Endangered animals

1. Endangere
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2. Vaquita
 Vaquita, the world’s most rare marine mammal, is on the
edge of extinction. This little porpoise wasn't discovered
until 1958 and a little over half a century later, we are on the
brink of losing them forever. Vaquita are often caught and
drowned in gillnets used by illegal fishing operations in
marine protected areas within Mexico's Gulf of California.
More than half of the population has been lost in the last
three years.

3. Magellanic Penguin
 This bird is forced to travel further to find aliments.
The last year hundreds of Magellanic penguins arrived
to Rio de Janeiro beaches, many dead or dying.
 Scientists speculate that variations in currents or
temperatures, related to climate change may be
causing these animals reach beaches that are more
than a thousand miles north of their traditional
nesting areas, in southern Argentina.

4. Leatherback Turtle
 The leatherback turtle is one of the largest reptiles that
survived for hundreds of millions of years.They are
now under serious threat of extinction.
 The Pacific leatherback is the most endangered sea
turtle in the world. In the Atlantic, this turtle has a
stable population, but scientists predict its rapid
decline due to the large number of turtles killed by
being caught accidentally by fishing boats. An
additional threat to this species and their nests is the
increase in sea level and higher temperatures on
Atlantic beaches.