Endangered Animals 2020 Facts

Some of the animals are caught and killed in the young ages and dried and varnished to be sold as curio items.

Endangered animals 2020 facts. Here are the top 10 endangered animals in the world today. Of that number 19817 are threatened with extinction. If you were hoping to spot this playful-looking mammal in its natural home youd be.

The golden lion tamarin is an endangered species native to the Atlantic coastal forests and the golden lion tamarin. Over 31000 of these species have been listed as threatened. Theres a global trade in turtle meat and turtle products and that serves endangered this creature.

Endangered animals include tigers rhinoceroses orangutans turtles and many more. Their numbers have already been greatly reduced and only a few now live in the wild. An older Vietnamese stamp illustrates the Javan rhinoceros Shutterstock Vaquita.

Other lesser-known species are also facing extinction. By Wildlife Preservation Canada Jul 29 2020 Species at Risk. The list below is to provide information about the 10 most endangered animals.

Both species of Orangutan are endangered. In Brazil captives have retained about 490 Golden lion tamarins in. Today the list of endangered species runs down to 16306.

The largest threats to the survival of certain animal species are habitat loss disease and the introduction of invasive species. 10 of the worlds most endangered animals. For the most recent version of the list IUCN researchers and scientists evaluated 63837 species.