World Conservation Issues - Page 32

Although reindeer populations are naturally cyclical with numbers going up and down, it is man-made elements that are now behind this recent decline.

Taking the time to work with the local community can sometimes lay a great foundation to save threatened species.

Home to the greatest number of rhinos, South Africa witnessed a record number of rhinos killed for their horn, as affluence and demand rises in the East.

The driving force behind this rise is the same culprit that is behind the rise in rhino poaching – increasing demand in Asia.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) upgraded the Manta Ray’s 2006 classification from “near threatened/regionally vulnerable” to “vulnerable.” This was in response to growing demand for their gill rakers

It is thought that over 11,200 monkeys are kept as pets in the UK.

Capturing a wild animal is traumatic for any species but for social species like orcas and dolphins it is likely to be a horrifying event that may last a life time.

We need to make the most of the ambition; make it work for us. In a way it feels like behind the scenes, elements have managed to separate and create divisive lines between the conservation movement as a whole.

Illegal logging of the oyamel forest, the monarchs favoured trees to hibernate in, still continues despite an increase in the size of nature reserves by the Mexican government.