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Snow Leopard


The endangered snow Leopard is a large cat descending from the wild cat . The endangered snow
leopard is identified by its beautiful black spotted smoky-gray coat and snow-white colored belly.
The endangered snow leopard is native to the rugged and snowy highlands of Central Asia
particularly the Himalaya region.
Snow leopards generally avoid humans. The endangered snow leopard can make a variety of
sounds like growling, mewing, yowling and hissing-but one fact remains-the endangered snow
leopard cannot roar.
Snow leopards are endangered for three reasons: habitat loss, poaching for their fur and poaching
for their organs which are used in traditional Asian medicine.

2. Tiger


Most Tigers live in Asia, specifically throughout Southeast Asia, China, Korea and Russia. Tigers like to
live in swamps, grasslands,and rain forests.
Tigers are very powerful swimmers. Most Tigers will soak in water usually after making a kill. Tigers are
most likely found eating grass or other animals such as deer, buffalo, wild cattle and wild boars, fish and
crabs.
Tigers are on the endangered list because their habitat has been destroyed by humans. Tigers have also
been eliminated for sport, skin and other body parts
3. Asiatic Lion


The only place in the world where you can see an Asiatic Lion is in the Sasan Gir National Park and
sanctuary in Gujarat. The Asiatic Lion has been declared the most endangered large cat species in the
world. Their numbers ranging between 250 300.
They are on the endangered list because of poaching, loss of natural habitat, and decrease in natural
prey.
Lions are carnivores .Their prey includes zebra, buffalo, wildebeest, impala, rodents, hares, and
reptiles.

4. Asian Elephants


Asian elephants are huge gray animals inhabiting Asian tropical forests .Asian elephants used to live in
low-growing forests all the way from Iraq to China, but people have taken over much of their habitat. Now
only about 30,000 Asian elephants survive in the wild, less than half as many as 50 years ago.
Giant herbivores, Asian elephants can tear down huge tree limbs or pick up small objects with their
muscular trunks
They are on the endangered list because of habitat loss and being poached for their ivory tusks.

5. Polar bear


Most polar bears inhabit the Arctic and around the North. The countries that encompass the Arctic
include Canada, Russia, Norway, Denmark and United States.
Polar bears use the summer sea ice in the Arctic as a platform for hunting seals. But due to global
warming, this specialized habitat is shrinking.

6. Black rhinos


Black rhino are most active during the night-time when most of their foraging and drinking is done.
Poachers are killing them for their valuable horns used for making medicines, decorative pieces,
piano keys and more.
Black rhinos are mainly found in grassland-forest transition zones, but are present in
habitats ranging from desert in south-western Africa to montane forests in Kenya.

The species is usually restricted to areas within about 25km of water sources. Black rhinos
can often be found in mud or water wallows, where they cool themselves.

7. Hyacinth macaw :
The hyacinth macaw is the worlds largest parrot. Playful and smart, these big blue parrots live in open
areas next to forests in Brazil and eat the fruits of palm trees. So many were taken from the wild and
sold as pets that only a few thousand survive in their native habitat.


8. Slow Loris


Native to the tropical forests of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore, the slow loris is the worlds
only venomous primate. Despite their toxic bite which can protect them from predators, they are
endangered by the illegal pet trade. After taking baby lorises out of the wild, animal poachers will clip out
their teeth to stop them from bitingand the lorises frequently die or get sick from the procedure.
9. Blue Whales:


The Blue whale is believed to be the largest animal ever to have existed on the planet, almost as big
as a Boeing 737 airplane, and even larger than the greatest dinosaurs.
The Blue whale is an open ocean whale, not often seen near the coast in northwest Europe. It can
be found at the surface or diving to a depth as much as 150 metres.
The diet of Blue whales is principally krill. Adult Blue whales can ingest three to four tons of krill
per day.
Blue whales are endangered due to massive hunting by whaling nations such as Japan. Blue whales
are mainly hunted commercially because whale body parts make a wide range of products such as
soap and oil.


Mountain Gorilla


These gorillas are peaceful, gentle and social. The mountain gorilla is a large and strong ape
inhabiting the Africas volcanic slopes.
The mountain gorilla endured uncontrolled hunting, war and instability, disease, charcoal production
which is destroying gorilla habitat, forest habitat loss due to clearing of land for agriculture and
capture for illegal pet trade. All these factors led to their dramatic decline in numbers



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Recycling is the process of separating, collecting and remanufacturing or converting
used or waste products into new materials. The recycling process involves a series of
steps to produce new products.
The recycling process is a cycle and is composed of three stages. The first stage is
the collecting and sorting. In this stage, waste materials are collected and then
processed and sorted according to its type and use. After these materials are sorted,
they are ready for the second stage, which is the manufacturing.
The manufacturing stage is the phase where the collected and sorted materials are
processed into new reusable products. Finally, after new products are manufactured,
the next stage follows which is the selling of the recycled products to consumers.
When the product that the consumers bought already served its purpose, the recycling
process will then again continue as these products are collected.
Recycling has a lot of benefits that can help people and save the environment as well.
Its importance can be observed in many different ways. Here are some great reasons
why recycling is important:
Recycling Saves the Earth
Recycling different products will help the environment. For example, we know that paper
comes from trees and many trees are being cut down just to produce paper. By
recycling it, we can help lessen the number of trees that are cut down. Products made
from raw materials that came from our natural resources should be recycled so that we
can help preserve the environment.
Recycling Saves Energy
It takes less energy to process recycled materials than to process virgin materials. For
example, it takes a lot less energy to recycle paper than to create new paper from trees.
The energy from transporting virgin materials from the source is also saved. Saving
energy also has its own benefits like decreasing pollution. This creates less stress on
own health and our economy.
Recycling Helps Mitigate Global Warming and Reduce Pollution
By saving energy in industrial production through recycling, thegreenhouse gas
emissions from factories and industrial plants are lessened and the use of fuels that
emit harmful gasses during production is also minimized. Recycling non-biodegradable
waste (rather then burning it) will contribute a lot to help reduce air pollution and
greenhouse gasses that depletes the ozone layer.
Recycling Reduces Waste Products in Landfills
Landfills are mostly composed of non-biodegradable waste which takes long time to
decompose. By recycling, we can lessen the waste materials that are placed into
landfills and we are able to make the most out of these materials. If we dont recycle,
more and more garbage will go to landfills until they all get filled up. If that happens,
where will the rubbish be placed? How would you like a land fill in you backyard?
Recycling Helps you Save Money
Recycling provides ways to save money. You can sell recyclable materials to
organizations that are willing to buy it. Using products that are recycled lessens
expenses. Products that are made from recycled materials are less expensive than
products made from fresh materials.
At home, you can recycle biodegradable waste like eggshells, vegetable and fruit
peelings and use them to fertilize plants. By doing a little research and getting creative
you can save money and trips to the market while being kind to the planet.
As the population of the world increases recycling is becoming increasingly more
important. Our technologically advanced societies are creating more and products and
packaging that look good and are indestructible, but can take centuries to break down.
In order to combat the rise of factors that are produced by non-environmentally
conscious groups, it is up to the growing numbers of individuals and companies that
want to inhabit a healthier planet to make a difference.
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An environmentalist broadly supports the goals of the environmental movement, "a political and
ethical movement that seeks to improve and protect the quality of the natural environment through
changes to environmentally harmful human activities"
Mike Pandey



Mike Pandey







Mike Pandey is the most well-known face of Indias environment campaign. Pandey,
who started out as a wildlife filmmaker, has gone on to win many awards and has
been relentlessly pressurizing governments at every level to balance prosperity with
sustainabaility. Pandey has been an eco-warrior for three decades now and shows no
signs of stopping.



Mansukhlal Raghavjibhai Prajapati is the founder of Mitti Cool Fridge, a refrigerator
made completely of clay. The fridge can hold perishable items for a week and
cools water and milk. It is extremely cheap and a life-saver in many villages of the
country. Prajapatis next goal? Creating Mitti Cool House, a home that will cool itself
without any external help.


Chewang Norphel
Chewang Norphel is a civil engineer by profession and has earned the nickname of
Ice Man for his work in developing artificial glaciers. In remote regions of the country
such as Leh, Norphels work is literally groundbreaking as artificial glaciers have
helped increase groundwater and increase the season for irrigation. Award-winning
filmmaker Aarti Srivastava has also shot a documentary feature on his environmental
work called White Knight.

Madhu Bhatnagar

Madhu Bhatnagar, a teacher by profession, created an Environmental Education
Policy and is the Head of Environment at The Shri Ram School, Vasant Vihar, New
Delhi. Her school was the first to implement rooftop rainwater harvesting in 1999, a
practice that has since been replicated across the country in at least 2000-odd
schools. Bhatnagar believes in the power of children to make a difference to society.
This Indian revolutionist has created a Junior Tiger task Force and her students have
written letters to influential decision makers and travelled to national parks. She is
working to put an end to monkey and sloth bear dances as well.


Growing increasingly troubled by the man-animal conflicts in Himachal Pradesh, Tilak
Vij did something that very few people would even consider. He quit a well-paying
job in Germany to save animals in the state. He has created six nature clubs and
encouraged growing trees to increase the states green cover. He now plans to set up
a leopard conservation centre with the help of Himachal Pradesh state government.
Abdul Wadud Banatwala

When Mike Pandey made thecritically-acclaimed documentary Shores Of Silence on
endangered whale sharks, he had Banatwala to thank. A hotelier by profession,
Banatwala has contributed significantly to saving whale sharks by educating
fishermen about the animals necessity in the seas. Today, a majority of fishermen
along the coast have sworn off killing these elegant creatures.
Billy Arjan Singh
He may have died in 2010 but Billy Arjan Singhs legacy is as alive today as it was
when he passed away. Singh was a hunter who turned into a conservationist and a
famous author and he was the first person to suggest that tigers and leopards could
be sent into the wild after living in captivity. An avid hunter in his youth, Singh
changed so drastically that he was awarded the Padma Shri in 1975 and World
Wildlife Funds Gold Medal in 1976 as well as the Padma Bhushan in 2006.

J Vijaya

Her impact on the environment can be gauged from the fact that J Vijaya has an
entire genus named after her. Indias first woman herpetologist, Vijaya is credited
with bringing the plight of Olive Ridley turtles into the open. Her work for turtles led
to forest cane turtle being renamed Vijayachelys silvatica in her honour. Perhaps the
greatest travesty to nature occurred when she passed away at the young age of 28.
However, the efforts to save the turtles is still ongoing and has been taken up by
various local and government bodies.
M.Y.Yoganathan


Yoganathans is the most inspiring story in this list. This man works as a conductor
with the Coimbatore Transport Corporation and does not know how to read or write.
Yet, Yoganathan is single-handedly responsible for planting 38,000 trees over the
past 26 years. He did not let his illiteracy deter his mission too as this Indian
environmentalist went about teaching students the importance of environment
conservation in schools across Tamil Nadu.



John Abraham works away from the media glare and helps to create Indias first
elephant village in Maharashtra with the help of local bodies and helpful
communities. He was also awarded an EcoWarrior Award for helping elephants find a
new home in natural surroundings.

Puzzle



Across:
1. The process of cutting down or burning
a forest.
3. In order to harness wind energy, you
Down:
1. Manmade structure. Blocks a river. Used to harness hydroelectric power.
2. A ___________ resource is one that can be used more than once.
5. The _____________ layer of the atmosphere protects us from the sun's
need to build a ____________.
4. The average weather patterns of a
region.
5. Black liquid. Drawn from wells. Can be
refined and turned into gasoline.
6. The release of harmful substances into
the air or water is called
______________.
8. _____________ gases such as methane
contribute to global warming.
10. ______________ dioxide is a gas often
created by combustion. It contributes to
global warming.
12. Black mineral. Dug from mines.
Pollutes the air when burned.
13. Type of fuel. Refined from corn.
Popular in the United States.
most harmful rays.
6. One way to help the environment is to ride _________ transportation,
such as buses or trains, instead of driving your own car.
7. This land is very dry. Almost no plants or animals live here. The sun
dictates the weather: Hot during the day. Cold during the night. This land
results when topsoil and plants are lost due to drought or overuse by
humans.
9. _____________ energy comes from the sun.
11. Don't throw that soda can away! You can ____________ it.

Answer


10 Fun Facts about Environment
Recycling
The average North American uses 700 lbs. of paper a year. This equals approximately 465 trees per
person, just for paper!
Recycled paper only creates 25% of the pollution that new paper creates when making it into new
products.
A glass bottle will take 40,000 years to decompose if its not recycled
Recycling a single aluminium can will save enough electricity to power a TV for three hours.
Plastic take 450 years just to begin decomposing. It takes another 50 to 80 years to be completely
decomposed. This also means that every single piece of plastic even made has not even started to
decompose.
It only takes 25 recycled plastic bottles to make a brand new fleece jacket.
Only 1% of plastic shopping bags are recycled.
When a newspaper is recycled, it takes only seven days from to become a brand new newspaper!
All newspapers in the United Kingdom at 100% recycled paper.
Reusing
Just because youre finished with a toy doesnt mean that another kid wont enjoy it. Donating your
old toys is a great way to save the environment and make another child happy
In one persons lifetime, using a cloth bag will save over 22,000 plastic bags!
Just because you stopped wearing old clothes doesnt mean that someone else cant benefit from
it. Donate you old clothes that are still in good shape to a shelter or charity.
The zinc in old cellphones can be used to build ships.
Water

40% of drinking water comes from plastic bottles.

The Earths surface is 70% water, but many people go without access to fresh water every day. Turning
the faucet off when youre brushing your teeth and taking quicker showers will use less water and
leave more for others to use
Saving
Turning your homes thermostat down by a single degree can save your family 8% in heating costs.
Every three months, people in the United States throw away enough aluminium cans that they could
rebuild all the airplanes in the country.
Every three months, people in the United States throw away enough aluminium cans that they could
rebuild all the airplanes in the country.
By recycling paper and cardboard, the United Kingdom is able to save 11 million tonnes of greenhouse
gas emissions from ever being created each year! That equals the exhaust of 3.5 million cars!
For every tonnes of paper recycled, 17 trees are saved.
Paper bags are not really better than plastic bags. Approximately 14 million tress are cut down each
year for paper bags. Remember to use your cloth bags!

Remember to Reuse, Reduce, and
Recycle.
Turn off the water when brushing your teeth.
Turn of lights when you leave a room.
Play outside. Video games and computers use a lot of energy and have you sitting all day. Be active
outdoors and use less energy, have more fun, and be more fit!
1. snow leopards found in Hemis National Park, in east Ladakh, Nanda Devi National Park and
Valley of Flowers National Park, in the state of Uttarakhand a UNESCO Natural World
Heritage Site, and Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary, near Anini.

2. Corbett National Park Tiger
Corbett National Park, in Northern India, in the foothills of the Himalayas, is another beautiful
lush park that harbours both tigers and wild elephants, which you have a good chance of seeing,
besides a host of other species and some of the best birdlife in India
3. Sasan Gir National Park
The only place in the world where you can see an AsiaticLion is in the Sasan Gir National Park and
sanctuary in Gujarat. The semi deciduous forest makes quite a comfortable home for the Lion and
the population is steadily increasing with 400 lions approximately residing here

4. The Mudumalai National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary also a declared Tiger Reserve, lies
on the northwestern side of the Nilgiri Hills (Blue Mountains), in Nilgiri District, about 150 km
(93 mi) north-west of Coimbatore city inKongu Nadu region of Tamil Nadu.
The protected area is home to several endangered and vulnerable species dinging Indian
elephant, Bengal Tiger,Gaur and Indian Leopard.
5. Bandipur National Park (Kannada: ), established in 1974 as a tiger
reserve underProject Tiger, is a national park located in the south Indian state of Karnataka. It was
once a private hunting reserve for the Maharaja of the Kingdom of Mysore.
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Bandipur is known for
its wildlife and has many types ofbiomes, but dry deciduous forest is dominant.

Sources of Water:
Rainwater, oceans, rivers, lakes, streams, ponds and springs are natural sources of water. Dams,
wells, tube wells, hand-pumps, canals, etc, are man-made sources of water.

Rain Water:
Rain water collects on the earth in the form of surface water and underground water (Fig. 8.1).

Surface Water:
Water present on the surface of the earth in the form of oceans, rivers, lakes, ponds and streams is
called surface water. The water in rivers and lakes comes from rain and melting of snow on
mountains. Rivers flow into the sea.

Underground Water:
Some of the rainwater seeps through the soil on to the non-porous rocks below. This is underground
water. Sometimes due to high pressure, this water sprouts out in the form of springs. It can be
obtained by digging wells, sinking tube wells, etc.



Water poolution
















World Water day - March 22nd

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