Endangered Means There Is Still Time
Four of the main reasons why animals become endangered are:
• Habitat loss
• Illegal hunting
• Pollution
• Introduction of a foreign species.
The Red List names over 5000 vertebrate animals (animals with a backbone) that are threatened or endangered. A total of 15,589 species face extinction. One in three amphibians, almost half of all freshwater turtles are threatened, one in eight birds and one in four mammals are known to be in danger.
Gorillas, Pandas, Elephants and the Florida Panther are examples of animals that have been endangered because their habitats are being destroyed, or humans are hunting them to extinction.
Up to 100 species become extinct every day. Scientists estimate that the total number of species lost each year may climb to 40,000 by the year 2000, a rate far exceeding any in the last 65 million years.
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