10 Examples of Endangered Animals

It is considered that a animal species it is in danger of extinction when the number of living specimens is so low that the species could disappear completely from Earth. These disappearances may be due to indiscriminate hunting, climatic changes or the destruction of the habitat natural of the species. For example: panda bear, Mexican gray wolf, Iberian lynx.

A emblematic case of extinction of an entire species was the one that occurred with the dodo or drone bird (Raphus cucullatus), bird flightless from the Mauritius Islands in the Indian Ocean, whose total disappearance from the planet occurred at late seventeenth century and in the hands of man, given how easy it was to hunt because the animal lacked from predators natural.

There is currently a red list species animals Y vegetables in critical danger of extinction, integrated in 2009 by more than 3 thousand different entries. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is responsible for administering this list and for monitoring and promoting the preservation of these species, through proposals to penalize hunting, protect different habitats and raise awareness of the

population world that we are on the verge of a mass extinction of animal and plant species.

Conservation states

To classify the probability of extinction of the different animal or plant species, a scale called “states of conservation ”and that is made up of six different states, organized into three categories according to the level of risk of the species, to to know:

Examples of endangered animals

1. Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca). Also called Giant Panda, it is a species distantly related to common bears, with characteristic black and white fur. Native to central China, there are only 1,600 individuals in the wild and 188 in captivity (2005 statistics). It is the symbol of the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) since 1961, as it is one of the most threatened species in the world.
2. Blue finch (Fringilla polatzeki). Originally from Gran Canaria, a Spanish island off the African coast of the Sahara, it is a bluish bird (male) o brown (female) typical of the Canarian pine forests, so it is between 1000 and 1900 meters height. It is currently under threat of extinction, in fact it is one of the most threatened birds in the world, due to the reduction of its habitat as a result of indiscriminate logging.
3. Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi). This subspecies of the wolf is the smallest that exists, of the 30 that inhabit North America. Its shapes and size are similar to those of a medium-sized dog, although its habits are nocturnal. They used to make the Sonoran Desert, Chihuahua, and central Mexico their habitat, but the reduction in prey led them to attack livestock and they received a brutal retaliatory hunt that led to the extinction.
4. Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei). One of two subspecies of eastern gorilla, with just two populations in Liberty in the world. They were the protagonists of Dian Fossey's studios who were portrayed in the film Gorillas in the Mist (1988), which served to publicize the dramatic state of preservation of the species, with just 900 wild individuals, due to the brutal hunting to which they have been subjected.
5. Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Victims of climate change that melts the poles, as well as environmental pollution and indiscriminate hunting by the Eskimos, these massive white bears, one of the carnivores largest in the world, are in a state of vulnerability that could quickly lead to extinction. In 2008 its total population is estimated at 20,000 to 25,000 individuals, 30% less than it was 45 years ago.
6. Leatherback Turtle (Democheys coriacea). Known as the leatherback, cana, cardón, leatherback or tinglar turtle, it is the largest of all sea turtles, being able to measure 2.3 meters long and weigh about 600 kg. Inhabitant of tropical and subtropical seas, it is threatened by commercial hunting and human remodeling of the beaches that serve them for spawning, which incorporates new dangers for their eggs or for their young just out of the shell.
7. Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus). This feline carnivorous endemic to the Iberian peninsula, it is similar to the wildcat. It is solitary and nomadic, and is at risk of extinction, in two isolated populations in Andalusia. To the common risks of the species living with contemporary man, the very specialized diet of the feline must be added, which restricts it to hunting almost exclusively rabbits.
8. Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris). Known as the Royal Bengal tiger or Indian tiger, this animal is world famous for its orange and black-striped fur, as well as its predatory ferocity and nature. pride, imposing. It has been hunted enormously over the decades for its fur, despite being the national animal of countries such as India and Bangladesh, and is considered at risk of extinction due to the growth of spaces humans.
9. Axolotl or axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum). This species of amphibian native to Mexican lands is extremely particular, since it does not cross a metamorphosis like the rest of the amphibians and it can reach sexual maturity while still having larval characteristics (gills). Its presence in Mexican culture is abundant and also for that reason it has been given enormous hunting, as food, pet or source of medicinal substances. Together with the contamination of the waters, this has led to a critical danger of extinction.
10. Java Rhino (Rhinoceros probeicus). Resembling the Indian rhino, but much rarer, this Southeast Asian animal is a variant a little smaller of the same heavy and armored animal, whose horn is highly esteemed in traditional medicine China. Due to this and the destruction of its habitat, it is in critical danger of extinction, with an estimated population of less than 100 individuals in the world.

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