Every year a large number of wild animals including birds are hunted and killed by man either for food and raw material or for sport. Many specise of animals such as the blue whales , rhinos, polarbears dolphins turtles ,monkey and many varieties of birds are facing the danger of extinction. Wild animals such as the tiger,lion and elephant are also decreasing in numbers.These animals are reducingin numbers because on one hand they are being killed by man and on the others ,the forests they live in are being clearedfor agriculture and development projects. Most animals are struggling to survive as their natural habitats are slowly disappearing,and they have no space to breed and roam about. The use of insecticides and pollution too have an impacton animals life. Animals on land and the sea are affected when water bodies in the forests are being polluted. When oil spills occur the sea water is polluted and many marine animals die.The World Wild Fund is an international organisation that helps to protect wildlife and conserve areas of land and sea which have an abundance of different species of animals. Sri Lanka is country which is rich in wildlife even though it is a small island.The Government has established many wildlife sanctuaries in the country such as Yala and Wilpattu to protect the diverse species of animals found in the country. There is also an elephant orphanage at Pinnawela ,an elephant transit home at Uda Walawe and a bird sanctuary at Kumana .Wild animals are an important part of the environment and every country should take steps to conserve and protect wildlife by providing necessary facilities.
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