Rhinos. The Giant Panda. Whales

Rhinos

The Rhino horn is a highly prized item for practitioners of Asian _________. This has led to the animal being ________hunted in its natural habitat. ______ widespread in Africa and Eurasia, most rhinos now live in protected natural parks and___________. Their numbers have __________ decreased in the last 50 years, over half the remaining rhinos disappeared in the 1970s, and the animals remain under constant _________ from poachers.

The Giant Panda

The __________ of the WWF's symbol is far from certain. As few as 1000 remain in the wild, _________ in small isolated groups. These groups have been cut off from each other __ _ _______ of deforestation and human _________ in to their natural habitat. The Chinese government has set up 33 panda reserves to protect these beautiful animals and made poaching them punishable with 20 years in ________. However, the panda's distinct black and white patched coat fetches a high _______ on the black market and determined poachers still pose one of the most serious threats to the animals continued ____________.

Whales

The International Whaling Commission meets every year. The agenda _________ ways to ensure the survival of the ___________ and the complex problems arising from countries such as Japan, wishing to hunt certain whales for 'scientific' ___________. Despite the fact that one third of the world's oceans have been proclaimed whale sanctuaries, 7 out of 13 whale species remain ____________. The plight of the North Atlantic Right Whale is particularly serious. Hunted for their rich __________ of oil, their numbers have dwindled to just 300. Collisions with ships, toxic _________ and becoming entangled in fishing nets are other _______ causes of whale deaths.

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