ENDANGERED! 25 Species You Might Now Know Are Endangered
Endangered!
From a few hundred to a few thousand… There are literally animals on this planet down to their last few.
It’s kind of like in the movies, end of world, one man, one woman, trying to not let the human race go extinct. And they always seem to pull through. They always find another few people hiding out and they always survive.
In this case, many are not surviving. Many are on the brink of extinction. Yes, EXTINCTION! No more. Done. Finished. End of the line. For some, it may already be too late. For others, there is still work being done to save them, work that we all can support in one way or another. Take a moment to read about each one. Take a moment to let it sink in when you read the number showing how many are left . This is a link to more information about them, where they live, what is causing their greatest threats and what help looks like.
25 species you might not know are endangered
December 4th marks the fifth-annual Wildlife Conservation Day, created to raise awareness, engage conservationists, and ultimately advocate for the protection of thousands of the world’s species that face extinction.
The last decade has marked a dramatic increase in the risks facing species ranging from the Black Rhino to the rusty patched bumble bee. 2016 saw the animal trafficking market grow to an estimated $23 billion, while some researchers equate the loss of animal life due to habitat change, pollution, climate change, and other factors to a “global epidemic.”
To help raise awareness around animals at risk, we looked to the World Wildlife Fund and The American Wildlife Foundation to identify some of the species with a conservation status of endangered or critically endangered that face a high likelihood of extinction.
Scientific Name: Pseudoryx nghetinhensis
Conservation Status: Critically Endangered
Estimated Population: Less than 750
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Western Lowland Gorilla
Scientific Name: Gorilla gorilla gorilla
Conservation Status: Critically Endangered
Estimated Population: Up to 100,000
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