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PROTECTING THEENDANGERED ONES ON LAND !The threat of extinction of endangeredanimals is one of the main global issuewhich the whole world is facing. It isestimated that 1/3 of all land mammalsrisk extinction by 2050. Our country,Pakistan also has majestic creatures whichare threatened and listed as endangeredspecies which might get extinct, ifpertinent steps not taken.P Y P V - H E X H I B I T I O N 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 2 0Tuning Into The Big IdeaKeeping this fact in mind, we team 5-H,decided to direct our inquiry towards UNGlobal Goal Life on land , specificallyfocused on protecting and preventing theextinction of endangered species.We were tuned into the big main idea througha video as a provocation, which touched ourhearts and probed thinking skills within us. As aresult, we came up with research questionswhich we later found through various sources.Our Exhibition!OUR INQUIRY!Our research & findings through InquiryWe started our research using "The Big 6 Research Model".Formulating questions was our first step in the process.Throughout the journey, we visited different places such asmuseum, animal shelter home and met experts who werepassionate, inspiring and had dedicated. We questionedthem in order to find out the answers to the researchquestions we had developed during the inquiry process.We effectively utilized ourCOMMUNICATION SKILLS whilecarefully listening , observing and byasking questions during our visits.Visit to Sind Wild Life MuseumOur very first visit was to the Sindh Wild LifeMuseum, situated at Wafai Road Karachi . Thepurpose of the visit was to find out theendangered and extinct animal species in theprovince of Sind, including birds, reptiles andmammals.We found very interesting and usefulinformation pertaining to various animalsendangered in Sindh, which was shared by MrMalik, the Director. Team 5-H showed excitementand curiosity while observing the endangeredanimals preseved within the museum.
We, then had an informative live session with a wild lifeadvocate and nature passionate individual, "Mr OmarKhayam" from Dawood Foundation. He shareddocumentaries related to Margalla Hills National Parkand Chitral National Park and highlighted theinterdependency of humans, animals and plants withinthose regions. Through this live session, we found thesteps taken by our government to protect endangeredsnow leopards and Markhors population in Northernareas, one such being compensating the farmers innorthern areas in case their livestock gets attacked bysnow leoprads. Team 5-H , posed relevant questions suchas how snow leopards and Markhor, in Chitral Territory,are being protected, since both of them have been listedas endangered by IUCN and WWF.Later, we invited a Biologist Ms HameiraAyesha from WWF- Pakistan with a purposeto find out major man-made and naturalfactors that caused endangerment ofanimals and our responsibility towards lifeon land, in local and global context. Sheproved through statistics and data, how thenumber of animals in Pakistan are movingtowards endangerment and extinction.Shewas of the view that mainly humans are theroot cause for the decrease in animalpopulation as humans :P Y P V - H E X H I B I T I O N 2 0 1 9 - 2 0 2 0Guest Speaker Session- MrOmar Khayam- p o a c h f o r m a k i n g d e c o r a t i v e p r o d u c t s ,j e w e l l e r y a n d m e d i c i n e - i l l e g a l l y h u n t -d e s t r o y t h e h a b i t a t s o f a n i m a l s - i n v o l v ei n i l l e g a l p e t t r a d e - m a k e p o l l u t i o nBut she added that natural factors such assudden climate changes also play a role inthe decrease of animal popultaion.Guest Speaker Session- MsHameira AyeshaWe became KNOWLEDGEABLE as wedeveloped conceptual understanding ofissues and ideas having local and globalsignificanceWe developed RESEARCH SKILLS whilerecording, collecting , organizing and laterinterpreting our findings.
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