Ten Endangered Animals

Humans and animals should live in peace in this world. But because of the nature of human greed, the number of animals continues to decrease from time to time. In fact, many of these animals that are no longer aliases extinct. Efforts continue to be done to save them, including by establishing a number of conservation. Here is a list of ten endangered animals world LiveScience version 2009: 1. Sumatran Rhino Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is the smallest-sized rhinoceros of all rhinoceros species in the world. Pride rhinoceros that lived in Indonesia Sumatra island was declared endangered because currently only about six populations remaining in the wild or stay just 300 tails. The main factor decreasing the number of rhino is poaching. On the black market, rhino horn is valued U.S. $ 30,000 or equivalent to Rp 300 million per kilogram. In addition, breeding success rate is very small rhino helped guide the animal toward extinction. 2. Gray Whale Institute International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) declared in 2008 that the number of gray whales (Esrichtiius robustus) is in the safe level. However, it is only gray whales that live in a number of conservation, rather than in the wild. Since the year 1947 in the days hunt gray whales, the number of animals that weigh 30 tons is declining and not back to normal until now. Of 100 gray whales, now left only 23 females who were still able to reproduce in the South Pacific waters. 3. Red Wolves You've watched the animated movie Ice Age? This film tells a unique life number of animals in the ice age, the era in which almost the entire surface of the earth covered with ice. Well, believe it or not, the animal called the red wolf (Canis lupus rufus) is one of the animals "Ice Age" is still alive until now. Scientists estimate there are only 100 red wolves in the wilds of North Carolina, United States, and about 150 fish in captivity a few facilities. 4. Siberian tiger Siberian tigers are also called the Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) is a species of tiger that lived in the territory of China, Korea, and Mongolia. However, these animals now can only be free to roam in Russia, in the protection of the Amur-Ussuri region. Some experts believe there are still 350 to 450 animals in the wild. 5. Black-footed ferrets As a result of human activity that continues to chop non-stop wild, black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) nearly extinct from the face of the earth. Native Animals of North America is now declared as the most endangered mammals in the continental United States. Animal night or this nocturnal hunting rodents, prairie dogs as a main dish. As decreasing the amount of prey animal populations, the number of black-footed ferret was also reduced. 6. Philippine crocodile As the name implies, the Philippine crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis) is a species of crocodile is protected in the Philippines. Based on the 1995 survey, the crocodile is relatively small stature is only 100 left tail in the Philippines. This makes the crocodile as one of the most endangered animal species in the world. 7th. Mountain Gorillas Since the mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) in late 1902, this animal population is declining due to illegal logging, hunting mass, and the illegal wildlife trade. Currently, the number of primates are able to live in cold and hot regions there are only 720 tail spread in the region of Uganda. 8. Ganges shark Sharks residents in India Ganges shark named Ganga (Glyphis gangeticus) This is one of the 20 list of endangered shark IUCN version. Sharks have a reputation as man-eaters are much hunted for their oil. In addition, the more polluted Ganges River into other factors that cause this species more difficult to find. 9. Sumatran Orangutan Another endangered animal from the country, Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii). Rare primates smaller than the two other species of orangutans are eating fruits and insects. As usual, the cause of reduction in the number of them are destroyed habitat and poaching. This orangutan is one animal that has a low reproductive capacity. Abelli Pongo females give birth only three children during his lifetime. 10. California Condor California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) is the origin vulture California, United States, which has a long lifetime compared to most other birds, which is about 50 years. Because of poaching and habitat loss, this rare bird is almost extinct as a whole in 1980. But thanks to conservation efforts from various animal experts, these birds survived. Now, there are 332 California Condor in some captivity, including 152 fish in the wild. (AND)