What species are being conserved?

What animals are being conserved?

  • Sea Turtle.
  • Humphead Wrasse.
  • Pacific Salmon.
  • Dolphins and Porpoises.
  • Whale.
  • Seals.
  • Sea Lions.
  • Marine Iguana.

What species have been saved from extinction?

Ten animals we have saved from extinction

  • Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) …
  • Mallorcan midwife toad (Alytes muletensis) …
  • Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) …
  • Fen orchid (Liparis loeselii) …
  • Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) …
  • Island night lizard (Xantusia riversiana) …
  • Rodrigues fruit bat (Pteropus rodricensis)

What are the 4 endangered species?

Falling Stars: 10 of the Most Famous Endangered Species

  • giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) …
  • tiger (Panthera tigris) …
  • whooping crane (Grus americana) …
  • blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) …
  • Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) …
  • sea otter (Enhydra lutris) …
  • snow leopard (Panthera uncia) …
  • gorilla (Gorilla beringei andGorilla gorilla)

What are 3 species that are at risk of extinction?

Species Directory

Common nameScientific nameConservation status ↓
Eastern Lowland GorillaGorilla beringei graueriCritically Endangered
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricataCritically Endangered
Javan RhinoRhinoceros sondaicusCritically Endangered
OrangutanPongo abelii, Pongo pygmaeusCritically Endangered

What animals need saving the most?

National Geographic posed the question to its readers on Facebook, and the most common answer was somewhat surprising: bees. The insects beat out (by far) other charismatic animals, including elephants, tigers, whales, and polar bears, which round out the top five in that order.

What animals does WWF protect?

We're protecting our planet's iconic animals

  • Adélie penguin Read More.
  • African elephant Read More.
  • African lion Read More.
  • African rhinos Read More.
  • Amur leopard Read More.
  • Asian elephants Read More.
  • Asian rhinos Read More.
  • Bottlenose dolphin Read More.

What animal was almost extinct but saved?

Bald Eagle. There were thought to be nearly 500,000 bald eagles in the United States in the 1700s. Sadly, that number dropped to only 412 nesting pairs in the continental U.S. by the 1950s.

What animals almost went extinct but came back?

Check out these five:

  • Gray Wolf. The war between Man and Wolf has been occurring for years. …
  • American Alligator. Estimated to be more than 150 million years old, the American alligator is found throughout the southeastern United States. …
  • Peregrine Falcon. …
  • Grizzly Bear. …
  • Whooping Crane.

What animal just went extinct 2021?

The ivory-billed woodpecker is one of 22 species of birds, fish, mussels, and bats (and one species of plant) that were declared extinct in the US in 2021.

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