What are the top 15 endangered animals in the world?

Answer 1

black rhinoceros

snow leopard

vaquita

siberian tiger

giant panda

asian wild dog (ghole)

green - cheeked parrot

blue whale

mountain gorilla

white rhinoceros

mountain gazelle

komodo dragon

arakan forest turtle

polar bear

african wild dog

california condor

bonobo

mako shark

chinese pangolin

elephant

Answer 2

Some of the top 15 endangered animals in the world include the Amur leopard, Javan rhinoceros, Saola, Vaquita, Sumatran elephant, Northern white rhinoceros, Cross river gorilla, Hawksbill turtle, South China tiger, and Philippine eagle. These animals are at risk due to threats such as habitat loss, poaching, climate change, and human-wildlife conflict. Conservation efforts are crucial to protect these species from extinction.

Answer 3

According to the World Wildlife Federation (WWF) the top 10 most endangered species are:

1. Black Rhino The Black Rhino is native to southern and east Africa. Since 1970, the Black Rhino population has declined by 90% to less than 3,000. They are killed primarily for their horns. Trade of Black Rhinos has been banned for more than twenty years. Although having banned trading of the species, there still continues to be a great demand for Rhino parts.
2. Giant Panda The Giant Panda is native to China. Fewer than 1,000 remain in their native habitat of China. The main reason for their decline is due to loss of natural habitat and poaching.
3. Tiger Tigers are native to tropical zones in Southeast Asia and temperate regions like the Russian Far East. Less than 6,000 tigers remain in the wild. The most urgent threat to tigers is poaching for body parts and bones used in traditional Asian medicines.
4. Beluga Sturgeon Beluga sturgeons are ancient living fish fossils are found in the Caspian Sea. They are valued throughout the world by connoisseurs for their superior quality caviar. Poaching is out of control due to excessive demand and high prices paid for the Sturgeons' "pearl-like" caviar.
5. Goldenseal Goldenseal is a herb is favored by naturopathists for its perceived ability to heal numerous ailments from hemorrhoids to Allergies. Goldenseal is native to the hardwood forests of North America. The demand for Goldenseal has recently leaped more than 30%.
6. Alligator Snapping Turtle The alligator snapping turtle is prized by turtle trappers and dealers for its rare meat. It is the largest freshwater turtle in North America. Alligator snapping turtles are quickly being depleted due to increased shipments to many international world markets including Asia.
7. Hawksbill Turtle the Hawksbill turtle is found mainly around tropical reefs. The three foot length Hawksbill Turtle species, named for its distinctive snout, is becoming extremely vulnerable due to their slow reproduction rates and high volume of illegal trade for the prized jewel-like "tortoise shell."
8. Big Leaf Mahogany Demand for the red colored wood goes unabated because of worldwide consumer demand for quality mahogany hardwood furniture. Mahogany trees are widely distributed in tropical forests from Mexico to the Amazon Basin. However, the species grows naturally only as individual trees rather than in groups of large forest stands. Wholesale stripping of Amazon forests has resulted in perhaps 70 per cent of the world's supply being depleted.
9. Green-Cheeked Parrot The Green-cheeked parrot is native to Mexico. It has the ability to mimic the human voice. The Green-cheeked parrot has been significantly reduced in numbers due to a huge demand for these lovely pet birds, especially from the United States. Even after prohibiting the sale of these green-cheeked birds, droves of the species are still being illegally traded across the Mexico/US border.
10. Mako Shark The Mako Shark is highly sought for its tender meat, and especially in Asian markets, for their shark fins which have even greater value for medicinal purposes. Some of the species are merely stripped of their prized fins by the international fishing fleets and then are thrown back into the depths, left to die.

the big leaf mahogany is not an animal it is a stinkin tree

Answer 4

Among the top "critically endangered" species of birds and animals include:

• African Wild Donkey
• Alabama Cavefish
• Anderson's Salamander
• Amur Leopard
• Araripe Manakin (songbird)
• Asiatic Cheetah
• Axolotl (salamander)
• Blue-throated Macaw
• California Condor
• Cross River Gorilla
• European Eel
• European Sturgeon
• Greater Bamboo Lemur
• Golden Lancehead Viper
• Hawaiian Monk Seal
• Hawksbill sea turtle
• Iberian Lynx
• Javan Rhino
• Kakapo (Owl Parrot)
• Mediterranean Monk Seal
• Mountain Gorilla
• Northern bluefin tuna
• Philippine Eagle
• Przewalski's Horse (Mongolian Wild Horse)
• Puerto Rican Parrot
• Red Wolf
• Saola (Vietnamese Antelope)
• Southern bluefin tuna
• Spix's Macaw

Also endangered are :

• Black rhino
• Giant panda
• Tiger
• Beluga sturgeon.
• Golden seal
• Green-cheeked parakeet (parrot)
• Mako shark

Longer List of Threatened or Endangered Species

The following list is provided from the IUCN list of animal species threatened with extinction in 2011. (More info on these can be found at the related links below)

American Crocodile

Arctic fox

Asian Lion

Atlantic Ridley Sea Turtle (Kemp's Sea Turtle)

Atlantic Salmon

Bald Eagle

Bighorn Sheep

Black Footed Ferret

Black Lemur

Blue Whale

Bobcat

Bowhead Whale

Burrowing Owl

Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl

California Condor

Carolina Parakeet

Cerulean Warbler

Channel Island Fox

Chinese Giant Salamander

Coelacanth (prehistoric fish once thought extinct)

Cook Inlet Beluga Whale

Desert Tortoise

Diamondback Terrapin

Eastern Cougar

Eastern Timber Wolf

Eskimo Curlew

Fin Whale

Fisher (weasel)

Florida Black Bear

Florida Manatee

Galapagos Flightless Cormorant

Gaur (Indian Bison)

Gavial (Gharial Crocodile)

Giant Anteater

Giant Armadillo

Giant Panda

Gopher Tortoise

Gray Wolf

Greater Prairie Chicken

Green Turtle

Grey Whale

Grizzly Bear

Hawaiian Monk Seal

Humpback Whale

Imperial Amazon Parrot

Indian Rhinoceros

Japanese Crested Ibis

Kagu (semi-flightless bird)

Killer Whale

Komodo Dragon

Leatherback Turtle

Loggerhead Turtle

Lynx

Manatee

Mediterranean Monk Seal

Mexican Spotted Owl

Mexican Wolf

Mohave Ground Squirrel

Monarch Butterfly

Monkey Eating Eagle (Philippine Eagle)

Mountain Gorilla

Mountain Lion

Narwhal

North Atlantic Right Whale

Northern Fur Seal

Northern Spotted Owl

Onager (Asian Donkey)

Orangutan

Peregrine Falcon

Piping Plover

Pronghorned Antelope

Przewalski's Horse

Pygmy Hippopotamus

Red Wolf

Sei Whale

Shortnose Sturgeon

Snakes

Snow Leopard

Snowy Owl

Sonoran Pronghorn Antelope

Swift Fox

Takahe (flightless rail bird)

Tapir

Thick-billed Parrot

Trumpeter Swan

Vancouver Island Marmot

Vaquita (California Harbor Porpoise)

Western Snowy Plover

White Pelican

White Rhinoceros

Whooping Crane

Wild Yak

Wolverine

Woodland Caribou

(see related link)