Some animals are endangered. Animals become endangered when they are threatened by changing environmental conditions or by hunting, or when they have simply become very few in number. Tigers are some of the most endangered animals in the world. They have a high risk of becoming extinct. If tigers become extinct, this means they will no longer exist; they will have been completely wiped out. There are only about 3000 tigers now in the wild, and that number is shrinking. Many people are passionate about saving the tiger, but they disagree about the best way to do so.Some people argue that in this urgent situation, the only thing we should focus on is preventing hunters from killing tigers. They compare the situation to an emergency room. If a bleeding person comes into the emergency room, the doctor does not say, “How did this person get here? How can we keep this from happening again?” The doctor fixes the wounds first and asks questions later. These people argue that tigers are in the emergency room. There is no time to do research or try a broad approach to help them. Instead, we should focus all money and efforts on law enforcement to prevent people from hunting tigers illegally. Later, when the tiger population has stabilized and is no longer shrinking, there will be time to focus on education campaigns and research.Others disagree, saying that while law enforcement is important, it is equally important to address the causes of the problem. Factors such as the medicine trade for tiger parts and the high price of tiger skins motivate people to keep hunting tigers. If we want people to agree to stop killing tigers, we must educate them about the very real possibility that one day there will be no tigers left. To return to the emergency room comparison, the doctor may treat wounds first, but if no one asks questions about how someone got hurt or tries to change that person’s behavior, the injury can happen again and again. If we really want to end the illegal hunting of tigers, we must do more than just arrest hunters. We must also convince them to join the fight to save the tigers.Rehm, Diane. “Concerns over the Endangered Tiger Population.” The Diane Rehm Show. 12 Dec. 2011. NPR. Web. 27 Oct. 2012.SubmitChallenge QuestionWhat's thisBoth groups of people described in the passage AGREE thatAonly greedy people hunt tigers for skinsBno more research should be doneClaw enforcement is necessaryDeducation is the best solution

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:• In the early 20th century, the world's tiger population was estimated at around 100,000.• Habitat destruction and poaching led to a significant decline in tiger numbers.• By the 2010s, fewer than 4,000 tigers remained in the wild.• Various conservation efforts have been implemented to protect remaining tiger populations.• The Global Tiger Initiative, launched in 2010, aims to double wild tiger numbers by 2022.The student wants to emphasize the dramatic decline in the world's tiger population and the efforts made to reverse this trend. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish these goals?Choose Your AnswerPreviousSaveA.The Global Tiger Initiative, launched in 2010, focuses on conservation efforts to increase the tiger population, which has decreased significantly due to habitat destruction and poaching.B.From a population of around 100,000 in the early 20th century, the number of tigers in the wild has plummeted to fewer than 4,000, largely due to human activities.C.Habitat destruction and poaching in the 20th century led to the decline of the wild tiger population, triggering various conservation efforts.D.Despite the tiger population decreasing from 100,000 in the early 20th century to fewer than 4,000, efforts like the Global Tiger Initiative aim to double their numbers by 2022.

A paragraph introducing tigers, their significance, and why they are important for the ecosystem.

Read the text carefully, then choose the most suitable answers.  Wild animals, wild plants and the wild places where they live are seriously threatened almost everywhere. One species has become extinct in each year of this century. But many hundreds are now in danger. Lack of attention would lead to the rapid advance of the process of extinction. Already many kinds of animals have been so reduced in number that their role in the ecosystem is forgotten. Animals like great apes, whales, seals, etc. are thought to be in danger of extinction. But even more important, perhaps than individual kinds of animals and plants, whole habitats are in danger of vanishing: marshes are being drained, and the world forests, especially tropical forests are being cut down to satisfy man’s needs or timber and paper.What would our world be like if all the wild animals and wild plants vanished- Would our life be extinct then?Question 1.Question 1: According to the passage, which sentence is NOT true?A.Animals like great apes, the whales, seals etc. thought to be in danger of extinction.B.Many hundreds of species are now not endangered.C.Whole habitats are in danger of vanishing.D.Lack of attention would lead to the rapid advance of the process of extinction.Question 2.Question 2: What is more important than individual kinds of animals and plants?A.The extinction of many species.B.The vanishing of whole habitats.C.The rapid advance of the process of extinction. ​​​​​​​D.Man’s needs of timber and paper.Question 3.Question 3: What does the writer caution us against?A.Hunting wild animals.B.Cutting down the tropical forests.C.Draining marshes.D.Destroying our environment.Question 4.Question 4: The verb “to threaten” in the passage means?A.to give fear toB.to polluteC.to vanishD.to poisonQuestion 5.Question 5: What would happen to the human being if the wild life vanished?A.The human life would be seriously threatened.B.Many species would quickly become extinct.C.Species would go on dying out.D.Tropical forest would be cut down.

You recently read the poem, ‘Tiger in the Zoo.’ Prepare a fact file on Tiger Conservation in India. Youmay include the following points:• Sub-species of tigers found.• Their natural habitat• Threats• Conservation Efforts• Protection StatusUse a scrapbook to collect relevant pictures.

1. Zoos are needed to protect animals. 2. The Wildlife Conservation Society has worked hard to create more than one hundred protected habitats around the world for the rerelease of different species. 3. The National Zoo in Washington D. C. has bred Sumatran tigers, boosting a population that was once only seven hundred in the world. 4. An award-winning education department can be found at the Bronx Zoo. By educating children and adults, zoos can inspire people to learn about ecological and conservation efforts. 5. Zoos are crucial in saving endangered species where otherwise they may die from habitat loss or starvation. 6. Many zoos have breeding programs that allow species to multiply and thrive. 7. Seeing an animal in person can foster compassion more than simply watching a documentary.Which sentence is part of the evidence in this paragraph? Sentence 1 Sentence 7 Sentence 3 Sentence 5