Aniamls In Danger Of Extinction

We hear the names of “Dinosaurs”, which were once the masters of this earth. But today only fossils and imaginary pictures are remaining, because these masters of their time are now extinct. There is no actual proof that what had happened to them, that removed their evidence from this planet. There are many animals in danger of extinction.

But the story of extinction has not yet finished. It is getting repeated again and again. There are a long list of animals that are extinct or becoming extinct. Some of them which are become extinct are Giant Squirrel, Chinese River Dolphin, Cyprus Dwarf Hippopotamus, blue whale, giant panda, snow leopard, tiger and many more.

10 Animals in danger of extinction list

The ten animals in danger of extinction list are:

Siberian Tiger: They are hunted for their skin. And today the number of Siberian tiger left is just 200.

Giant Otter: These are hunted for its skin. And as a result it has got disappeared in Uruguay and just few are left in Argentina.

Nile Crocodile: They are aquatic crocodiles and are hunted for skin. Very few are remaining now.

Iberian Imperial Eagle: They are also just 150 pairs left.

Sea Turtle: They are served in the luxury restaurants. And as a result they have also remained just few in numbers.

Mountain Gorilla: The Gorillas in demand by the zoos and private collectors. There are just 600 left in the humid mountains of Africa.

Scarlet Macaw: These species is imported in large quantity in USA. And so they are caught for money and their number is decreasing day by day.

African Black Rhinoceros: These rhinoceros were large in numbers few years back. There were 65000 these rhinoceros in 1970s. But now the number has gone down to just 2000.

Giant Panda: These small, beautiful and innocent pandas are in demand for zoo. Also it is hunted for their skin. So this species is also in the red list of extinction of animals.

Tasmanian wolf: There is a probability that it might have disappeared as it is not been seen from last years. The last Tasmanian wolf was seen in the 1980s.

IUCN Report

The International Union for Conservative of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization, whose aim it to protect animals, plants and habitats. It comprises of 83 states, 108government agencies, 766 non-government organizations, and about 10,000 scientists and experts from countries all over the world.

                                                                                                      A recent report of IUCN shows that 21 animal species are in danger list. They include the cheetah, three dolphin families and an Egyptian vulture.

Causes of Extinction or in Danger of extinction

A lot of animals are in danger of extinction due to following reasons:

• Either they are very small in number.
• Or, they can’t adapt themselves to the changing environmental conditions.
• Or, they are becoming extinct due to their predators.
• Or, they are hunted by human being or may be due to deforestation.

Steps taken by the Government

• Many countries have laws to protect the species getting extinct.
• The Government has forbidden hunting of different animals.
• The Government has restricted land development and opened wild life sanctuary to preserve these animals.
• The Government has also strict laws on deforestation.

Thus, there is a long list which is needed our love and support to keep their existence alive on this “Green Plant”. Not only the Government but everyone has to do something at least to keep them alive in this world. This is only the way to save the animals in danger of extinction.