Whooping crane
The whooping crane the tallest North American bird, is an endangered crane species named for its whooping sound. In 2003, there were about 153 pairs of whooping cranes.habitat loss and hunting drastically reduced the whooping crane population. Before human interference, there were believed to be 15,000-20,000 whooping cranes, which fell to ~1400 in 1860 and then plummeted to an all time low of 15 birds in 1941.Captive breeding programs have boosted their numbers, and successful reintroduction efforts have raised the number of wild birds to several hundred.
Fishing cat
As its name implies, the fishing cat mainly feeds on fish and can dive into water to catch its prey.Since 2016, it is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Fishing cat populations are threatened by destruction of wetlands and declined severely over the last decade.These cats are typically found in a number of water habitats, including marshy thickets, mangrove swamps, and densely vegetated areas along rivers and streams.
Greater bamboo lemur
The greater bamboo lemur is a small primate despite its name, weighing only 2.5 kilograms and measuring between 25 and 46 centimetres overall.The greater bamboo lemur previously known as
Hapalemur simus is arguably the most critically endangered lemur species in Madagascar .The population is currently estimated at less than 250 individuals (IUCN 2008).
Markhor
Markhor is a wild goat and one of the most beautiful wild animals inhabiting the mountainous regions of Pakistan.This species is assessed as Near Threatened: it nearly qualifies as Vulnerable under criterion C2a as there are less than 10,000 mature individuals (estimated 5,808, based on our analysis of data from 2011-2013) and each subpopulation, except one, has less than 1,000 mature individuals. The largest subpopulation had an estimated 1,697 mature individuals in 2011.
Philippine eagle
The Philippine eagle is the world’s largest eagle with a wingspan of up to 2 meters, a body length of 90 centimetres, and a weight of 4.5 to 8 kilograms.it is also one of the world’s rarest and certainly among its most critically endangered vertebrate species.Philippine eagles are still being shot or captured despite the presence of laws protecting them. Very often, they are killed without provocation, and mostly out of fear and ignorance, or worse, just for sport. At least one Philippine Eagle is killed every year because of shooting.
Red panda
Red pandas can be easily distinguished by its unique ruddy coat color, which acts like camouflage in the canopy of fir trees where branches are covered with clumps of reddish-brown moss and white lichens.The red panda has been classified as Endangered by the IUCN because its wild population is estimated at less than 10,000 mature individuals and continues to decline due to habitat loss and fragmentation, poaching, and inbreeding depression, although red pandas are protected by national laws in their range countries. Due to Human encroachment, illegal hunting and poaching there have been drastic declines in the Red Panda population numbers with these populations also being pushed into more separate, isolated areas.
Polar bear
Polar bears are classified as marine mammals because they spend most of their lives on the sea ice of the Arctic Ocean.Most polar bears occur north of the Arctic Circle to the North Pole. There are some populations south of the Arctic Circle in Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada.There are currently 8 of the 19 species of Polar Bears out there with a status of vulnerable. This is due to the drop in their numbers and concerns that if that continues they will become extinct. Seismic blasting, construction, transportation and operation of oil facilities can negatively affect polar bears.
Saola
A Saola has two parallel horns at the top of its head. Its horns are straight with a slight bend at the tip.The saola, one of the most critically endangered species in the world and on the IUCN red list, is a very rare and distinct species that was discovered only around a couple of decades before in May 1992, often called the “Asian Unicorn.” The main threats to the saola are hunting and fragmentation of its range through habitat loss.
Red wolf
The red wolf also known as the Florida wolf or Mississippi Valley wolf is a canid of unresolved taxonomic identity native to the eastern United States. It is generally, morphologically, an intermediate between the coyote and gray wolf, and is of a reddish, tawny color.The red wolf is a distinctly different species from the gray wolf.Threats to the red wolf include habitat loss due to human development, negative attitudes that hinder restoration, severe weather, deaths by motor vehicles, and illegal killings.
Island fox
The island fox is a small fox that is native to six of the eight Channel Islands of California.The island fox, which only a short time ago was on the brink of extinction, provides an instructive example of how a coordinated, organized and highly focused strategy was able to reverse the certain extinction of an endangered population. At the turn of the century, as few as 55 foxes barely survived in the wild on Santa Cruz Island; only 15 remained on nearby Santa Rosa and San Miguel Islands.
