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Facts:
The Western Lowland Gorilla is the most numerous and widespread of all the gorilla species. The total population is unknown because they inhabit some of the most dense and remote rain forests in Africa.
Why do they matter?
They matter because they are critically endangered and keep a balance to life in there habitat's.
Threats:
The Western Lowland Gorilla has been poached and affected by disease. This has caused a decrease in population by more than 60% in the last 20-25 years. Something else that threatens them is because they are not legally protected against poachers.
- Francisco Garcia

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Facts-
-Smallest Living Species Of Cetacean
- They Exhibit Sexual Dimorphism Where The Female Is Slightly Larger Than The Male

Why-
-They're Really Not All That Special Besides Helping Balance The Food Chain

Threats-
-Illegal  Totoaba Fisheries / Bycatch
- A Population Bottleneck That Their Ancestors Went Through

Brice Duran

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1. The body of a snow leopard allows the animal to leap six times the length of its body. They also have long tails, to not only keep them balanced but also to protect them from cold weather.
2. They are top predators which is very helpful to the enviroment and other animals around them. It's an indicator of the health of the high altitude habitat.
3. A main danger to these animals are farmers and humans who kill them due to snow leopards hunting sheep (the farms sheep for food) also adding to this, it makes it harder for these animals to find food.
- Anabelle Lepoidevin, A.L

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1. Tiger cubs are born blind and only half of them survive. Tigers Love to swim and play in the water.
2. they are the top predator which is at the apex of the food chain, they keep the population of wild ungulates in check.
3. Main threats to the tiger are hunters, and habitat loss.

Natalia Dirienko, N.D

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1) Sea lions use their fore flippers and hind flippers to swim. They can reach up to 20 mph in the water
2) They can be indicators of changes in the ecosystem. They are able to synthesize the environment
3) One is illegal hunting and another is pollution from bots and humans

L.W

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1.- The largest animal walking on earth.
2.- The are important because they make space for smaller species to co-exist as well as dig  dry riverbeds when rainfall is low
3.-  A major thereat is poaching for the international ivory trade.
T.H.

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1. ~The Arctic Fox has the warmest pelt of any Arctic animal.
~They can run up to 31mph.
2. The Arctic Fox matters to the Arctic because they help control the population of smaller rodents.
3. The greatest threat to the Arctic Fox population is the scarcity of prey.
-C.M.

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It is listed as endangered by the IUCN because of its very small and restricted populations. Males measure 500–533 millimetres (19.7–21.0 in) in body length and 114–127 millimetres (4.5–5.0 in) in tail length, thus constituting 22–25% of its body length. Females are typically 10% smaller than males. It weighs 650–1,400 grams (1.43–3.09 lb).
2.
I believe they matter because they are part of nature and They are important members of the ecosystem both as predators and prey on the prairie.
3.
Threats to black-footed ferrets include loss of habitat, loss of prairie dogs, plague and human intolerance.
(J.M)

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1. -fastest whales, up to 30mph
-inhabit all oceans
2. -whales are top of the food chains
- highly vulnerable to human activity
3. -been hunted since 1860s
- 50 sei whales are killed annually by Japanese whalers in the North Pacific under Japan's "scientific" whaling program
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1. They have been slaughtered for their eggs, meat, skin, and shells.
-WWF focuses on green, hawksbill, loggerhead, leatherback, and olive ridley.
2. maintain the health of seagrass beds and coral reefs that benefit commercially valuable species such as shrimp, lobster, and tuna.
-fundamental link in marine ecosystems. G.S

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1. 1-2 facts about this ENDANGERED SPECIES

2. 1-2 reasons WHY THEY MATTER

3. 1-2 THREATS to this species

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1. Amur Leopards can live to 10-15 years in the wild and 20 years in capativuty.
2.They can jump 19 feet horizontally and 10 feet vertically
3.They have many names like The far east leopard, The manchurain Leopard, or the Korean Leopard.
-J.T.

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1. - habitat loss
- humans poach pandas
2. - helps protect other species
- sustainable economic benefits
3. - poach
J.N.

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1.) The fin whale, like other baleen whales, strains its food from the water through baleen plates.The fin whale is the second largest mammal in the world. Fin whales have a very unusual feature: the lower right jaw is bright white and the lower left jaw is black.
2.) The Fin Whales matter because they have a important role to the environment. The fin whale has been severely impacted worldwide by commercial whaling.
3.)Like other large whales, fin whales are threatened by environmental change including habitat loss, toxics and climate change. L.R.M

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1. Often called the Asian unicorn. None exist in captivity and this rarely-seen mammal is already critically endangered. Scientists have categorically documented saola in the wild on only four occasions to date.
2. The actual size of the remaining population is unknown. Its rarity, distinctiveness and vulnerability make it one of the greatest priorities for conservation in the region.
3. As forests disappear under the chainsaw to make way for agriculture, plantations and infrastructure, saola are being squeezed into smaller spaces. The added pressure from rapid and large-scale infrastructure in the region is also fragmenting saola habitat. Conservationists are concerned that this is allowing hunters easy access to the once untouched forest of the saola and may reduce genetic diversity in the future.
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.m1.Critically Endangered” because half of its population has been lost in one generation
2.Sumatran elephants feed on a variety of plants and deposit seeds wherever they go, contributing to a healthy forest ecosystem.
3. some of the world’s most rapid rates of deforestation  E.R.M

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Kakaski Hatake

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1) Have two horns but sometimes even a third horn. Also they Are smaller of two African rhino species
2) They benefit other species and are important source of money off ecotourism.
3) Their horns are trade illegally and are endangered.
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Karina M

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1. They can live as long as 15 years. Bigeye are found in the subtropical and tropical areas of the Atlantic (but not in the Mediterranean), Indian and Pacific Oceans.
2.  an important commercial fish, usually marketed as fresh or frozen
3. OVERFISHING

Bigeye tuna are prized in Asia for sashimi as well as frozen and fresh in other markets
Made By: E.P.