Facts about African animals 2010

Africa continent is always known for wild life habitats. Fastest land animals live in Africa - the cheetah (Namibia is home to 70 per cent of the world’s cheetah population), wildebeest, lion, and Thomson's gazelle. The lion is the largest African carnivore. Africa has variety of animals but most 0f them are listed as endangered species due to hunting and poaching.

 Government took many steps to save this. As most of us know that the population of the continent’s biggest mammal "the African elephant" has declined by more than 99 per cent since the 1930s. Recent survey by biologists estimated that only about 600,000 elephants are left in all of Africa. Recent survey also revealed that African lion population reduced to half since 1950.Even rhinos were hunted for horns. Now there are only 2500 animals. Unless and otherwise we take effort, this will lead to extension of animals.