Today, our class investigated what it means when an animal species is labelled ‘endangered’ or ‘extinct’. There are many species of animals that are endangered or critically endangered. One of these species is the Rhino. Rhinos are endangered because they are often hunted by poachers, who harvest and sell the horns on the black market (illegally).
In the story A Family For Faru, a young child works to save an orphaned rhino from poachers.
There are many species of animals that are endangered. To see a full list of endangered species, you can click the links below:
https://www.twinkl.ca/teaching-wiki/endangered-animals
https://www.dkfindout.com/us/more-find-out/special-events/endangered-animals/
https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/directory?direction=asc&page=2&sort=extinction_status
You can also watch the video below to learn about several critically endangered species: