Endangered Animals 2020 Facts

Like many endangered animals their decline is mostly due to poaching habitat loss disease and human conflict.

Endangered animals 2020 facts. If an animal is in danger of becoming extinct its considered to be an endangered species. An older Vietnamese stamp illustrates the Javan rhinoceros Shutterstock Vaquita. Reports as of 2020 suggest there might be less than 100 left making them an incredible sighting in the wild.

Female elephants assist each other with the delivery and care of their offspring. Today the list of endangered species runs down to 16306. In the latest census 3200 Golden lion tamarins remain in the wild.

Endangered animals facts for kids. 10 of the worlds most endangered animals. Gray wolves like this pair on Isle Royale are listed as endangered in the United States.

Of the seven species of Sea Turtle found in our oceans two Kemps Ridley and Hawksbill are Critically Endangered one Green is Endangered and three Loggerhead Olive Ridley and Leatherback are Vulnerable. Click on an animal to learn more about it. The biggest threat to animals comes from humans.

Despite the best efforts of the endangered species act the number of animals which have become either critically endangered endangered or vulnerable has nearly doubled since 2007. I COMMIT TO YOU. The golden lion tamarin is an endangered species native to the Atlantic coastal forests and the golden lion tamarin.

The nine categories used to assess the species are listed below in order of least to most threatened going from left to right. Found in North America it is a member of the family Mustelidae which also includes weasels badgers the wolverine and related animals. Theyre losing their habitats due to intensive farming and land-use changes.