Endangered animals of All wildlife
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The red panda is slightly larger than a domestic cat, has a bear-like body and dense, reddish-brown fur. It lives in temperate zone forests with bamboo understory in the Himalayas and other high mountains. Red pandas, like giant pandas, are bamboo eaters native to the high altitude forests of Asia....
The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is a wild cat found on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, and more specifically Spain. It is currently listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, which is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. In the last...
For many, the cuteness of animals is what first interests us in the animal kingdom. From the time we are children, we have plush toys, cartoons and images on cereal boxes showing us adorable animals. The red panda is an animal which provides stiff competition for being the cutest. Their cherubic faces and...
The Iberian Peninsula combines territories located in current day Portugal and Spain with the British Overseas Territory and the Principality of Andorra. However, the vast majority 79% is located in Spain. The fauna of this country alone is rich and diverse, harboring certain endemisms, plant and animal...
71% of the planet is made up of oceans. There a many different types of sea animals present among these oceans and seas, some of which are still unknown. Unfortunately, with the rise in: water temperature, sea pollution and hunting, comes the reduction in our marine life. Everyday, more and more marine animals...
Do you know what it means to be in danger of extinction? Every day there are more and more animals that are making the list for endangered species. But, still today, many people do not really know what it means to be going extinct, why it happens and which animals are on this red list. According to official...
Peru is one of South America's richest and most evocative countries, with many ancient cultures influencing both society and ecology in ways we can barely understand. Its geographical and climatic variety is far ranging, from tropical desserts and beautiful coastal regions to verdant forests and imposing...
Felines (Felidae) are a family of mammals belonging to the order Carnivora which have inhabited this particular planet for millions of years. The oldest-known fossil of any felid is believed to be that of a snow leopard (Panthera blytheae) which lived in Asia 4.1 to 5.9 million years ago[1]. Interest...
North America's fauna is rapidly crumbling. More and more of the continent's beautiful and dynamic wildlife are now critically endangered . Whether it be from environmental diseases, parasite infestations, poachers or countless other causes, they are quite literally on the brink of extinction.
Today,...
The mangroves of the world are currently under threat; since mangroves are subtropical and tropical forests that grow in saline or brackish coasts, they are at risk because of climate change and water pollution, as well as changes in salinity.
In this article, we'll cover the animals that rely on mangroves...
The snow leopard is endangered. This beautiful and graceful predator is hunted for its bones, skin, and organs. Valuable in traditional Chinese and Asian medicine, its body parts are coveted for this purpose. Human encroachment is further pushing the limits of the natural habitat of snow leopards and overgrazing...
The wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee) is considered an endangered animal. The current estimates of the remaining world population of this bovine species is under 4,000 with less than 2,500 mature specimens; there has been a population reduction of at least 50 percent over the past three generations. Each...
The Great Barrier Reef, located in the North-East of Australia, is home to one third of the World's Coral population, which means it has the largest coral reef system too. Due to the action of humans, many of the species that live in this natural wonder of the world are endangered, may it be due to hunting,...