Giant Panda
Vulnerable
Pandas nearly became extinct due to habitat loss, low reproductive rates, dietary specialization, and human activities. However, the Chinese Government helped in multiple ways including creating policies to protect their haitat and reduce poaching. Due to this, they are now vulnerable instead of endangered.
Hawksbill Turtles
Critically Endangered
Hawksbill turtles are highly valued for their shells. Illegal poaching and trade threaten their population. Climate change decreases hatchling survival rates and they get caught in pollution. They are also losing their habitat hue to the destruction of coral reefs.
Axolotl
Critically Endangered
Axolotls are endangered due to pollution, habitat loss, invasive species, climate change, and overexploitation. Urban expansion has reduced water bodies leaving only canals and wetlands, increasing inbreeding and reducing genetic diversity. This causes axoltols to be highly vulnerable to environmental changes.
Saola
Critically Endangered
The Saola, often called the “Asian Unicorn,” is extremely rare and lives in the Annamite Mountains of Laos and Vietnam. Habitat loss, hunting, and snares have pushed it to the brink of extinction. Very little is known about its behavior due to its elusive nature.
Galápagos Penguins
Endangered
Galápagos Penguins are endangered due to pollution and climate change.
Red Pandas
Endangered
Red Pandas are threatened by poaching and habitat loss. Due to this, the number of Red Pandas remaining in the wild has been reduce by 40% in the past 20 years.
African Savanna Elephants
Endangered
African Savanna Elephants are endangered because of ivory poaching and habitat loss.
Hawaiian Crow
Extinct in the Wild
Hawaiian Crows became extinct in the wild due to habitat loss, diseases, predators, and other environmental pressures.
Socorro Dove
Extinct in the Wild
The Socorro Dove became extinct in the wild due to their habitat destruction and human activities. One example of an activity that severely affected the doves are the establishment of a military bases. Also, feral cats are a very dangerous predator to the Socorro Doves causing a large decline in the population of Socorro Doves.