How do humans effect How do humans effect Africa's endangered Africa's endangered species?species?

By: Torpey whiteBy: Torpey white

Black rhinoceros Black rhinoceros

Overview Overview

Black are Africa’s tanks.Black are Africa’s tanks. They have 4 inch thick They have 4 inch thick

skinskin Horns that are 1foot 8 Horns that are 1foot 8

inches to 4 foot 4 inches inches to 4 foot 4 inches They are not black in They are not black in

color but a more dark color but a more dark gray or a dark yellow-gray or a dark yellow-brownbrown

Rhinos can grow to be 5 Rhinos can grow to be 5 foot 5 and 3,000 lbs foot 5 and 3,000 lbs

Diet Diet

Rhinos tend to eat Rhinos tend to eat fruit, grass, shoots, fruit, grass, shoots, bushes, and thorny bushes, and thorny wood bushes.wood bushes.

Human factor Human factor

Most poachers kill Most poachers kill black rhinos for their black rhinos for their horns or for horns or for entertainment.entertainment.

The horns are valued The horns are valued for Chinese medicine for Chinese medicine and for jewelry. and for jewelry.

Human factor Human factor

Though humans have caused the deaths Though humans have caused the deaths of thousands of rhinos, they have also of thousands of rhinos, they have also made conservation areas for the rhinos made conservation areas for the rhinos protection.protection.

Gorillas Gorillas

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Gorillas are the Gorillas are the largest primates in largest primates in the world.the world.

They can grow to 5,9 They can grow to 5,9 and 450 lbs and 450 lbs

They eat fruit, They eat fruit, leaves, and shoots.leaves, and shoots.

They have a blackish They have a blackish gray color to their furgray color to their fur

Human factorHuman factor

Gorillas are very Gorillas are very threatened in Africa.threatened in Africa.

They have been They have been poached for there furpoached for there fur

Their habitats have Their habitats have been destroyed been destroyed

Human factor Human factor

There have bean some regulations set so There have bean some regulations set so builders cannot build in the gorillas builders cannot build in the gorillas territoryterritory

Also many conservation areas have bean Also many conservation areas have bean made made

Geometric tortoise Geometric tortoise

OverviewOverview

The geometric The geometric tortoise only grows to tortoise only grows to 6 inches in diameter 6 inches in diameter

They eat leaves They eat leaves flowers and grassflowers and grass

They have a strong They have a strong black and yellow black and yellow pattern on their pattern on their shellsshells

Human factor Human factor

These are the most These are the most rare species tortoisesrare species tortoises

Poached for there Poached for there decorative shells decorative shells there are only 2,000 there are only 2,000 to 3,000 left in the to 3,000 left in the world. world.

Human factor Human factor

Geometric tortoises now live in Geometric tortoises now live in conservation areas.conservation areas.

There have bean laws set in place so There have bean laws set in place so that no one can kill one or steal its eggsthat no one can kill one or steal its eggs

Why I chose this topic.Why I chose this topic.

I chose this topic because I am a huge I chose this topic because I am a huge WWF supporter and I knew these WWF supporter and I knew these animals were greatly threatened. animals were greatly threatened.

What I already knewWhat I already knew

First of all I already knew these species First of all I already knew these species were endangered.were endangered.

I also knew that they were herbivoresI also knew that they were herbivores I knew that they lived in Africa I knew that they lived in Africa

Surprising facts.Surprising facts.

Rhino horns are in medicine and in Rhino horns are in medicine and in jewelry jewelry

Gorilla fur is valuableGorilla fur is valuable Geometric tortoises are the rarest Geometric tortoises are the rarest

species of tortoise in the world species of tortoise in the world

Questions I haveQuestions I have

How can I help these animals?How can I help these animals? Are the protection efforts working?Are the protection efforts working?

Facts and photos provided byFacts and photos provided by

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