Summary: In Sumatra on November 16, 2011, five rare cat species were caught on camera. The Sumatran tiger, Sunda clouded leopard, marble cat, Asian golden cat, and leopard cat were spotted in the jungles of the Bukit Tigapuluh forest. Four of these cats are protected by Indonesian law, so they can’t be killed by humans. They may still be going extinct though, from lack of food or water. Scientists aren’t sure if this is the case, but maybe we’ll find out soon.
Critique: I personally don’t know how they set up the cameras or where, but they should really mark the location or time or something so that they could maybe get more footage later. These animals don’t live in the United States, so I haven’t heard of them, and I certainly didn’t know they were going extinct. Unless I go to Indonesia, there’s no possible chance of me saving them. Even if I did go to Indonesia, they’re rare, and they’re in a jungle full of things that would love to eat me, so all-in-all, there’s really nothing I can to but be aware.
Impact: This was just an article to alert people of the fact that we are ignoring some animals we don’t even know about. Does that make sense? The animals are protected by Indonesian law, so we couldn’t take them out or breed them or anything, but as I said before, they may be dying off, one by one, and we’re not even aware.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111116162248.htm
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