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===About Protected Species===
: A [[species]] may be '''protected''' because it is vital to an [[ecosystem]]. This can take the form of criminal punishment for anyone who harms a member of that [[species]].
: Some [[species]] need to be protected because some [[human]]s want to hunt them. This may be for sport or may be for the value of some of that [[species]] body parts. Elephant tusks are made of [[ivory]] which is very expensive so [[poacher]]s poachers try to kill the elephants to get that [[ivory]]. Rhinoceros horn and tiger bones are believed by some to have magical healing properties so [[poacher]]s poachers may kill them to sell their body parts.
: A '''protected species''' is often also [[Endangered Species|endangered]] so is in danger of [[extinction]] which would permanently reduce the [[biodiversity]] in an [[ecosystem]].