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Published: 12/21/2009
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From the life of the butterfly to the death of a zebra skin. Instead of animal skins, the public could buy more art. http://www.awf.org/content/solution/detail/3377 Saving the Endangered Grevy's Zebra Grevy’s zebras are the largest, wildest and most untamable of the three zebra species in Africa. Historically, Grevy’s zebras roamed the scrublands and plains in Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Kenya. But Grevy’s zebras have suffered one of the most substantial reductions of range of any African mammal. Modern Threats to Zebra Habitat A few decades ago, more than 15,000 Grevy’s zebra inhabited Africa. Today, fewer than 2,500 remain. The greatest threats facing the species today are habitat fragmentation and loss as more land is converted to agricultural use. Overgrazing by livestock is leading to significant environmental degradation. Grevy’s zebra compete with the ever-increasing livestock population and agricultural crops for water.
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