In September of 2021,the International Union for the Conservation of Nature reported some plants and animals are in danger. Some of these worrying animals are giraffes,sharks and Komodo dragons.
Giraffes
Over the last 30 years,the number of giraffes has dropped by 40 percent. There are now fewer than 100,000 giraffes in the world today. Giraffes are in danger because of human activities such as hunting (捕猎).
Sharks
A study found that 36 percent of the 536 shark species are threatened(生存遭威胁). Sharks are often killed for their meat,skin and fins (鱼翅), they also grow very slowly and don't have many babies.
Komodo dragons
Komodo dragons are the largest lizards (蜥蜴) in the world. They can grow to three meters long and as heavy as 70 kilograms!Komodo dragons live on only five islands in Indonesia,but they are now in danger of extinction. They have lost a lot of their habitat(栖息地)