Endangered Animals 2020 Facts

Today the list of endangered species runs down to 16306.

Endangered animals 2020 facts. Gray wolves like this pair on Isle Royale are listed as endangered in the United States. Other lesser-known species are also facing extinction. By John Vucetich Michigan Technological University.

Endangered animals are not just exotic species they can be big OR small and are disappearing right from our back yards. 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. Of that number 19817 are threatened with extinction.

According to reports the numbers of animals that have gone extinct are in some millions. Asian stocks of the Fin Whale are considered critically endangered. The golden lion tamarin is an endangered species native to the Atlantic coastal forests and the golden lion tamarin.

For the most recent version of the list IUCN researchers and scientists evaluated 63837 species. The result is a loud cry for help from nature. Gland Switzerland 19 March 2020 IUCN The African Black Rhino remains Critically Endangered but its population is slowly increasing as conservation efforts counter the persistent threat of poaching according to todays update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM.

The largest threats to the survival of certain animal species are habitat loss disease and the introduction of invasive species. The nine categories used to assess the species are listed below in order of least to most threatened going from left to right. Animals Become Endangered for Many Reasons.

Both species of Orangutan are endangered. Click on an animal to learn more about it. If you were hoping to spot this playful-looking mammal in its natural home youd be.