Transcript The fragile existence of Lao wildlife

Министерство иностранных дел РФ
Средняя общеобразовательная школа при Посольстве РФ в
Лаосе
Проектная работа
по английскому языку
Тема:
“The Fragile existence of Lao Wildlife”
Выполнила ученица 6 класса
Баннавонг Нина
Руководитель Сиразиева Л.В.
Вьентьян, 2009
The aim of my presentation
 to show how beautiful and unique
our wildlife is;
 how people are cruel to it.
Laos wildlife is really in danger
nowadays and if people don’t take
any steps to protect it, wildlife will
disappear someday.
So I would like to draw public’s
attention to the endangered species
of Lao wild animals that are close to
extinction.
The fragile
existence of Lao
wildlife
Wildlife Law
Protected species
Managed species
It is illegal to hunt protected species
(elephants, tigers, bears) that are naturally
rare.
Managed species (pigs, deer) reproduce
more frequently and can be harvested by
rural villagers.
Cats
The Tigers
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The Tiger is an
endangered species and it
faces several serious
threats. In Laos lonely tigers
have been confirmed in
resent years. Illegal trade of
tiger prey and of tigers
(selling their skin or bones
for medicine) is threatening
their survival in Laos.
There are Less than 20
tigers in Nam Et– Phou
Louey today.
Marbled Cat
Marbled Cat is not well known elsewhere
in Asia and in Laos seems to occur
primarily in mountain evergreen forest at
altitudes higher than 1000 meters.
Primates
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Macaques are the
most common type of
primate in Laos.
Their numbers are
declining due to
excessive hunting and
trapping for as food
and as pets.
Rodents
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Occur in groups in
forested areas. The
spines on their bodies
are used as protection
from predators. Now
hundreds of them are
being traded from the
wild to farms to supply
porcupine meat for
restaurants.
The Sunda Pangolin
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It has scales that cover almost the entire body.
The scales are believed to have medicinal
qualities and it is heavily trapped and traded as
a result. Population have declined by 90%. Now
it is facing extinction.
Humans have been hunting wild life for
subsistence for thousands of years. But today
hunting technology has improved with guns,
steal snares, and flashlights making it easier to
hunt more wildlife much more quickly.
Not all hunters involved in illegal wildlife trade
are Lao citizens. Some come from neighboring
countries.
If hunting and trade are not controlled through law
enforcement, it will eventually eliminate most wildlife
in Laos.
What can people do to conserve wildlife in Lao PDR?
Please, follow the Law. Do not buy or sell wildlife!
We hope with this presentation we’ll draw attention
to wildlife that still survive in Lao PDR!