ECUADOR: ENDANGERED SPECIES

6th grade presentation

ECUADOR:

Endangered Species

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Introduction

What are Endangered Species?

Classification of endangered species in Ecuador

Endangered animals in Ecuador

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INTRUDUCTION:

The Earth's Endangered Creatures lists a whopping 2,588 endangered animals in Ecuador. These include reptiles, amphibians, mammals, fish, corals, sea anemones, snails and crustaceans. This country, with Darwin's Galapagos Islands to the east, is home to unique and historically significant species of all shapes and sizes.

What are Endangered Species?

An endangered species is a type of organism that is threatened by extinction. Species become endangered for two main reasons: loss of habitat and loss of genetic variation.

MAMMALS AND RODENTS

REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS

CLASSIFICATION:

Dozens of mammal species are endangered in Ecuador. The Andean spectacled bear, for example, is the only bear in South America, and fewer than 3,000 remain, according to National Geographic. Spider monkeys, night monkeys, marmosets, tamarins, woolly monkeys and capuchins are endangered. Several kinds of bats, rats, weasels, otters, opossums, mice, hogs, dogs and other creatures face threats. Endangered cats include cougars, jaguars, ocelots, little spotted and pampas cats. The water is no protection as seals, sea lions and dolphins hit the endangered list as well.

Nine reptile and 192 amphibian species are endangered in Ecuador, according to the Earth's Endangered Creatures site. Reptiles include crocodiles, iguanas, caimans, tortoises and turtles, including the tartaruga and tracaja. Endangered amphibians include more than a hundred species of frogs, toads and salamanders. Deforestation, water pollution and erosion destroy these animals' habitats, and often destroy the animals themselves. Among the endangered list is the Amazon glass frog. Fewer than 5,000 of these frogs with transparent skin remain.

FISH

Ecuador's coastal location means several species of fish are endangered, from the great white shark to the tiny Pacific seahorse, captured for use in traditional medicine and curio collection. Catfish, grouper, fiddlefish, sawfish, tuna and devil fish face threats, as do several rays including bentfin and Japanese devils, black-blotched, bullseye electric, golden cownose, spotted eagle and longnose eagle rays. Endangered sharks include not only the great white, but hammerhead, liver-oil, oceanic whitetip, basking, sharpfin, speckled smoothhound, whale, crown and Galapagos sharks.

Ecuador's ecosystems are characterized by having a wide variety of fauna. However, in recent years, some of these animals have been compromised due to multiple causes, as we well know one of the largest is man. A large number of these species are currently in danger or in a state of vulnerability.

Pink Dolphin

Giant Armadillo

Harpy Eagle

Andean Toucan

Spectacled Bear

Picoespada Hummingbird

Galapagos Albatross

Andean Condor

Galapagos Penguin

Jaguar

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Animals of Ecuador

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" If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans".

Thank you!