ENDANGERED ANIMALS

An endangered species is a population of organisms which is facing a high risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters. The International Union for Conservation of Nature(IUCN) has calculated the percentage of endangered species.

 Many animals are in danger of extinction, like the orangutan and the chimpanzee. 
In Africa people hunt elephants and rhinoceroses for the tusks. In the seas many types of fish as 
well as many types of whales are close to extinction. In the air, eagles and storks are at risk. 
Organisations like the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) help to protect these animals.

Species examples

Examples of critically endangered animals:

§                    African Forest Elephant

§                    African Penguin

§                    African Wild Dog

§                    Agile Gibbon

§                    Amami Rabbit

§                    Asian Elephant

§                    Asiatic Lion

§                    Bengal Tiger

§                    Blue Whale

§                    Bonobo

§                    Borneo Elephant

§                    Bornean Orangutan

§                    Bornean white-bearded gibbon

§                    Central Chimpanzee

§                    Common Chimpanzee

§                    Cuban Solenodon

§                    Dhole

§                    Dingiso

§                    Eastern Chimpanzee

§                    Eastern Gorilla

§                    Eastern Lowland Gorilla

§                    Ethiopian Wolf

§                    Florida Panther

§                    Giant Panda

§                    Hispaniolan Hutia

§                    Hispaniolan Solenodon

§                    Indian Elephant

§                    Kloss's Gibbon

§                    Lar Gibbon

§                    Malagasy Giant Rat

§                    Müller's Bornean Gibbon

§                    Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzee

§                    Pileated Gibbon

§                    Proboscis Monkey

§                    Siamang

§                    Silvery Gibbon

§                    Southern White-cheeked Gibbon

§                    Sri Lankan Elephant

§                    Sumatran Lar Gibbon

§                    Takahē

§                    Volcano Rabbit

§                    Western Chimpanzee

§                    Western Hoolock Gibbon

§                    Yellow-cheeked Gibbon