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Critically Endangered Animal Species 2013 Part 3 Continued
Javan Rhino
STATUS
Critically Endangered
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POPULATION
As few as 35
SCIENTIFIC NAME
Rhinoceros sondaicus
HEIGHT
4.6-5.8 feet
WEIGHT
1,984 – 5,071 pounds
HABITATS
Tropical forests
Javan rhinos are the most threatened of the five rhino species, with as few as 35 individuals surviving in Ujung Kulon National Park in Java, Indonesia.
You can help by adopting a Rhino like the one below
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Leatherback Turtle
STATUS
Critically Endangered
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SCIENTIFIC NAME
Dermochelys coriacea
WEIGHT
up to 1500 pounds
LENGTH
up to 7 feet
HABITATS
Oceans
Threats to this species include – Over harvesting and illegal trade along with habitat loss.
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Mountain Gorilla
STATUS
Critically Endangered
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POPULATION
880
SCIENTIFIC NAME
Gorilla beringei beringei
HEIGHT
4 to 5 ½ feet when standing on two feet
WEIGHT
up to 440 lbs
Their numbers are slowly increasing but they are still critically endangered
Threats to the Mountain Gorilla includes – War, habitat loss, disease, poaching and charcoal making
You can help by adopting a gorilla like the one below
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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.