Endangered Species

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ENDANGERED ANIMALS - The Consequence Of Habitat Loss, Poaching & Climate Change

Earth is home to approximately 2.17 million described animal and organism species.

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), almost 50,000 species are currently threatened with extinction.

Global wildlife populations have plummeted by an average of 73% between 1970 and 2020. Current species loss is estimated to be 1,000-10,000 times higher than the natural extinction rate.

Protecting endangered animals starts with preserving their natural habitats. As human expansion and deforestation fragment ecosystems, wildlife is left with dwindling space and resources, pushing countless species toward extinction.

Coupled with the effects of climate change, the biodiversity crisis, intensive agricultural practices, conflict, and the merciless illicit wildlife trade, many species are under threat like never before.

Pangolins, Amur Leopards, Sunda tigers, mountain gorillas, Bornean and Sumatran orangutans, black rhinos, African elephants, hawksbill turtles, and the Yangtze finless porpoise are among the world's most critically endangered animals.

The northern white rhino is one of the world's most endangered species. Only two remain out of the entire population: a mother and daughter who live in Kenya’s Ol Pejeta Conservancy.

To prevent the further eradication of entire species, we must ramp up conservation efforts, monitor populations, restore degraded environments, clamp down on illegal wildlife trading, and invest heavily in science-driven efforts to reverse such widespread biodiversity loss.