MakingafactfileonananimalindangerUnitTask

UnitTask?WorkinpairsanddiscusswhatyouknowaboutanimalsindangerinChina.Herearesomeexamples:goldensnub-nosedmonkeygiantpandaBactriancamelsnowleopard

?Chooseoneandfindoutmoreaboutit.Writenotesabouttheseandotherthings:UnitTask?aphysicaldescription?whereitlives:itsnaturalandgeographical?environmentwhatitliveson?whyitisindanger?if,andhow,itisprotected?if,andwhere,itispossibletoseeit

UnitTask?Makeafactfileonananimalindanger.UsethenotesyoumadeinActivity2.Thegoldensnub-nosedmonkey(金丝猴)Description?goldenorreddish-goldfur?blueface?largebrighteyes?redgrowthsatbothendsofthemouth?malesarealotlargerthanfemales?malebodylengthisabout65cm(plusatail)

UnitTaskHabitat?ThereisaYunnanspeciestobefoundintheYunnan-Guizhouregion.Numbersareverylow.?Aclosely-relatedspeciesisfoundinslightlylagernumbersinSichuan,Gansu,ShaanxiandHubei,withanumberoffourtotenthousand.?Itlivesonmountains.?Itislimitedtomixeddeciduous(落叶的),coniferous(针叶树的)andbambooforests.

UnitTaskDiet?lichens(苔藓)?bark(树皮)?seeds?fruitsandleaves?buds?bambooshoo

UnitTaskCausesofpopulationdecline?Lossofhabitatasforestiscutdownandthelandisconvertedtootheruses.?Buildingofroadsandsettlementshasseparatedgroupsofthemonkeys.Thisleadstoinbreeding(近亲繁殖)andspeciesdecline.?Poaching–themonkeyiskilledforitsbeautifulfur,bonesformakingmedicine,andbrainwhichiseatenasadelicacy.?Foodshortages–thenumberoflichensgrowingondeadtreesisdecliningasthetreesarenowadayscutdown.

UnitTaskConservation?strongpublicinterestinthespecies?anincreaseinnumbersintheShennongjiaNatureReserve?increasingresearchandprotection?abreedingprogrammeattheKunmingInstituteofZoology(Unfortunately,notverysuccessfulas