to continue to survive, and to have been damaged ecosystems improvement and reconstruction, such as the Sepilok center ape sanctuary in Sabah. 


Self-challenge
1. What modern animal looks like the mammoth? 

2. Why would the Thylacine become extinct? 

3. In what year did the Quagga extinct? 

4. Write three endangered species of animals. 

5. Which turtle species is the largest turtle in the whole world?  

6. What does the Rafflesia rely on to survive?

7.Which animal parts does human want to obtain?