Endangered Animals
Tiger: Less than 3% of the tiger’s original space remains. In 2010, as few as 3200 tigers remaining the wild. In 1940, around 40% of the tiger’s space was there and around 3400 tigers remained in the wild. By the 1980s three subspecies of the tiger were extinct, the Bali, Caspian, and Javan. But if we start saving the tiger now, we could the double the population by 2022. There are six remaining subspecies of tiger and they are the Amur (Siberian), Bengal (Indian), Indochinese, Malayan, South China, and Sumatran tiger. The Amur (Siberian), Bengal (Indian), Indochinese, and Malayan tiger are endangered while the South China and Sumatran tiger are critically endangered.
Rhino: The rhino used to live through out Eurasia and Africa, but now very few animals survive out of national parks and reserves. The Black and White rhino live in Africa and two sub species of the white rhino. The Southern White Rhino is now the most abundant rhino in the world and is listed as endangered. The Northern White Rhino is listed as critically endangered. The Black Rhino has four subspecies which are all critically endangered, eastern, southwestern, southern central, and the western which is thought to be extinct. The Javan, Sumatran and Indian rhinos all live in Asia. Javan and Sumatran rhinos are listed as critically endangered while the Indian rhino is listed as endangered.
Gharial: The gharial is listed as critically endangered. The Gharial is the only salt water crocodile. Gharials are found in Himalayan-fed river systems: Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra rivers, to the coast of Burma, Northern and eastern India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. The Gharial does not eat humans but much smaller animal due to its fragile jaws. In India in 1974 a survey done by the government of India and the United Nations, and the Food and Agriculture Organization recorded only 50 to 60 gharials in India wildlife.
Amur Leapord: The Amur leopard is one of the most endangered animals in the world and is listed as critically endangered. Only 30-40 Amur leopards live in the wild. 150 Amur leopards are captive. Very little research has been done to protect the Amur Leopard. The Major causes to the Amur Leopard’s decline are habitat destruction caused by wildfires which burn without anything done to prevent them and go out of control, intensive logging and clear cutting has destroyed the habitat and the Amur leopard’s habitat, elimination of its prey, hunting both legal and illegal (poaching) for the Amur leopard’s beautiful coat and for its bones have all helped in reducing the leopards to a fragment of its former habitat and making it almost extinct.
Eungella Day Frog: Until January 1985 the amphibian was common through out its habitat. Then the first declines in the population occurred. On May 1987 it was thought the Eungella Day Frog had gone extinct. But an individual found in 1992 raised hopes. After further research it was discovered the Eungella Day Frog’s habitat had been shrunken to a river of its former habitat.
Elephant: There are two major types of elephants which are African and Asian elephants. From the Asian elephant there are four subspecies which are the Indian, Shi Lankan, Sumatran, and Borneo Pygmy Elephant. From the African elephant there is two subspecies which are the Savannah elephant and the Forest elephant. Due to habitat loss elephants are coming closer to extinction. The elephant’s tusks which are made of ivory is the major reason why they are getting poached.