Tigers and leopards are getting lower and lower in their population because of illegal poachers in Asia on the black market. People in India are trying to stop these beautiful species from going away entirely by having protests consisting of burning leopard and tiger skins. The amount of both leopards and tigers separately has gone down by nearly one third in the last nine years. I believe that these innocent animals should stay in the world for longer than eighteen more years.
China has the largest illegal market for tigers and leopards. A single live tiger can sell up to $50,000 because their uses. The beautiful coat of these animals is considered a perfect ornament for your house. Though I agree that the fur is in a pretty print, it should be kept on their alive bodies as long as possible.
The bones of tigers and pelts of the leopards are used for traditional medicines. There are only about 10,000 leopards and 1,700 tigers remaining. The population of these important animals should be fought for, not taken away.
I know that there are many other animals that are becoming extinct. One animal is the African elephant, which is killed for it's ivory trunks that are thought to be very valuable, though I believe that they are not as valuable as an animals life. Two thirds of the elephants' population has died in the last decade. 5,000 of these animals lives were taken in two years by poacher who want their trunks. In the beginning of the twentieth century there were 500,000 rhinos roaming the earth which has dropped to under 29,000 today. This animal was wanted for it's horn. I believe that the human race needs to stop taking creatures' lives for their bodies. If you truly think an animal is amazing or beautiful, you should leave it to live it's life.
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