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We may never see these animals again if we don’t act right now

  • <p>Teetering on the brink of extinction, the Amur Leopard is poached largely for its beautiful, spotted fur.</p>
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    Amur Leopard

    Teetering on the brink of extinction, the Amur Leopard is poached largely for its beautiful, spotted fur.

  • <p>Despite conservation efforts, the Black Rhino remains critically endangered because of rising demand for their horn in Vietnam and China, who use them in folk remedies.</p>
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    Black Rhino

    Despite conservation efforts, the Black Rhino remains critically endangered because of rising demand for their horn in Vietnam and China, who use them in folk remedies.

  • <p>According to reports, 200-500 orangutans from Indonesian Borneo enter the pet trade each year.</p>
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    Bornean Orangutan

    According to reports, 200-500 orangutans from Indonesian Borneo enter the pet trade each year.

  • <p>According to WWF, there are only about 200 to 300 of these gorillas left in the wild in Cameroon and Nigeria.</p>
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    Cross River Gorilla

    According to WWF, there are only about 200 to 300 of these gorillas left in the wild in Cameroon and Nigeria.

  • <p>Recent years of war and chaos in Congo have depleted the population of the largest of the four gorilla subspecies.</p>
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    Eastern Lowland Gorilla

    Recent years of war and chaos in Congo have depleted the population of the largest of the four gorilla subspecies.

  • <p>The Hawksbills are most sought for their beautiful brown and yellow carapace plates that are manufactured into tortoiseshell items for jewellery and ornamnets.</p>
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    Hawksbill Turtle

    The Hawksbills are most sought for their beautiful brown and yellow carapace plates that are manufactured into tortoiseshell items for jewellery and ornamnets.

  • <p>Javan one-horned Rhinos are found only in one protected area in the world - the Udjung Kulon National Park, Indonesia. If we lose the population in Java, the entire species will disappear.</p>
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    Javan Rhino

    Javan one-horned Rhinos are found only in one protected area in the world - the Udjung Kulon National Park, Indonesia. If we lose the population in Java, the entire species will disappear.

  • <p>These great apes share 96.4% of our genes and are an easy target for hunters.</p>
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    Orangutan

    These great apes share 96.4% of our genes and are an easy target for hunters.

  • <p>Only found in Laos and Vietnam, these Asian unicorn are extremely threatened due to loss of habitat.</p>
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    Saola

    Only found in Laos and Vietnam, these Asian unicorn are extremely threatened due to loss of habitat.

  • <p>Their decline has been largely due to human-elephant conflict.</p>
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    Sumatran Elephant

    Their decline has been largely due to human-elephant conflict.

  • <p>If these orangutans were to disappear, so would several tree species. Their habitat in Sumatra lost due to fire and conversion of forests to oil palm plantations.</p>
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    Sumatran Orangutan

    If these orangutans were to disappear, so would several tree species. Their habitat in Sumatra lost due to fire and conversion of forests to oil palm plantations.

  • <p>The smallest of the living rhinoceroses is facing highly fragmented populations that caused by poaching and habitat loss.</p>
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    Sumatran Rhinoceros

    The smallest of the living rhinoceroses is facing highly fragmented populations that caused by poaching and habitat loss.

  • <p>According to a survey, poaching for trade is responsible for almost 80% of estimated Sumatran tiger deaths.</p>
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    Sunda Tiger

    According to a survey, poaching for trade is responsible for almost 80% of estimated Sumatran tiger deaths.

  • <p>The world's smallest and most endangered porpoise - the Vaquita - is found only in Mexico's northern Gulf of California, and has ben listed as as critically endangered since 1996.</p>
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    Vaquita

    The world's smallest and most endangered porpoise - the Vaquita - is found only in Mexico's northern Gulf of California, and has ben listed as as critically endangered since 1996.

  • <p>Apart from hunting and killing, the deadly Ebola virus caused a massive die-off in Central Africa.</p>
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    Western Lowland Gorilla

    Apart from hunting and killing, the deadly Ebola virus caused a massive die-off in Central Africa.

  • <p>Polluted and traffic-choked Yangtze combined with the destruction of Baiji dolphin food supply is responsible for the threat to this species.</p>
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    Yangtze Finless Porpoise

    Polluted and traffic-choked Yangtze combined with the destruction of Baiji dolphin food supply is responsible for the threat to this species.

<p>Teetering on the brink of extinction, the Amur Leopard is poached largely for its beautiful, spotted fur.</p>
<p>Despite conservation efforts, the Black Rhino remains critically endangered because of rising demand for their horn in Vietnam and China, who use them in folk remedies.</p>
<p>According to reports, 200-500 orangutans from Indonesian Borneo enter the pet trade each year.</p>
<p>According to WWF, there are only about 200 to 300 of these gorillas left in the wild in Cameroon and Nigeria.</p>
<p>Recent years of war and chaos in Congo have depleted the population of the largest of the four gorilla subspecies.</p>
<p>The Hawksbills are most sought for their beautiful brown and yellow carapace plates that are manufactured into tortoiseshell items for jewellery and ornamnets.</p>
<p>Javan one-horned Rhinos are found only in one protected area in the world - the Udjung Kulon National Park, Indonesia. If we lose the population in Java, the entire species will disappear.</p>
<p>These great apes share 96.4% of our genes and are an easy target for hunters.</p>
<p>Only found in Laos and Vietnam, these Asian unicorn are extremely threatened due to loss of habitat.</p>
<p>Their decline has been largely due to human-elephant conflict.</p>
<p>If these orangutans were to disappear, so would several tree species. Their habitat in Sumatra lost due to fire and conversion of forests to oil palm plantations.</p>
<p>The smallest of the living rhinoceroses is facing highly fragmented populations that caused by poaching and habitat loss.</p>
<p>According to a survey, poaching for trade is responsible for almost 80% of estimated Sumatran tiger deaths.</p>
<p>The world's smallest and most endangered porpoise - the Vaquita - is found only in Mexico's northern Gulf of California, and has ben listed as as critically endangered since 1996.</p>
<p>Apart from hunting and killing, the deadly Ebola virus caused a massive die-off in Central Africa.</p>
<p>Polluted and traffic-choked Yangtze combined with the destruction of Baiji dolphin food supply is responsible for the threat to this species.</p>
Rahul M

These animals are on the WWF’s critically endangered list. They face threats from humans and climate change.