Our World Endangered Animals ...

The World Wide Fund For Nature keeps a permanently evolving list of wildlife that is endangered, threatened and vulnerable. There are currently 18 species listed as critically endangered, 33 listed as endangered, 16 classed as vulnerable and 4 as near threatened. Let’s remind ourselves how gorgeous these creatures are and why our world would be poorer should they disappear.

1 Amur Leopard

Critically endangered

2 Black Rhino

Critically endangered

3 Cross River Gorilla

Critically endangered

4 Hawksbill Turtle

Critically endangered

5 Pangolin

Critically endangered

6 Saola

Critically endangered

7 South China Tiger

Critically endangered

8 Sumatran Elephant

Critically endangered

9 Sumatran Orangutan

Critically endangered

10 Vaquita Dolphin

Critically endangered

11 African Wild Dog

Endangered

12 Black Spider Monkey

Endangered

13 Black Footed Ferret

Endangered

14 Blue Whale

Endangered

15 Bluefin Tuna

Endangered

16 Chimpanzee

Endangered

17 Galapagos Penguin

Endangered

18 Giant Panda

Endangered

19 Sea Lion

Endangered

20 Snow Leopard

Endangered

21 Hector’s Dolphin

Endangered