Endangered Animals
The Amur-leopard is Critically Endangered with a population Around 30 individuals. Their poached for it's spectacular spotted fur.
South China tigers are a reminder that the threat against the world’s tiger is an urgent one. Today, South China tigers are found in zoos and in South Africa where there are plans to reintroduce captive-bred tigers back into the wild.
With its unusually long horns and white markings on the face, the saola is a strong symbol for biodiversity in Lao and Vietnam.
As humans have moved into areas near mountain gorillas, they have cleared land for agriculture and livestock. Even land within protected areas is not safe from clearing—in 2004, for example, illegal settlers cleared 3,700 acres of gorilla forest in Virunga National Park.
The Population have declined over the last twenty years from overharvesting and interactions with fisheries. Atlantic leatherbacks, with their long migrations across the ocean, put them at great risk of running into longline fisheries. Leatherbacks feed almost exclusively on jellyfish, making them susceptible to mistakenly swallowing plastic bags floating in the ocean, which can kill them.
The Cross River Gorilla is Critically Endangered with a population of 200 to 300 Gorillas.
Hawksbills are threatened by the loss of nesting and feeding habitats, excessive egg collection, fishery-related mortality, pollution, and coastal development. However, they are most threatened by wildlife trade.
Javan rhinos are found in only one protected area in the world. They are extremely vulnerable to extinction due to natural catastrophes, diseases, poaching, and potential inbreeding. With as many as 35
The Black Rhino is Critically Endangered with a population of 4,484. Black Rhinos are poached for they horns for trade. Between 1970 and 1992, 96 percent of Africa's remaining black rhinos were killed.
You can check out the full Endangered Species List at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/directory?direction=desc&sort=extinction_status