Endangered Animals

Endangered Animals Jessica Suh Megan Heath Gyuhyun Lee

Chinese river dolphin • The chinese river dolphin is only found in one river called the Yangtze River in China • There are only five left, and one is in captivity csiwhalesalive.org

Addax • The Addax lives in the desert and it never drinks • It gets all the water it needs from the plants it eats • There are around 200 Addaxes left in the wild www.ltxgamebreedingcentre.co.za

Black Rhinoceros • The Black Rhinoceros is actually gray • It sometimes likes to take a mud bath • There are fewer than 2,000 left in the wild www.hedweb.com

California Condor • The California condor has a bald head, so it doesn’t get germs when it eats • The condor eats dead animals—it is a scavenger • In 1982, there were less than 25 left, but today, thanks to captive breeding programs there are about 200 of them www.npca.org

Chinchilla • There are two kinds of Chinchillas—the longhaired and short haired • The Chinchilla lives in South America • In the 1940s, fur hunters hunted them almost to extinction • The short haired chinchilla is almost extinct • The long haired one is making a comeback thanks to legal protection

African Elephant • The African Elephant is the largest land mammal • It used to be hunted for its ivory tusks • There are between 400 and 600 thousand left

Peregrine Falcon • The Peregrine falcon is the fastest flying bird in the world • The birds were being affected by pesticides used widely over the past few years

Giant Panda • The Giant Panda lives in the Chinese mountains where it eats bamboo and fruit from the trees • There are only about 1000 left

Hawksbill Turtle • The Hawksbill Turtles were hunted for their shells • Wild animals ate their eggs • They can be found on coral reefs

Hyacinth macaw • The Hyacinth Macaw is the largest macaw in the world • It’s the most endangered of all the Macaws • There are only an estimated 2500 left

Iberian Lynx • The Iberian Lynx can be found in Spain and Portugal • It was widely hunted for its fur

Grand Cayman Blue Iguana • The Grand Cayman Blue Iguana is the most endangered reptile on earth • It lives in a tiny part of a Caribbean Island

Northern Right Whale • The Northern right whale is the most endangered of all of the whales • There are only 300 left in the wild

Key Deer • The Key Deer are named after the Florida Keys where they can be found • Hunting and development in the area in the early 20th century left a population of only 50 deer • There are about 300 now

Ocelot • The Ocelot’s fur has both spots and stripes and was highly prized by hunters and fur merchants • The Ocelot is now protected, but the numbers are still declining due to habitat destruction

The Arabian Oryx • There are only 100 Arabian Oryxes left in the wild with more being protected through captive breeding and herding • They live in desert areas in the Middle East

Przewalski’s Horse • The Przewalski Horses are smaller than the horses we are used to seeing • They have not been seen in the wild since 1968 • They are only found in zoos and private preserves in Mongolia.

Quagga • The Quagga is only found in zoos • It is related to the zebras • A Quagga-like creature is being bred in South Africa that will be reintroduced into the wild

Queen Alexandra’s birdwing butterfly • The Queen Alexandra is the largest butterfly on the planet with a massive wingspan of 1 foot and 1 inch • Captive breeding programs have helped increase the numbers and have allowed the species to be released into the wild

Snow leopard • The Snow Leopard lives in cold places • Fur hunters prized its fur and killed it to near extinction • Even with captive breeding programs, the numbers are declining

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Endangered Animals