Mother’s Days Finds on Zazzle
Bunny Rabbit Photographs
Easter is the time of the year when the rabbit gets his due.
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Endangered Animals 2012 WWF Listed
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From the 2012 WWF’s List of Endangered Animals
The Tiger
This is a sad statistic – only 3200 tigers remain in the wild, will any remain in 12 years when the “Year of the Tiger” rolls around again?
The Javan Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus)
Is very close to extinction. There are believed to be as few as 40 left in the wild in Ujung Kulon National Park, Indonesia and none are currently in captivity. The IUCN Red List currently lists Javan rhinos as critically endangered.
In October, poachers killed the last remaining Javan rhino in Vietnam. Several were alive in the wild in Vietnam as recently as 2004.
A survey of surviving Javan rhinos in Indonesia found that there are very few females in the population.
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Snow Leopard
There are 4,080 to 6,590 of this Magnificent animal left in the wild
The Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris)
According to WWF, there are only 85 of these dolphins left in Southeast Asia. The limited range of this animal along with killing by fisherman has left Irrawaddy dolphin populations in danger.
The Vaquita (Phocoena sinus)
I was not able to find a photograph of a living animal for this endangered species. Small dolphin native to the Gulf of Califonia. The rarest porpoise in the world
WWF estimates that there are around 245 vaquita left in the wild. They are most immediately threatened by “entanglement in fishing gear.” Fortunately, WWF helped authorities in Mexico to reduce bycatch of vaquita to a “level that does not threaten the population” by 2009.
WWF estimates that there are around 245 vaquita left in the wild. They are most immediately threatened by “entanglement in fishing gear.” Fortunately, WWF helped authorities in Mexico to reduce bycatch of vaquita to a “level that does not threaten the population” by 2009.
The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)
WWF explains that there are estimated to be about 786 individuals left in the two mountain gorilla populations near the Uganda-Rwanda-DRC and in a national park in Uganda. However, the two populations have grown by 14 and 12 percent, respectively, in the past decade.
Armed conflicts and natural resource exploitation have been blamed for endangering the gorilla populations.
Armed conflicts and natural resource exploitation have been blamed for endangering the gorilla populations.
Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea)
According to WWF, there are about 34,000 nesting females left in the world and populations in the Atlantic are relatively stable. In the Pacific, however, there may be as few as 2,300 adult females.
Their wide geographical distribution and shallow dive depth means they are threatened by longline fishing operations, explains WWF.
A study from September found that although the number of sea turtles killed in U.S. fisheries has declined by 90 percent since 1990, it may not be enough to sustain sea turtle populations.
Their wide geographical distribution and shallow dive depth means they are threatened by longline fishing operations, explains WWF.
A study from September found that although the number of sea turtles killed in U.S. fisheries has declined by 90 percent since 1990, it may not be enough to sustain sea turtle populations.
In August, a 700-pound leatherback washed up on the shore at Montauk, New York.
The Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii)According to WWF, they are the most endangered of the two orangutan species and there are about 7,500 Sumatran Orangutans left in the wild.
Native only to parts of Sumatra, Indonesia, the orangutans are threatened by human agricultural and residential development.
A recent study found that residents of Borneo killed at least 750 endangered orangutans in a one-year period.
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus)
Threatened by overfishing. A report from October found that eastern Atlantic bluefin is traded at twice the amount catch quotas actually allow. In August, it was reported that Mitsubishi executives planned to buy up tons of bluefin and freeze it to profit from impending population collapses.
Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)
Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)
World Wildlife Fund estimates that there are between 41,410 and 52,345 Asian elephants in the wild.
HuffPost blogger Wendy Diamond writes that besides deforestation and industrialization, landmines also threaten Asian elephants in the wild. The founder of an elephant park in Thailand claims he “has known about 20 elephants who stepped on land mines and died” since 1989. Efforts to raise awareness for elephants’ fragile status include Elephant Appreciation Day.
Red Art a Valentine Compilation
This is a collection of some of the best artwork I found on Zazzle that feature the color red.
Click on image to see slideshow
Click on image to see slideshow
Will I Ever Grow Up? … Small Animals
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by Penn State University Prof. Blair Hedges Caribean Geko
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Endangered Animals
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This is an important subject that everyone should be familiar with. As each of these animals go extinct we loose another piece of ourselves. Not as many people care about this subject as should but I wonder if their attitude would change if humans were an endangered species. Of course if that were the case there would be no one to care at all. It will happen soon enough but I would hate to know that there was a more intelligent species that was able to help the human species from becoming extinct and doing anything about it. Unlike humans these animals are doing nothing to actually make themselves disappear. It is man alone doing this to them and in the end to himself.
An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters. Many countries have laws that make it illegal to endanger these animals but this only happens for a small % of those that are actually in peril. Most will disappear with no notice or care given. Perhaps we can at least help with the few that have been obtained legal protection.
Learn more about these animals and the efforts to protect them at the WWF
This gorgeous big cat caught my attention when I heard that there are about 50 of them left in the wild.
The 2011 numbers are considered record-breaking compared to the past 5 years where only 7 to 9 leopards were identified each year.
The positive results point to a population increase of up to 50% in the targeted region and can be attributed to:
- long term efforts made to support leopard conservation, including this annual survey conducted by WWF and partners
- improvements made to the management of the Kedrovaya Pad Reserve and Leopardovy Federal Wildlife Refuge, both primary habitat for Amur leopards
This is the sad image of the fight of polar bears drowning in the freezing seas
20-25,000 polar bears worldwide
Find out what is being done and what you can do at the WWF
Orphaned Western Lowland Gorilla reintroduced into the wild.
- The western lowland gorilla is the most widespread, possibly numbering 100,000.
- The Cross River gorilla is currently the world’s rarest great ape, with a population of only around 250-300 restricted to a small area of highland forest on the border of Cameroon and Nigeria.
- There is no reliable estimate of the eastern lowland gorilla population; however at one time it could have reached 17,000 individuals.
- The total population of mountain gorillas is around 786 individuals, split into two separate groups.
This species is secure as long as it is protected but due to the worth of Ivory they have been hunted and butchered and will be again without any protection