Easter card – as long as it is chocolate Inside the thoughts on why bunny rabbits and eggs are tossed together in this holiday
Critically Endangered Animal Species 2013 Continued
Cross River Gorilla
Photograph thanks to WWF
STATUS
Critically Endangered
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POPULATION
200 to 300 individuals
SCIENTIFIC NAME
Gorilla gorilla diehli
HEIGHT
4 to 5 ½ feet when standing on two feet
WEIGHT
up to 440 pounds
from WWF
The population risks inbreeding and a loss of genetic diversity because there are so few Cross River gorillas and they live in groups that interact infrequently if at all.
Where these endangered animals live it is illegal to hunt Gorillas but the wildlife laws are lax. The killing of just one of the few remaining can be detrimental in this already small population.
Cameroon and Nigeria
One way to help the plight of these animals
Hawkbill Turtle
STATUS
Critically Endangered
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SCIENTIFIC NAME
Eretmochelys imbricata
WEIGHT
90-150 pounds
LENGTH
less than 3 feet
HABITATS
Oceans
Threats
FISHERIES BYCATCH
Hawksbills are particularly susceptible to entanglement in gill nets and accidental capture on fishing hooks. Marine turtles need to reach the surface to breathe, and therefore many drown once caught. Known as bycatch, this is a serious threat to hawksbill turtles. As fishing activity expands, this threat is more of a problem.
ILLEGAL TRADE
One way you can help the plight of these animals
Saola
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STATUS
Critically Endangered
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POPULATION
Unknown
SCIENTIFIC NAME
Pseudoryx nghetinhensis
HEIGHT
Average 33 inches at the shoulder
WEIGHT
176-220 lbs
HABITATS
Evergreen forests with little or no dry season
South China Tiger
South China tigers – the reminder that the threat against the world’s tiger is an urgent one.
The only living South China tigers are found in zoos and in South Africa.
There are plans with the hopes of reintroducing captive-bred tigers back into the wild.
They were hunted as pests and their habitat was destroyed
South China Tiger
TOO LATE 🙁
STATUS
Critically Endangered
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POPULATION
believed to be extinct in the wild
SCIENTIFIC NAME
Panthera tigris amoyensis
HABITATS
Southeast China-Hainan Moist Forests
This list saddens me I will add more soon. Visit the World Wildlife Fund for more information.
2013 Endangered Animals, Amur Leopard, Black Rhino
This is a truly horrifying list of natures near extinct wild animals. The horrifying part is that man is the reason for the animals being on this list. Instead of natural selection as a way to kill off a species man has taken it upon himself to single-handedly wipe the planet free of all animals not beneficial to his daily needs and greedy wants.These are only those animals that are listed as CRITICAL by the WWF, World Wildlife Fund. Not to be confused with the World Wrestling Federation. This post contains only facts and links to WWF for donations and / or the purchase of adopting their cute stuffed animals.
Amur Leopard
Photographs thanks to WWF
STATUS
Critically Endangered
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POPULATION
Around 30 individuals
SCIENTIFIC NAME
Panthera pardus orientalis
WEIGHT
70 -105 pounds
HABITATS
Temperate, Broadleaf, and Mixed Forests
It is usual for leopards living in the savannas of Africa but beautiful and rare the Amur Leopard has adapted to the Russian Far East. Similar to other leopards, the Amur leopard can run at speeds of up to 37 miles per hour. This incredible animal has been reported to leap more than 19 feet horizontally and up to 10 feet vertically.
Black Rhino
Photograph thanks to WWF
STATUS
Critically Endangered
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POPULATION
4,848
SCIENTIFIC NAME
Diceros bicornis
HEIGHT
5.2 feet
WEIGHT
1,760 -3,080 pounds
HABITATS
Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, Deserts and Xeric Shrubland
as per WWF
1961
“DOOMED.” That was the front page headline of the UK newspaper, the Daily Mirror, in 1961, accompanied by a full-page photo of two African rhinos. The article said that rhinos were “doomed to disappear from the face of the earth due to man’s folly, greed, neglect”.
2013
Record Number of Rhinos Killed in South Africa
Poaching statistics released by the South African government reveal 668 rhinos were slaughtered-a 50% increase over 2011 and a staggering 5000% increase since 2007.
Poached Horn Anyone ?
Photo credit: VonShawn / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND
The rhinos horns are being poached for many different reason. To increase longevity and increase sexual appetite to curing cancer. The horns are made of keritin, the same as our fingernails and have no medicial or magical properties.
To be continued ….