Endangered Animals Worldwide
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Endangered animals worldwide. Vaquita is the world s smallest cetacean and the most endangered out of the 128 marine animals. As of 2012 the iucn listed 3 079 animals as endangered throughout the world. Because of this three of the five species of rhinoceros are among the most endangered species in the world. Of course human actions are the main reason that many animals are going extinct which is why it s worth noting factors like poaching the destruction of their natural habitats and global warming that are all changing the conditions that living beings are forced to endure here on earth at a rapid pace.
An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Since 1997 there has been a decline of 92 in their population with only 30 of them alive today. Bornean orangutans are at the top of the world s most endangered species. They are known to be currently about 60 in number.
But the world is changing very quickly these days because of. There are countless endangered species around the world. The javan rhino is the closest to extinction with only between 46 to 66 individuals left all of which are in ujung kulon national park in indonesia. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss poaching and invasive species the international union for conservation of nature iucn red list lists the global conservation status of many species and various other.
Learn more about the species we are working to protecting from becoming endangered or extinct. They continue to face threats such as poaching and climatic changes. Rhinolophus ferrumequinum iucn status. Is a nonprofit tax exempt charitable organization tax id number 52 1693387 under section 501 c 3 of the internal revenue code.
This is among the world s most endangered animals in the cat family. Increasing there are eighteen species of bat in britain and all of them are endangered though globally they are listed as least concern as numbers in other countries remain higher though the iucn s red list has marked their population as declining. Learn how you can help wwf make a difference. Wwf is committed to saving endangered species.
World wildlife fund inc. The beautiful bornean orangutan is high up on the list of endangered species with only a mere 1 500 of them remaining. The surviving number of some of these animals may only be in the hundreds while others could be in the thousands or even tens of thousands prompting one to think there s little to worry about. It is currently found only in amur river in russia after it got extinct in other countries such as china and korea.
Found on the island of borneo they have a broad face a shorter beard and are slightly darker in colour than other subspecies.