There are 18 animals on the WWF's critically endangered list.
With the urgency of climate change issues coming to the fore in political and social discussion around the world, it is more pertinent than ever to remember that we share Earth with a vast array of fascinating animals and plants that not only sustain us in numerous ways, but also bring us much joy.
Newsweek has compiled a guide to critically endangered species, according to the World Wildlife Fund and the Endangered Species Coalition, that will be affected most by short-term climate change. We have also provided information on what readers can do to help.Status: Critically Endangered Living in the deserts and grasslands ranging from Namibia to East Africa, the black rhino is the smaller of the two African rhino species. According to WWF, populations of the black rhino were reduced in the 20th century due to hunters. Between 1960 and 1995, numbers dropped by 98 percent to less than 2,500.
The threat to the orangutan comes from hunting and unsustainable, sometimes illegal, logging, mining and conversion of forests to agriculture. According to the WWF, the 1997-98 forest fires in Kalimantan, Indonesia, killed up to 8,000 orangutans. Also known as Grauer’s gorilla, this is the largest of the four gorilla subspecies. The gorillas live on fruit and other herbaceous materials.
To help conserve the sea turle population, the WWF has been working with John Wang, an ecologist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . He has created a lightstick device which emits wavelengths that can be seen by turtles but not other fishes. The LED lights in the device have resulted in a 60 percent reduction in turtle bycatch—and at the Indonesian site, a 20 percent boost in the target catch for participating fishers.There are only 58 to 68 Javan rhinos left in the world.
The WWF is working with the local population to reduce human-wildlife conflict through initiatives such as better livestock management, worked to reverse a 2002 decision by a Malaysian state government to eliminate all tigers, and has set up camera traps to monitor tiger populations. Like all orangutans, the Tapanuli is under serious threat from Human encroachment and hunting.
This endangered species was discovered in 1992 during a survey carried out by the Ministry of Forestry of Vietnam and WWF in north-central Vietnam. The Saola is recognized by its two parallel horns with sharp ends, which is the inspiration for its Vietnamese name meaning “spindle horns.” Victims of illegal trade or being kept as pets, they are also at risk from a plan to build a major road in northern Sumatra. It is believed that it will fragment the forest and open access for illegal logging activities and human settlements. Tamed Sumatran rhinoceros named Rossa in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia. Currently she's moved to Sumatran rhinoceros sanctuary to protect her from poaching threats.
This little porpoise is the rarest marine mammal and is sadly on the edge of extinction. It wasn't until 1958 that it was discovered. Vaquita are often killed by illegal fishing operations in marine protected areas within Mexico's Gulf of California. There are only 30 left in its population. Western Lowland Gorilla , portrait. Orphaned gorillas reintroduced into the wild.
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