The animals
of the Red Book of Ukraine
Objectives:
to become aware of the animal
world on the territory of Ukraine
to get acquaintance with the animal
world in the reserve Askania Nova
to broaden pupils’ outlook and extend knowledge
about the animals on the list of the Red Book
to bring up the will to protect the environment
and fair attitude to the environment
to teach students to do projects
to select the necessary material,
to use the reference literature, the Internet,
the encyclopedias, dictionaries
to improve skills to carry out the research work
The List of Thematic Words
Nouns:
animal wild life fauna environment deforestation forest fires floods danger scientists species
animal skin fur
Adjectives:
beautiful wonderful marvelous picturesque endangered extinct rare valuable
Verbs:
to protect to keep to save to look after
to breed to feed to found to spread
to attract to admire to enjoy to surround
to hunt to destroy to disappear, to pollute
Quotations
The greatness of the nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated. Mahatma Gandhi
To understand whether animals have a soul, you need to have a soul. Albert Schweitzer
An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language. Martin Buber
I believe in animal rights, and high among them is
the right to the gentle stroke of a human hand. Robert Brault
Proverbs
A lion sleeps in the heart of every courageous person
A champion bull begins from birth
A bird never flew on one wing
A good horse cannot be of a bad colour
Fantastic Fauna Zones variety of animals
Wildlife in Danger
Elephants are killed for their ivory tusks which are used to make ornaments or necklaces.
Blue whales are hunted
for food and oil.
Polar bears are in danger because of weather changes and warm temperature.
Rhinos are now becoming extinct as their horns are used to make special medicine.
Pandas are killed
for their fur to make rugs.
Lions and tigers have little space
to live because of people’s activity
Penguins are killed
because of pollution caused by oil from ships
Mountain gorillas are killed
because their hands are used to make souvenirs
Arabian oryx is in danger because of its horns. They are used for ornaments.
Musk oxen are almost extinct because people use their musk to make perfume.
ONLY WHEN
Only when all the rivers have run dry
And all the fish in the river have died,
Only when all the rainforests have been burnt down
And there is no food for animals,
Only when all the blue skies have been filled with smoke
And all the cities of the world have choked,
Will the man understand
That’s too late to save the Earth
Animals in captivity
land which is protected
by a government because of its natural beauty, historical or scientific interest.
National Park
Zoo – a place, usually in a city, where animals of many kinds are kept
an enclosed area of land
where wild animals are kept,
so that people can drive round
to look at them.
Safari park
Reserve
an area of land where wild animals and plants are protected
Baron Friedrich Eduardovich von Falz-Fein
(1863 – 1920)
the founder of the reserve Askania-Nowa
2,250 species of animals
The Red Book of Ukraine
1980 - the 1-st edition
of the Red Book
on Ukrainian flora and fauna was published.
1994 - the 2-nd edition
of the Red Book was released.
2009 - the 3-rd edition
of the Red Book
came out.
The Red Book of Ukraine�includes
insects - 226
fish - 69
animals - 68
reptiles - 11
Lynx
Mostly lives in the Carpathians.
The number is 350-400 species.
The reasons the species is
on the list of the Red Book - facing degradation and fragmentation of habitat,
not enough food and slaughter.
A long-eared hedgehog
No major threats are known
for most of the area in Ukraine
Golden eagle
It is protected around the world.� In Ukraine it needs special attention.
Corsac fox
In 2004 corsac fox was defined as Least Concern. This species is constantly hunted because of its fur.
The number of corsac fox
is different from year to year.
In 2009 corsac fox was included in the Red Book.
Wild cat
It lives in the region of the Carpathian Mountains.
It is listed as Vulnerable in the Red Data Book.
Speckled/ground squirrel (spotted souslik)
It is threatened by the loss
and fragmentation of its habitat.
The status – Vulnerable.
Stoat
It doesn’t face any significant threat to its survival.
Conservation status – Least Concern
European polecat
It is classed as Least Concern
European / mountain hare
Conservation status - Least Concern
European Bison
In 1996, the International Union for Conservation of Nature classified the European bison as
an endangered species
Azov dolphin
Black Sea Afalina
They are in danger because of water pollution
River otter
Data Deficient – there isn’t much information
about the risks to this species.
Brown Bear
The brown bear's principal range includes parts of the Carpathian region. Conservation status – Least Concern.
Gray wolf
Conservation status – Least Concern
White owl
Conservation status– endangered.
This bird is a very rare species
on the territory of Ukraine.
International organizations
help animals all over the world
the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is a police force for animals
the World Society for
the Protection of Animals
aims to prevent cruelty and mistreatment of animals
the World Wildlife Fund is the most famous international organization which seeks to help endangered species
What must we do
to save …
to National Parks to preserve animals which are on the brink
of extinction!
We say
to animal reserves to keep
and save animals!
We say
We say
to destruction of the habitat
of animals!
We say
leather
to the Zoos to preserve
and save rare species of animals!
We say