A Council of Animals came to Camas
And this is what they told us.
In places like Lanzarote sharks are hunted for the fins on
their backs, which are cut off for things like shark fin soup. The sharks are
then released back into the ocean where they will eventually die due to the
fact they can’t swim without their fins.
In Australia it is law that if you see a shark near the
beach you must destroy the shark which is horrible as that is the sharks
natural habitat and they are being killed just for living because people view
them as dangerous and violent when in fact they don’t attack unless provoked
and the reason so many surfers get attacked is that the shark thinks they are a
seal which is their favourite food. Sharks kill less than 10 people a year but
they are still viewed as the most violent animals in the sea.
By Jade Reid from The Barn Glasgow.
I am a Giraffe. Humans affect my habitat by chopping down
trees. This affects me by depriving me of my food.
By Courtney from The Barn Glasgow.
I am a Rhino, I live in Africa. I’m hunted for my horn. It is valued in
China for its believed medicinal purposes. I am a peaceful animal. I am a
herbivore. I am a mammal and take care of my young. In East Africa I am hunted
so much that many of my family have vanished. People who protect us cut off our
horns, now we are naturally growing smaller horns.
Now we have guardsmen with guns who protect us all day and
night every day, because people come with helicopters to hunt us and steal our
horns. People are doing this because they have hungry families.
I don’t know why humans are so destructive and don’t listen
to each other.
By Soph from Camas
The Polar Bear, Scottish Salmon, honey bee, Tiger, Scottish
Wild Cat, Koala Bear and more each also shared what life is like for them
today. All had a sad tale to tell about how humans are influencing their
decline.
