Index• What´s the problem?• WHICH ANIMALS ARE IN DANGER?• TOP 10 • Causes of the extinction• How to fix it?

What´s the problem? An endangered species is a population of

organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has calculated the percentage of endangered species.

Many countries have laws that offer protection to endangered animals: for example, prohibiting hunting or creating reserves.Only a few of the many endangered species get legal protection like pandas.

WHICH ANIMALS ARE IN DANGER?America:Bald eagle, California condor, peregrine falcon, white pelican, toucan, American alligator, sea turtle, olive ridley turtle or Atlantic ridley, giant armadillo, gray squirrel, blue whale, gray whale, Greenland whale, sei whale, black-footed ferret, jaguar, gray wolf, Florida manatee, Vancouver marmot, otter, ocelot, Grizzly bear, giant anteater, Black bear, cougar East, tapir and gray wolf.

Europe:Atlantic ridley, olive ridley, Blue whale, Greenland whale, humpback whale, sei whale, Mediterranean monk seal and lynx.

Africa:Atlantic salmon, leatherback turtle, wild ass, chimpanzee, African Elephant, Mountain gorilla, cheetah, hippo pygmy, black lemur, leopard, Mediterranean monk seal, African wild dog, white rhino, blue whale and fin whale.

Asia :Crested ibis, blue whale, gray whale, Greenland whale, Sei whale, Asian elephant, cheetah, hippopotamus,Asiatic lion, leopard, snow leopard, otters, orangutans, giant panda, India rhino, tapir and tiger.

Oceania :Philippine eagle, green turtle and komodo dragon blue whale.

TOP 10• 10) GIANT PANDA BEAR

There are 1600 pandas living in the jungles and 188 in captivity. Today the populations of pandas are found only in China .

• 9) JAVA RHINOCEROSIt is critically endangered, only known wild population, and there are none in captivity.

• 8) Monarch Butterfly The Monarch butterfly can be found in a number of habitats like fields, urban and suburban parks, gardens and roads. During winter they vive in coniferous forests.

• 7) Mountain GorillaThe mountain gorilla live in Virunga volcanic mountains.Its population isn´t abundant, there are 700 species in the wild.

• 6) Blue Tail TunaIt lives in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The blue tail tuna is extinct in the Black Sea and Caspian Sea.

TOP 10• 5) Leather Back Turtle

Mainly inhabit the Atlantic coast. It is estimated that there are only 3.200 adult female turtles.•

4) Magellanic PenguinThe fish, their food, has changed their transit routes by warming of ocean currents. Because of that the number of individuals has declined.

•3) Pacific Sea LionTheir habitat is entirely of ice blocks floating on the sea. When the blocks melt, many are left without a place to breed.

•2) Polar BearThis animal one of the main victims of global warming and also has faced the hunt to get your skin.

•1) TigerCurrently there are about 3,200 tigers in the world. Hunters looking for their skins, bones, or just keep devouring his cattle, coupled with deforestation in forest regions, have managed to place the tiger as endangered species more alarming.

Causes of the extinction

Direct causes• Overuse

The global exploitation of animals has caused many species become extinct or be in danger.

• HuntingHunting has been a major factor in the extinction of certain species. Many are hunted for their fur; others for food...

• Collection A lot of animals and plants are collected for scientific and medical research, and for display in zoos.

• Persecution of Natural PredatorsMany human beings believe that some wild animals are a threat to their farms and kill them.

Causes of the extinctionIndirect causes

• AgricultureComplete natural ecosystems are converted to fields where only one or a few species cultivated.

• Environmental PollutionMany toxic substances are released into the waste disposal process are very similar to pesticides, with similar impacts on ecosystems.

• DevelopmentForests are being cut everywhere destroying ecosystems.

• Introduction of SpeciesThe transfer of plants and animals from one ecosystem to another has had catastrophic effects.

• WarDestroys not only human, too many species.

How to fix?• Obtain their cooperation to protect habitats and create new nature

reserves.

• Avoid indiscriminate deforestation of forests, to protect the habitat.

• Prevent environmental pollution (air, soil, water)

• Avoid traffic and illegal marketing of animals and plants which are endangered.

• Encourage the use of artificial insemination techniques in endangered animals to increase the number of individuals.

• Avoid hunting in closed season.

• Prevent exploitation and modification of natural habitats of the species.

• Help organizations who are responsible of rescuing the last specimens of endangered animals and keep them in captivity in a habitat similar to their natural habitat.