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UNIT. Human interaction with the environment. 9. SPECIES IN DANGER. Biology and Geology 3. Secondary Education. UNIT. Species in danger. 9. • It is calculated that there are around 30 million different animal and plant species in the world. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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  • UNITBiology and Geology 3. Secondary EducationSPECIES IN DANGER9Human interaction with the environment

  • UNIT9Species in danger It is calculated that there are around 30 million different animal and plant species in the world. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) estimates that 1,000 of these species are in danger of extinction, and a further 17,000 are under threat. The following are some of the best known species in serious danger of extinction:Biology and Geology 3. Secondary Education

  • UNIT9Imperial Eagle (Aquila adalberti)Species in dangerBiology and Geology 3. Secondary Education

  • UNIT9Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) Species in dangerBiology and Geology 3. Secondary Education

  • UNIT9Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)Species in dangerBiology and Geology 3. Secondary Education

  • UNIT9Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)Species in dangerBiology and Geology 3. Secondary Education

  • UNIT9American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) Biology and Geology 3. Secondary EducationSpecies in danger

  • UNITBiology and Geology 3. Secondary Education9Species in dangerHooded seal (Cystophora cristata)

  • UNIT9Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)Species in dangerBiology and Geology 3. Secondary Education

  • UNIT9Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)Species in dangerBiology and Geology 3. Secondary Education

  • UNIT9Common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)Species in dangerBiology and Geology 3. Secondary Education

  • UNIT9African lion (Panthera leo)Species in dangerBiology and Geology 3. Secondary Education

  • UNIT9Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)Species in dangerBiology and Geology 3. Secondary Education

  • UNIT9Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) Species in dangerBiology and Geology 3. Secondary Education

  • UNIT9Pinta Island Tortoise or Lonesome George(Geochelone nigra abingdoni)Species in dangerBiology and Geology 3. Secondary Education

  • UNIT9Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)Species in dangerBiology and Geology 3. Secondary Education

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