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Endangered species
The document discusses various endangered species around the world and the threats they face. It provides facts about populations and trends for different critically endangered species, including the Amur leopard with fewer than 40 individuals left, Javan rhinoceros with only 60 remaining, and northern white rhino which is extinct in the wild. Many species face population declines and risk of extinction due to habitat loss, poaching, hunting, and lack of genetic diversity. Conservation efforts are needed to protect endangered species and their habitats in order to prevent their disappearance.
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- 4. Amur leopard (Pantherapardus orientalis) STATUS:CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES. POPULATION: FEW THAN 40 INDIVIDUALS LEFT OF THIS LEOPARD SUBSPECIES THAT SHARES ITS FRIGID HABIT WITH THE SIBERIAN TIGER. TRENDS: DECREASING DUE TO HABITAT LOSS AND ILLEGAL HUNTING. ALSO THREATENED BY A LACK OF GENETIC DIVERSITY DUE TO ITS SMALL POPULATION. FOUND: KENYA
- 5. Population graph 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 1960 19701980 1990 2000 2010 Population Population
- 6. Javan Rhinoceros (Rhiniceros sondaica) Status:Critically Endangered Species Population: Only 60 left Trends: Populations of African and Indian subspecies appeared stable, perhaps even increasing slightly, until recently. But an upsurge in poaching in recent years has placed all species in renewed jeopardy. Found: Uganda
- 7. Population graph 0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 60000 1950 19601970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Population Population
- 8. Western lowland gorilla(Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Status:Endangered Population:Possibly100,000individuals Trends:CentralAfrica,thehomeofwestern lowlandgorillas,hasbeendramaticallyaffected byEbolahaemorrhagicfever.Somescientists estimatethatEbolahaskilledaboutone-third ofthewildgorillapopulationhere,mainly westernlowlandgorillas.Evidencesuggests thatthevirusmaystillbemovingthroughthe CongoBasin,placingalargegorillapopulation atrisk. Found:Uganda
- 9. Population graph 0 200000 400000 600000 800000 1000000 1200000 1940 19601980 2000 2020 Population Population
- 10. THENORTHERN SPORTIVE LEMUR(Lepilemur septentrionalis) Status: Critically Endangered Population : fewer than 100individuals remain. Trends : Virtuallyall of them aredeclining dramatically in population, mostly because of habitat loss due to logging in the forests wherethey live—but also because of illegal hunting.Many lemurspecies are listed as Endangered or Critically Endangeredbythe InternationalUnionfor the Conservation of Nature(IUCN). Found : Kenya
- 11. Population graph 0 10000 20000 30000 40000 50000 1960 19701980 1990 2000 2010 Population Population
- 12. NorthernRight Whale (Eubalena glacialis) Status: Critically Endangered Population : around 350 individuals left Trends : Although the right whale is now protected, its small remnant population continues to suffer losses due to entanglements in commercial fishing gear. Found : Sri Lanka
- 13. Population graph 0 10000 20000 30000 40000 1960 19701980 1990 2000 2010 Population Population
- 14. THE LITTLEDODO BIRD(Raphus cucullatus) Status : Critically Endangered Population : 100 individuals left Trends : They are disappearing at an alarming rate due to habitat loss and illegal hunting. Found : Uganda
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- 16. The Leatherback SeaTurtle (Demochelys coriacea) Status : Endangered Population : Between34,000 and 36,000 individuals left. Trends : The leatherback’sproblems include theft of its eggs by humans, illegalhunting and nesting-habitatloss due to beach development, and the erosion of beaches due to global climatechange. In addition, leatherbacks sometimesdie after ingesting plasticdebris they find floatingin the ocean, which they mistake for food such as jellyfish. Found : Sri Lanka
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- 18. The Giant salamander (Andriasdavidianas) Status : Critically Endangered Population : 100 individuals left. Trends : Decreasing at an alarming rate due to habitat loss and logging of trees in forests. Found : Uganda
- 19. Population graph 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000 1950 19601970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Population Population
- 20. Ivory-billedWoodpecker(Campephilus principalis) Status : Mostcritically endangered species Population : 35 individuals left. Trends : The ivory-billed woodpecker owes its near- or complete extinction to habitat loss (logging) as well as over-exploitation by humans, who hunted it for its feathers. Found : Kenya
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- 22. Status : CriticallyEndangered Population : 100 individuals left Trends : Illegal hunting and trapping are the main factors pushing the Saola toward extinction. Southeast Asian forests have experienced a huge upsurge in poaching over the last few years. The Asian unicorn is also threatened by deforestation. Found : Sri Lanka The Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis)
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