endangered animals - introduction

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a cheetah? Being the fastest animal in the world, being a part the cat family, and being ENDANGERED! That's right, endangered.
Cheetahs are being skinned and killed everyday, so we could sell their fur. That's not all, were destroying their homes. By us cutting down the rain forest, we are causing lots of different species to become endangered.
We must save the cheetahs because they are the fastest land animals ever to live on the planet Earth. Another reason why we should save the cheetahs is because in Asia the cheetahs are trained to hunt for us humans.
We can stop the continued killing of the cheetahs by reserving an area just for cheetahs, banning fur sales, and by starting an adopt a cheetah program.
First of all, we can save the cheetah species by reserving an area of land just for the cheetahs. By doing this, it would preserve this animal because man would not be able to trespass into this protected area. No hunters, lumberjacks or anyone else who might hurt the cheetahs would be able to lay a finger on the precious animals. By leaving this species alone it will soon increase it's population, to a safe level.
Especially since most of the males and females in that country would be in that one area, separated from all humans. There will be three areas like the one I described. They will be found in Iran, Asia and in Southern Africa. These three countries will be responsible for most of the land. Other countries, such as ours, will support the area of land by donating money.
Next, we can help the cheetah species by banning fur' sales. This will help cheetahs because less cheetahs will be skinned for their fur. The population of cheetahs will definitely grow because if you ban fur sales their is no need for the cheetahs to be skinned. This will run fur companies out of business, and make the companies campaign for fake fur. Sales of fake fur will the cheetahs will live longer.
Also, saving the cheetahs can be accomplished by starting an adopt a cheetah program. It's like an adopt a sea turtle or a whale program. You have to pay a certain amount of money to adopt a cheetah. The cheetah that you pay for can not be touched by any human except for animal experts, no hunters. You'll receive a picture and a birth certificate for your cheetah. You will also get to name your cheetah. The cheetah will not come home with you it will stay at it's home in either Iran, Africa and Asia.
In conclusion, I believe that the best solution to prevent the extinction of the cheetahs is by banning fur sales. This will be the most affective because it will allow the cheetahs to run free and no countries would have to pay money for land. The cheetahs wouldn't be skinned and/or killed. Without these animals we would be losing one of the most important species ever. By using this program the animals would be allowed to run free and still be affective. Free is the way that we want these animals to be! This is my idea on how to save the cheetah species, what's yours?

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Deana B.

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