Wild about Wildlife 🐒

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🗓️ 4 December 2021

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Ten News Gets Extra: It's World Wildlife Conservation Day!🦁 Learn what species are most at risk. 🐘 Correspondent Ryan Nerz reports on Florida's recent conservation effort. 🐾 Hear a fun fact about sea turtles. 🐢 And test your animal knowledge in today's Trivia on the Ten. ✅ 🦁 Check out the World Wildlife Federation's pledge! 📧 Email us your curious facts, funny stories, and eye rolling jokes at: [email protected] 🎇 Follow the show on Instagram 🌍 Check out our website for sources and a transcript of today's episode! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	16,306 species of animals are endangered and could become extinct.
0:11.0	What can we do about it?
0:13.0	We'll find out today as we celebrate World Wildlife Conservation Day.
0:18.0	I'm Bethany Van Delft. It's Saturday, December 4th, and this is no ordinary
0:22.5	episode of the 10 News. This is The 10 News Gets Extra.
0:28.2	10. 9. 8, 7, 6. 5, 4, 3.2. 1. World Wildlife Conservation Day has been around since 2012,
0:40.3	when the U.S. State Department promised to protect endangered species all over the world.
0:45.3	Together with the World Wildlife Federation, the U.S. government is working to save species
0:50.3	that are victims of wildlife crimes crimes like poaching and trafficking.
0:54.6	Yes.
0:55.5	There are five species most at risk.
0:58.8	Number one, elephants.
1:01.1	These giant herbivores are endangered by poaching because of the illegal trade in ivory,
1:06.1	the material that makes up their tusks.
1:07.9	Aw man.
1:09.4	In parts of the world, some elephants are evolving without tusks as a result.
1:15.6	Life, uh, finds a way.
1:19.5	Number two, rhinos.
1:22.0	Like elephants and their tusks, rhinos are killed for their horns.
1:26.1	This is terrible.
1:27.2	But there is good news.
1:28.3	Black rhinos have made a comeback.
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