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Why are they poached?

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False? Rhino horn sells for $60,000 per kilogram, more than the price of gold.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Rhinos are poached for...

a)

Traditional medicine

b)

Expensive gifts

c)

Cure for cancer

d)

All of these

3.

Cheetahs are mostly taken as...

a)

Adults

b)

Cubs

4.

Cheetahs are mostly smuggled to be sold...

a)

As pets

b)

For their skin

c)

For their bones

5.

About how many cheetah cubs die when they are being transported?

a)

Less than half

b)

About half

c)

More than half

6.

Around how many organisms are taken from coral reefs around the world each year?

a)

10 thousand

b)

500 thousand

c)

2 million

d)

50 million

7.

Approximately ____ elephants are poached every day.

a)

12

b)

42

c)

68

d)

106

8.

Elephants are poached for...

a)

Their skin

b)

Their meat

c)

Their tusks

9.

Approximately how many sumatran tigers are estimated to be left in the wild?

a)

30

b)

300

c)

3000

10.

Tigers are poached for...

a)

Their skin

b)

Their bones

c)

Both of these

11.

Only ____% of seahorses that are taken survive.

a)

2%

b)

10%

c)

50%

d)

80%

12.

Seahorses are taken for...

a)

Traditional medicines

b)

Curios

c)

Displays

d)

All of these

13.

True or False? Hundreds of pangolins are poached each year.

a)

True

b)

False, it's tens of thousands

14.

Which of these are pangolins NOT poached for?

a)

Meat

b)

Scales

c)

Pets

d)

Traditional Medicines