WALT To write a conservation report about a topic we are passionate about.
Success Criteria for a report:
Example of a report: Orangutans Introduction Orangutans are the only great apes of Asia, and are found in Southeast Asia on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. They are remarkably similar to humans in physical features and behavior. They are becoming severely endangered and are in danger of extinction. There used to be thousands of wild orangutans but now it is estimated that there are less than half this number living in the wild. Orangutan Behaviour Orangutans travel around in the treetops of the rainforest. Each night they make a new nest to sleep in. Why they are becoming endangered. Orangutans live in rainforests which are being destroyed by fires which are lit by people to deliberately burn down the forest to grow palm oil. They are losing their natural habitat and there are very few still living in the wild. Baby orangutans used to be often taken from their mothers and sold as pets. This is not happening as much now but it does still happen. Palm Oil Palm oil is found in about half of the products in our grocery stores. It is used in a wide range of products for example it is used in some brands of snack bars and shampoo. What Can Be Done to Save the Orangutan? We can avoid buying products with palm oil in them. We need to read the ingredients carefully on grocery items. For example Bluebird chips have palm oil. Avoid these and buy other brands with no palm oil. If enough people stopped buying these products it would send a message to manufacturers to stop using palm oil in their products and then there would be no demand for palm oil so rainforests would stop being destroyed. Then the orangutan would have some habitat to continue living in the wild.
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