Endangered Species

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into the world by birth� (International Rhino Foundation 3). �The Black Rhino is illegally hunted for its ivory horn that ranges between one foot to one foot eight inches long� (Speart 26). The animal is slaughtered for its horn while its carcass is left for the vultures.
Since the Black Rhino was put on the list in the 1980s, conservation agencies have aided to help the Black Rhino to rebound. �Now under strict control, the population of Black Rhinos has risen to at least 2,500 in and around parks and on private land in eastern and southern Africa, an increase of 100 from three years ago� (Davies 1). With the Black Rhino on the list, the attention these animals are getting has been astounding. All this attention is bringing people to realize that these animals need to be helped in order to survive.
The Leatherback Turtle, one of the most ancient living reptiles, is also on its way to extinction. �Frank Paladino, a biologist at Indiana-Purdue University at Fort Wayne who ...

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