Hey, guys! I’m pretty sure you guys know what a pangolin is, right? If you don’t, listen carefully, because this is a serious situation. The pangolins are an animal, mainly eating ants. Yes, I’m starting to sound like a National Geographic narrator, don’t I? *laughs* Anyways, pangolins are in serious danger. I borrowed a documentary about pangolins from the library, and I was shocked greatly. The video stated that the pangolin is the most heavily trafficked animal in the world. Trafficked animal basically means that they are just scooped up and stolen. And since pangolins are very shy and secretive creatures, they roll up into a ball when they are being threatened, and that makes it easy for poachers to steal them illegally. In the last 10 years, poachers have killed more than 1,000 tigers, 11,000 rhinos, and 1,000,000 pangolins. Shocking, isn’t it? Also, us Chinese people have used their meat as a delicacy. I mean, I’ve never eaten pangolin meat before, and I never will! Plus, Chinese people have been using pangolin scales as an ingredient for traditional medicine. All in all, pangolins are seriously endangered. So please, pray for the pangolin and do something to help support the organizations that are trying to help the pangolin. If we humans sit around here and do nothing, the pangolin will become extinct. And pangolins really are fascinating creatures, and they help keep the ant population down.
All right, on to giraffes! *giggles* Yes, I’m on fire for Africa’s endangered animals. I mean, if God created all these wonderful, amazing animals for us to enjoy, shouldn’t it be up to us to protect them? Here are some facts about giraffes, one of the many endangered animals of Africa.
Giraffe numbers have dropped significantly during recent years and giraffe are under a lot of pressure. IUCN SSC Giraffe & Okapi Specialist Group in collaboration with GCF has recently submitted updated assessments of giraffe numbers to the IUCN Red List – so stay tuned. With the exception of Angolan, South and West African giraffe, all other subspecies are either decreasing or unstable. Habitat loss, habitat fragmentation, habitat degradation, poaching, and ultimately human population growth continue to impact on giraffe and their habitat across the continent.
While recent research has shown that there are in fact four giraffe species and not only one, the IUCN currently still recognises giraffe as one species. It is hoped that this updated information will soon be taken into consideration by the IUCN for future conservation assessments.
In December 2016 giraffe (as a single species) were uplisted to ‘Vulnerable’ to extinction on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Two subspecies are currently listed as ‘Endangered’.
IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable: as a species – Giraffa camelopardalis
- Endangered: West African giraffe (G. c. peralta)
- Endangered: Rothschild’s giraffe (G. c. rothschildi – now subsumed into Nubian giraffe G. c. camelopardalis)
I give credit to Giraffe Conservation for these facts. Sorry, my fingers were starting to cramp, and I was getting tired. *grins* All in all, giraffes are being threatened by the clearing of their habitat, the poaching of them, and etc. So pray for these animals, and I’m fundraising for these lovely animals which God has given us. Thanks, guys!
Love,
Carissa
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