Beavers |
Siberian Tigers |
Beavers are endangered because of hunting. The few people that live in the taiga eat beavers, and they are hunted and trapped for their fur. The waterlands in the taiga where these animals live are been taking away, and they don't have a place to live and breed. There are around 1000 beavers left.
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The Siberia Tiger is the most endangered species in the taiga. Hunters kill the Siberian Tiger for its cloak. Logging in the taiga has taken away the habitat for this beautiful animal. In the 1950s, there were only 20 left, but Russia introduced laws, and their are now nearly 500.
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European Mink |
Snow Leopard |
The european minks are nearly endangered because of the competiton for food. Foxes and other animals eat their food. and hunting has also decreased the number of European minks. Polluted water has also taken away the habitat.
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The Snow Leopard is nearly extinct. In Chinese medicine, parts of the liver and heart are used. Hunters also kill these animals for their and fur, and logging has taken away the habitat for the Snow leopard. There are around 100 left in the world now.
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