Ocelot, one of the most charming animals all
over the world, has to face a threatened with extinction. There is no doubt,
human being are main killers, not only adults but also their subspecies are
victims of people's greedy.
Lustrous coat, beautiful curve and attractive
color, are reasons of the
ocelot attract people, and also are cause of their death. According to PSA and relevant data show that
ocelots are only little more that 200 hundreds left, and they were hunted and killed
at the rate of about 200,000 per year in the 1950s, 60s and Early 70s. Ocelots
are classified on Red List of Endangered Species. I hardly believe people catch
them declawed and even defanged, but it is truth. In past, hunters would kill
the mother and take the cubs to sell, they get gigantic profits from their furs
and organs. Although, the U.S. government passed an amendment to protect them, illegal
poaching, retaliatory killing by poultry farmers and habitat
fragmentation still standing.
On the other hand,
Ocelot subspecies is also vulnerable. Unlike other cats species, having the
fewest number of kittens per litter, often just one, and survival rate is
another significant problem. Modernization of industry and deforestation
decrease habitat of ocelots. Adult Ocelot behaviors are becoming anomalous,
they are interrupted with health and reproductive. So, population of cubs is
remained at very low level. Maybe one day, our children can see wild ocelot
only in picture or TV.
I have to point out ,
after watching this PSA, I am shocked and sad. I select this material in
order to advocacy and rescue more than interesting. In China, poaching result
in irreversible disaster. I often received news from broadcast, magazine and
other media. Hundreds and thousands animals face to death or extinction, but my
country is trying to outrun their past mistakes. Punishing poaching and
introducing new energy to protect animals kingdoms. poaching cannot be forgive
forever, we should refuse to luxury fur products. I wish government to pay more
attention on rare animals, because we are a big family and live in the same
land, the only home of human beings.
