Overhunting
Messing With Mother Nature
Habitat Destruction
The Tiger
100
When a type of animal becomes ___________, every animal of that type dies out all over the earth.
extinct
100
Wild animals that have lived in an area for a long time are called ___________ ___________.
native animals
100
What is home to almost half the world's plant and animal species?
rain forests
100
Where do tigers live?
grassy wetlands and forests of India and other Asian countries
200
As humans use up more and more of the earth's _________, other species have less and less.
resources
200
Which animal is endangered because people brought rabbits to Australia?
bandicoot
200
Why do people cut down forests?
timber, farming, houses, shopping malls, factories
200
Why did people hunt tigers?
their beautiful striped skins and to protect livestock
300
What is overhunting?
Any species that has fewer babies than the numbers killed by hunters is on the road to extinction.
300
Name three types of pollution that kills animals.
chemicals, acid rain, poison
300
Why is it bad when plants are destroyed?
Animals lose their food and shelter
300
When did India ban tiger hunting?
1970
400
Which animal is now extinct because farmers shot them to keep them from eating fruits and nuts?
Carolina parakeet
400
What are tiger reserves designed to do?
keep people and tigers safe from each other
500
Why do hunters kill African elephants?
for their tusks
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