Elephants
 African and Indian elephants are killed for their tusks, which are used for ivory earrings and other art objects
Pandas
 The giant panda lives in zoos and in some parts of China. There are only about 1,500 left in the world today.
Reptiles
 Reptiles (lizards, crocodiles and alligators) are killed for their skins. People make leather handbags and shoes.
Sea Turtles
 Sea turtles are in danger because people collect their eggs. They often die in the sea because of water pollution.
Tigers
 There are only about five thousand tigers left in the world today. They live in southern Asia, mostly in national reserves.
Bald Eagles
 The bald eagle is the national symbol of the USA. The bird almost died out at the beginning of the century, but today the population is stable.




sea turtle

Sea Turtle
Image: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0,
via Wikimedia Commons

bald eagle

Bald Eagle
Image:  Brigitte Werner from Pixabay




Words

  • century = a hundred years
  • ivory = the yellowish white material that tusks are made of
  • reserve = an area in which plants or animals are protected
  • stable = it does not change; always the same
  • tusk = long pointed and curved teeth of an elephant
  • water pollution = dirty water