Endangered Species “ Volcano Rabbit”

   The Volcano Rabbit is an animal that inhabits Valley of Mexico on the east and south, near Mexico City. (www.animalinfo.org/species/). It is a beautiful type of rabbit, it is harmless, to any person or animal, and it only eats grass and any other kind of plants. It would be sad that this animal will not be able to be seen by our children, that’s why we must act hastily, because this is only one of the many endangered animals belonging to our country.

Volcano Rabbit

   The cause of the Volcano Rabbit being endangered is very frustrating and annoying. One of the causes of its population decreasing is serious threats of habitat degradation and target shooting.  The habitat degradations is thanks to forest fires, development and agriculture, over-exploitation of timber and cutting of zacaton grasses which is the main food of the Volcano Rabbit.(www.animalinfo.org/species/). The other factor which is target shooting is the one which is most annoying, since it is the one easiest to be stopped, but thanks to lack of interest and ignorance of certain people they continue with this sport or hobby. There should be bigger punishments for the people who do this, especially when we are talking about an endangered animal such as the volcano rabbit.

   It is not too late to stop this chaos, but if we continue with the same attitude we have had for the last years then it will be too late. Let’s start changing now so in the future our children can enjoy of one of the endangered species in our country which is the volcano rabbit.

Reference:
"Animal Info - Volcano Rabbit." Animal Info - Endangered Animals. ,Las modified January 2, 2005 . Web. Current date22 Sep 2011. <http://www.animalinfo.org/species/romediaz.htm>.