Protecting endangered plant and animal species

3. Protection and Conservation
of Rare and Economically
Important Species

4. Top Six reason for losing our
Biodiversity
1. population pressure,
2. destruction of wildlife
habitats
(e.g. tropical forests,
coral reefs, wetlands),
3. Invasive Species
4. hunting for foods,
sports or
medicines (using to
many resources)
5. Pollution.
6. Climate Change

6. Endangerment of Species
 more than 1,000 animal species are
endangered worldwide today.
 Extinct:
 a species is extinct when there is no
reasonable doubt that the last individual
has died.
 Critically endangered, endangered and
vulnerable:
 species which face high risk of extinction
in wild in the near future, with decreasing
risk level from critically endangered to
vulnerable.

7. Factors affecting Risk
Level of Endangerment
 Population size of the species,
 Size of habitats,
 Number of mature individuals,

8. Examples of Endangered
Species

9. Endangered Species In the
Philippines
1. Philippine Eagle (scientific name: Pithecophaga
jefferyi)
2. 2. Philippine freshwater crocodile (scientific name:
Crocodylus mindorensis)

10. 3. Tamaraw (scientific name:
Bubalus mindorensis)
4. Walden's hornbill (scientific
name: Aceros waldeni)
(KALAW)

11. 5. Visayan warty pig (scientific name: Sus cebifrons)
6. Philippine cockatoo (scientific name: Cacatua
haematuropygia)

12. 7. Negros bleeding-heart (scientific name: Gallicolumba
keayi)
8. Philippine naked-backed fruit bat (scientific name:
Dobsomia chapmani)

13. 9. HAWKSBILL SEA TURTLE
Scientific Name: Eretmochelysimbricata
Common Name:pawikan
10. Philippine forest turtle (scientific name:
Siebenrockiella leytensis)

14. Why do we need to save
endangered species? [1]
Humans depend on ecosystems.
The nature provides us water
and air.

15. Why do we need to save
endangered species? [2]
 Ecosystem will become unstable
 Loss of valuable natural resources
 Species have rights to survive

16. What should be done?
 Pollution control
 Reduce the use / recycle natural
resources
 Ban or restrict activities that cause
harm to the nature, e.g. hunting
 Act of Endangered Species

17. International Treaties and National
Government Law and Policies
• CITES- 1975 Convention on International Trade
in Endangered Species
• 175 countries ban the hunting, capturing and selling of
threatened or endangered species.
• 900 Species that cannot be commercially traded or studied
as live specimen
• 5,000 animals and 28,000 plant species are also protected
from being traded in the international market

18. • Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
• Resulted in making 191 countries agree to the
convention which aims to commit and reduce the
global rate of losing biodiversity
• Objectives
• To achive conservation of biological diversity
• To make biodiversity sustainable in the long term
• To share fairly the benefits from the use of genetic
resources (in plant breeding and biotechnology)

19. • Philippine Endangered Species act ( Republic Act No. 9147)
also known as the Wildlife Resources Conservation and
Protection Act
• Ensures to conserve our country’s wildlife resources
and their habitats for sustainability
• Objectives
• Conserve and protect wildlife
• Regulate the collection and trade of wildlife
• To pursue, with due regard to the national interest
• To initiate or support scientific studies on the
conservation of biological diversity

20. Other ways to help
• Zoo and breeding centers- provides
temporary shelters for animals
• Philippine Eagle Center – successfully bred 21
Philippine Eagle
• Cabuaya Forest in Davao
• Taft Forest Wildlife Sanctuary in Samar Island
• Philippine Carabao Center in Science City, Munoz,
Nueva Ecija- successfully produced the first test tube
buffalo using reproductive technology in 2004
• Manila Ocean park

21. Activity
1. Together with your Group compose a song about Saving
the Environment.
2. Write your song on a colored paper design your work
3. Present your song in front of the class
The following Criteria are as follows
Originality and Creativity - 40%
(applied songwriting style, technique, skill)
Lyrics - 40%
(effectiveness, message, appropriateness of the
theme)
OverallAppeal - 20%

23. The nature/scale of remedial
measures needed to reverse current
trends:
1. International efforts through
the activities of groups such
as World Wide Fund for
Nature (WWF), Friends of
the Earth and Greenpeace.

24. 2. International agreements
arrived at partly as a
consequence of their
lobbying e.g. Convention
on International Trading of
Endangered Species (C. I.
T. E. S.) and the
agreements that restrict
whaling.

25. Discussion
 If dinosaurs were still alive in the world,
should we conserve them?
 For endangered species that threaten our
life, should we conserve them? How to
judge, decide and make a balance?
 “Human is selfish for exploiting the life of
so many species”, do you agree?

26. Discussion
 Keeping animals in zoo is one way to
protect and keep valuable species. What
are its advantages and disadvantages?
 Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) uses
body parts of animals to cure illnesses.
How do you feel? What could be done?
 If the protection of endangered species
will cause unemployment and hardship of
the people in the developing country, what
should be done?

27. Relevant Websites [1]
 Endangered Species Program, U.S. Fish &
wildlife Service (http://endangered.fws.gov)
 Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora –
CITES (http://www.cites.org)
 Endangered Species on EE-Link Endangered
Species (http://eelink.net/EndSpp)
 A SeaWorld Education Department Resource
(http://www.seaworld.org)
 Endangered Species
(http://www.seaworld.org/endangered_species/escont.
html)

28. Relevant Websites [2]
 Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation
Department (http://www.afcd.gov.hk)
 Conservation
(http://www.afcd.gov.hk/con_new/chinese/homepage.
htm)
 Example of endangered species that could be
used in Traditional Chinese Medicines
(http://www.afcd.gov.hk/web/chinese/conserva
tion/conserv/annex3.htm)
 Examples of plant species included in the
Animals and Plants (Protection of Endangered
Species) Ordinance
(http://www.afcd.gov.hk/web/chinese/conserva
tion/conserv/annex4.htm)