Earth Day: Endangered Animals Photo Gallery
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Mountain gorilla, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo
Gorilla gorilla beringei Mountain gorilla Portrait of an adult female Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo
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Wolf or Grey wolf (Canis lupus); Germany
Canis lupus Grey wolf Captive Germany
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Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus); Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Panthera pardus Leopardess Masai Mara National Park Kenya
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Ursus maritimus
Polar bear
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African lion (Panthera leo)
Panthera leo
Lion
Adult male
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White-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar)
Hylobates lar, White-handed gibbon, or Lar gibbon. Couple swinging from a branch.
Found in Tropical rainforests of southern and S.E. Asia, including Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the area encompassing Southern China to Eastern Burma.
This species is threatened for several reasons. These gibbons are hunted for meat in some areas. Live capture for the pet trade also poses a serious problem. In many Asian countries, it is "fashionable" to own your own primate, and this has led to the death of many gibbons either at the time of capture or during transport. The final, and greatest, threat to the gibbon is deforestation. Rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate due to logging and agricultural, leaving forest species with an ever smaller region in which to live. Some efforts are being made to save these primates, such as national parks and reserves, but they are not very effective. Laws protect them from live capture, but they are rarely enforced. Listed in CITES Appendix 1. -
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes); Ontario, Canada
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) sitting among autumn foliage. Ontario, Canada
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Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca); Sichuan Province, China
Ailuropoda melanoleuca Giant panda Chengdu Breeding Centre Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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Seychelles magpie robin (Copsychus sechellarum); Seychelles
Seychelles Magpie-robin (Copsychus sechellarum). Critically endangered. Formerly widespread in the Seychelles, but began to decline in the 19th century, and by the mid 20th century, persisted only Frégate Island, the most easterly of the granitic Seychelles (reintroduced to Aride). Seychelles
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Atlantic bluefin tuna, Malta
Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) portrait, captive, Malta, Mediteranean, May 2009 WWE BOOK
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Brown bear
Brown bear (Ursus arctos), portrait.
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Przewalski's horse
Przewalski's horse (Equus przewalskii) This horse is now extinct in the wild.
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Siberian tiger cub
Siberian tiger cub (Panthera tigris altaica)
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