Animals you have to know

                           

                                                      Bactrian Camel

Bactrian Camel, which can be found in China and Mongolia. Largely because of human impact, only fewer than 1,000 of them are still around (the other 200 million are domestic). Human-related threats to the Bactrian camel are hunting, hybridization, and increase in livestock caused by increasing human population.

                                                              Snow Leopard 

Used to be in great number, but the number has dropped dramatically with the increase in human population in the area - around 1,700 remaining in the wild. Since Snow Leopards are carnivore, along with their ability to attack, they become a great threat to livestock. Therefore, they become the target of the hunters. And of course, they are being hunt for their fur.

Gobi Bear

One of the most seriously endangered species, only 20-30 (perhaps even less) survive. They especially suffer from global warming which takes away their water supply. What's more, there just simply aren't enough food for them. They are the only bears that are adapted to desert climate. But they are being pushed to the edge of extinction.


By:Nicole

Resources:
http://www.zsl.org/conservation/regions/asia/mongolia/gobi-desert,1941,AR.html
http://gobidesert.org/content/animals
http://www.eurasianet.org/node/63682

Picture credits:
http://fohn.net/camel-pictures-facts/bactrian-camels.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Uncia_uncia.jpg
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://beringiasouth.org/Websites/beringiasouth/Images/gobibear.jpg&imgrefurl=http://beringiasouth.org/mongolian-gobi-bear&h=162&w=188&sz=8&tbnid=2AFB80XwW_mG-M&tbnh=0&tbnw=0&zoom=1&usg=__EeS8mez5iIgFL3uEO9h_Hj2mK8c=&docid=WdIjuowHTwy4YM&sa=X&ei=wOalUPSnD-GgiQKj9ICQBw&ved=0CKABENUX