Specific Species of Extinct Animal or About To Become Extinct

SPECIFIC SPECIES OF
EXTINCT ANIMAL OR ABOUT

TO BECOME EXTINCT
WHAT DOES EXTINCTION MEAN?!
• Extinctions happen when a species dies out from cataclysmic events,
evolutionary problems, or human interference.
• The truth is, scientists don’t know how many species of plants, animals, fungi,
and bacteria exist on Earth. The most recent put that number at 2 billion,
and that will most likely change at some point.
• One thing we do know: The western black rhinoceros, the Tasmanian tiger,
and the woolly mammoth are amoung the creatures whose populations at
one point dwindled to zero, and it’s possible that species extinction is
happening a thousend times more quickly because of humans.
WHEN DOES EXTINCTION HAPPEN?
• Extinction happens when environmental factors or evolutionary problems
cause a species to die out. The disappearance of species from Earth is
ongoing, and rates have varied over time. A quarter of mammals is at risk of
extinction, according to IUCN Red List estimates.
• To some extent, extinction is natural. Changes to habitats and poor
reproductive trends are among the factors that can make a species’ death
rate higher than its birth rate for long enough that eventually, none are left.
HUMANS AFFECTING THE ANIMALS
• Humans also cause other species to become extinct by hunting,
overharvesting, introducing invasive species to the wild, polluting, and
changing wetlands and forests to croplands and urban areas. Even the
rapid growth of the human population is causing extinction by ruining
natural habitats.
• Among the most famous species driven to extinction by humans is the dodo,
a bird that primarily lived in the island nation of Mauritius and was
popularized by its appearance in Lewis Carroll’s book “Alice’s Adventures in
Wonderland.” Dodos were first mentioned by Dutch sailors in the late 16th
century and last seen in 1662 after having been hunted to
extinction. Passenger pigeons, billions of which frequently blanketed North
American skies when Europeans arrived on the continent, went extinct when
the last one died at the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914.
THE DODO BIRD
The dodo is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the

island of Mauritius, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean.
The dodo's closest genetic relative was the also-
extinct Rodrigues solitaire, the two forming
the subfamily Raphinae of the family of pigeons and doves.
The closest living relative of the dodo is the Nicobar pigeon. A
white dodo was once thought to have existed on the nearby
island of Réunion, but this is now thought to have been
confusion based on the Réunion ibis and paintings of white
dodos.
TOP 10 MOST ENDANGERED ANIMALS
• 1. The Amur Leopard
• 2. Gorillas
• 3. Sea Turtles
• 4. Orangutan
• 5. Sumatran Elephant
• 6 .Saola
• 7. Vaquita
• 8. Tiger
• 9. Rhinos
• 10. Pangolin
AMUR LEOPARD & GORILLAS
• Since 1996, the amur leopard has been classified by the IUCN as Critically
Endangered with less than 70 individuals thought to exist today. It is hunted
and killed for its beautiful fur, its habitat is being destroyed for human
settlement and agricultural practices.
• Cross River Gorillas and Mountain Gorillas are both classified as Critically
Endangered and Endangered by the IUCN since 1996 – that is two out of five
gorilla subspecies. There are currently only 200-300 Cross River Gorillas left in
the wild, and 900 Mountain Gorillas.
SEA TURTLES & ORANGUTAN
• Two types of sea turtles are amongst the most endangered species in the
world: the Hawksbill Turtle and the Leatherback Turtle. In the past 100 years,
the Hawksbill Turtle has lost 90 percent of its population, 80 percent of which
has been lost in the past 10 years. As of 1996, the IUCN classified it as a
critically endangered species. The Leatherback turtle is listed by the IUCN as
Vulnerable, yet many subpopulations are facing extinction.
• Since the millennium, the Sumatran Orangutan has been classified by the
IUCN as Critically Endangered with approximately 80% of the population lost
in the past 75 years mainly as a result of mass deforestation. This awful trend
continues to put pressure on the remaining population of 6,600 Sumatran
Orangutans that are estimated to remain on this earth.
SUMATRAN ELEPHANT & SAOLA
• In the past 25 years, the Sumatran Elephant has lost an astounding 70% of its
habitat to deforestation for palm oil plantations, agriculture and human
settlements. Less than 2000 are estimated to exist and in 2011, the Sumatran
Elephant was classified by the IUCN as Critically Endangered.
• In 1992, the discovery of this mystical creature, sometimes referred to as the

Asian Unicorn, in Vietnam was hailed one of the most spectacular zoological
discoveries of the 20th century. Yet already, this elusive and beautiful animal
been deemed by the IUCN to be Critically Endangered and is one of the
rarest large mammals to exist on Planet Earth.
VAQUITA & TIGER
• With less than 100 thought to exist, the Vaquita is the rarest marine mammal
in the world. Time is running out for these elusive little sea porpoises,
with extinction predicted as soon as 2018.
• The tiger has long been hunted for its distinctive patterned fur. Of the nine
tiger subspecies, three are already extinct, many are endangered but it is
the South China Tiger and the Sumatran Tiger that currently face the biggest
threat to their survival.Tragically, the South China Tiger is thought to be
extinct in the wild as it hasn’t been spotted since the 1970s. The Sumatran
Tiger is the only surviving tiger subspecies indigenous to Indonesia and as of
2008 it has been classified by the IUCN as Critically Endangered. Less than
500 of these tigers exist today in comparison with a population estimation of
up to 1,000 in 1978.
RHINOS & PANGOLIN
• Three of the five species in the family of Rhinocerotidae, are among the most
endangered species in the world: the Black Rhino, the Javan Rhino and the
Sumatran Rhino. The Javan Rhino is the most threatened with extinction with the
total population of only 60 surviving in one National Park in Java,
Indonesia. The Sumatran Rhino is Critically Endangered. It has been estimated that
less than 100 exist today in the wild. The Black Rhino is classified by the IUCN as
Critically Endangered with three subspecies declared extinct in 2011.
• Despite their tough appearance, these small, warrior built mammals are losing the
battle against poachers and habitat loss. All eight species of pangolin are under
threat, ranging from Vulnerable to Critically Endangered. They are the most
trafficked animal in the world, hunted for their scales which can be sold on the black
market for up to $3,000/kg.
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SPECIFIC SPECIES OF

EXTINCT ANIMAL OR ABOUT

The dodo is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the

• In 1992, the discovery of this mystical creature, sometimes referred to as the

THANKS FOR - Lupsa Laurentiu

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