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The Saola: Emily Marmo, Isaiah Jackson, Ella Sabo

The Saola is a critically endangered bovine found only in the dense forests of Vietnam and Laos. It is nicknamed the "Asian Unicorn" due to its rarity, having only been photographed alive three times. Habitat loss from slash-and-burn agriculture and illegal commercial hunting threaten the few remaining Saola, with estimates of only 25-30 individuals left in the wild. Conservation efforts aim to expand protected areas, strengthen laws against poaching, and raise awareness of the Saola's plight to prevent its extinction.

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The Saola: Emily Marmo, Isaiah Jackson, Ella Sabo

The Saola is a critically endangered bovine found only in the dense forests of Vietnam and Laos. It is nicknamed the "Asian Unicorn" due to its rarity, having only been photographed alive three times. Habitat loss from slash-and-burn agriculture and illegal commercial hunting threaten the few remaining Saola, with estimates of only 25-30 individuals left in the wild. Conservation efforts aim to expand protected areas, strengthen laws against poaching, and raise awareness of the Saola's plight to prevent its extinction.

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The Saola

Emily Marmo, Isaiah Jackson, Ella Sabo


Is your animal endangered or
threatened ?
 The Saloa is critically endangered
 Between 1994 t0 2006 the Saola was only endangered,
and from then to current day the animal is critically.

This Photo by Unknown author is licensed


under CC BY-SA.

This Photo by Unknown author is licensed


under CC BY-SA.
Only photographed in
Infographic the wild 3 times ever
since 2016
Part of the
bovine family
It can reach 59 to 77
25 – inches in length
750 Saolas
left that we
know of. Found in
Nickname Vietnam
is the Asian and laos
Unicorn.
Only have been
photographed in
the wild three
They produce No saola are in times.
Spindel Horns captivity
Abiotic And Biotic factors of the Saola

 abiotic components or abiotic factors are non-living chemical and physical parts of
the environment that affect living organisms and the functioning of ecosystems.

 The saolas abiotic factors are Water, Soil, Air, Sunlight, Rocks, and Tempature.

 Biotic is A factor created by a living thing or any living component within an


environment in which the action of the organism affects the life of another organism

 The Bioic factors of the saola are grass, ferns, flowers, berrys, herbs, seeds, fruit, and
evergreen trees.
Where does
the Saola live?
 They are a mammal found
in the mountains of
Vietnam-Laos border. The
habitat is a moist and
dense evergreen forest.
Why the animal is
going extinct?
 The slash and burn is a technique to
provide farmland for the Vietnamese.
This is destroying the Saola’s already
limited habitat and limiting their ability to
survive causing endangerment.
 The main threat comes from commercial
hunting not hunting from the people
around.
 People illegally trade the wild life
Relationship with
nature
 Since there are not many saola left out
in the nature, they do not greatly impact
the land and vegetation much around
them.
 However, they are food for surrounding
animals such as tigers and crocodiles
What does the saola
eat?
 The saola is an herbivore so it is a plant
eating animal.
 It mainly eats what is close by to them
and what is vegetarian.
 They eat fig leaves, seeds, fruits, and
berries that are commonly found by
riverbanks.
Basic Anatomy of the
Saola
 The genus name is Pseudoryx
Ngethinhensis (sudo-rex-ny-tin-hensis)
 Adults weigh 80-100 kg.
 Females and males have:
 Long, curving horns that can reach 20 in.
in height
 A pattern of white markings on the head,
including a tripe above each eye
 Brown fur covers the body
Lifespan and Special
Adaptions/Traits

 The average life span is


approximately 8-10 years
 This species is found only in
The Annamite Mountains
forests on the border of Laos
and Vietnam
 The Saola are typically
solitary animals
 Only been photographed in
the wild three times (2016)
Reproduction
Saola mating rituals are unknown
The Saola produce between August and November
The gestation period is 8 months
There is 1 offspring per liter
 Parental care provided by the mother
Parental  Nourishment from mother's milk

Care and  Protection given from the mother


 A form of grooming
the Young
 Babies are dependent on mother for most likely 1
year
 Since these animals are so rare there are no
photos of the Saola's young
Behavior
 Groups of 2 or 3
 The animal is very calm near
humans but when near an animal
like a dog gets defensive and
ready to fight
 The Saola sticks there antlers
forward at the animal and
shakes their head
 The behavior shown by the Saola
near humans is helpful to hunters
but harmful to the actual animal
 Harmful to the Saola because it
means that they are easy to hunt
Government Plan

 The Vietnamese government , where the Saola lives,

has made very few efforts to keep this animal alive.

They have made restricted areas specially for the Soala.

They also made it illegal to hunt these ,but people still

do it. Although the government had tried to help , they

are still part of the problem because they are

destroying their environment.

This Phot o by U nknow n aut hor is licensed under CC BY-SA.


Our Plan

 The Saola are an animal in the forests of the Annamite


Mountains on the border of Laos and Vietnam that are
CRITICALLY endangered. The species has received the
nickname "Asian Unicorn"! because of how rare it is.Who
doesn't like unicorns? The Saola are on the path to
extinction if something isn't done soon. Our plan to save the
Saola is to get stricter laws enforced on commercial
hunting of the Saola since that is the main cause of
extinction. We also plan to expand the area of space that
is protected for species because it is small and slash and
burn techniques are destroying other spaces of land that
the Saola live in. Saolas are just as equal as other animals,
such as snow Leopards, Bald Eagles and Macaws and they
deserve to have help from people to keep them from
going extinct. According to www.iucnredlist.org the Saolas
don’t have much time to live so they need help soon
Sources

www.iucnredlist.org
https://www.savethesaola.org
https://savetheendangeredsaola.weebly.com/about.html

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