Pawpedia · Nature and conservation
Endangered
Species whose numbers have fallen so low that they could soon disappear from the wild.
What does endangered mean?
Scientists track species with the IUCN Red List. The scale starts at "least concern" and gets worse through "near threatened", "vulnerable", "endangered" and "critically endangered" — and finally "extinct".
The main threats are habitat loss, poaching, pollution and climate change. Conservation works: the giant panda improved from "endangered" to "vulnerable" in 2016.
Examples in the zoo
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Savanna · Mammal
African elephant
Loxodonta africana
Endangered
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Rainforest · Mammal
Tiger
Panthera tigris
Endangered
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Rainforest · Mammal
Orangutan
Pongo pygmaeus
Critically endangered
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Ocean · Mammal
Blue whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Endangered
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Ocean · Reptile
Green sea turtle
Chelonia mydas
Endangered
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Desert · Bird
Northern bald ibis
Geronticus eremita
Endangered
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Rainforest · Mammal
Chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes
Endangered