15 Endangered Mammals Going Extinct

15 Endangered Mammals Going Extinct

The world is a canvas of different forms of life and each life fulfills a different role in creating a canvas of existence which is an irresistible and necessary condition in order to keep intact, the fabric of the life. But what people are undergoing is an exodus and one befitting a silence in which the biodiversity is unravelling at an unparalleled pace. As well as being a purely scientific term for the precarious existence of certain species, the term endangered species has become politically significant and a source of worldwide concern. By 2025 some well known and unknown species will be standing very close to extinction

This is not just a list of names: it is an invitation to be vigilant. These are critically endangered mammals acting as canaries in a coal mine, an attention getter that all is not well in their ecosystem and by extension not in our planet. "Being informed as to the worth of what is happening in an animal's life is the start of rescuing them through efforts to conserve that may bring them back from the depths."

Vaquita 

Mexico is the home of the last 10 known marine mammals, the vaquita. The portaborete porpoise is only found in the Gulf of California and an unfortunate victim of bycatch drownings in illegal gill nets set for totoaba fish.

Slender-Horned Rhinoceros

One of the very few large mammals left on this planet, the Javan Rhino has a population of only approximately 76 animals restricted to a single park in Indonesia. It has been under threat since it was poached for its horn to be used in bracelets, and due to its demise in areas where it is hunted for horn and also destroyed due to agriculture.

Amur Leopard

An emblem of untamed beauty and power, there are only about 100 remaining Amur Leopards in the undergass cover of the Russian Far East, Japan and South Korea. The poaching (fatally) and the disappearance of prey species are the most significant threats to this species due to its beautiful spotted coat.

Sumatran Orangutan 

These treacherous monkeys that live in trees are a very rare species and are searching for animals that are barely left because the Uplanders have been felling the forest to get rid of the jungle. to make way for the palm oil plantations and farms.. The forests in which these orangutans live have also been fragmented in Indonesia, and as a result, populations are more vulnerable.

Aola 

The saola has been called the Asian unicorn, and it has remained secret until 1992. Endemic to the Annamite mountains of Vietnam and Laos, and is threatened by hunting/habitat loss There is no saola in captivity.

Northern Sportive Lemur 

Considered to be left with fewer than 50 individuals, this hidden mammal is one of the increasingly threatened mammals across the globe, as it is known to be a nocturnal primate of Madagascar. It is only found in a single forest fragment and the illegal practices of logging and hunting are its biggest threats.

Hawksbill Sea Turtle 

A lack of being a mammal is no advantage for a species, hence, its inclusion for a bad condition. It is poached and its beautiful "tortoiseshell" and in trouble because of the deterioration of the coral reefs, the ultimate symbol of the crisis in the seas.

Sumatran Elephant 

Sumatran Elephant population has dropped over the past quarter or a century by close to 80%. Their forest habitat has been destroyed by turning land for palm oil plantation, which has caused a terrible human elephant conflict and their poaching for ivory.

Cross River gorilla

There are fewer than 300 of this subspecies of western gorilla in existence.With a people living at the Nigeria Cameroon border they are threatened by the risk of deforestation, bushmeat hunting, and low genetic diversity due to the low and small populations that are fragmented.

Philippine Crocodile

The next non mammalian on the list, the small freshwater crocodile has, through habitat clearing and the direct persecution of humans, been endangered, and despite conservation efforts has become very scarce in recent times.

Yangtze Finless Porpoise 

The last true freshwater mammal left in the Yangtze River, China, apart from the Baiji dolphin (uper remans), which also seems to be practically extinct. With only about 1,000 individuals it is threatened by ship strike, over fishing and water pollution.

Loxodonta Cyclotis 

Recently identified as a separate species to the savanna elephant, it has been exploited to the point where their population has declined by over 86 percent in just 31 years. The poaching of the ivory is the principle cause for the extinction of these mammals.

Tapanuli Orangutan 

Indeed the newly described largest ape species (2017) is also the most endangered one. Only 800 Sumatran orang utans are left, and a single hydroelectric dam may be on the horizon to split its already tiny habitat in two.

Beatragus Hunteri

Hirola, which was formerly known as Hunter's antelope, is still the least endangered antelope on the earth.. The hirola live in the Kenya/Somalia border area, and their numbers have been reduced because of habitat destruction, drought, and land competition.

Red Wolf 

A good example of the challenges of conservation, the red wolf currently exists only in practice in the wild. In North Carolina, a reintroduction program has had to face tremendous political and social pressure; there are now an estimated 2025 in the wild.

The Way Forward, Conservation as Power

The life of these rare mammals is in danger, but it is certainly no end in sight. Bad as it is, it is not too late. "Conservation efforts" have proven effective in causing a turnabout of the fortunes of such species as the blackfooted ferret and the California condor.

The answer isn't that there is a single answer, there is a combination, these strategies are funding behaviour change organizations aimed at ending poaching and conserving habitat, they are making wise shopping decisions that acknowledge the value of the forest, and pressuring the government to implement sound environmental policy. If not, their families are already headed for extinction: it is up to us to write the next chapter of this amazing animal.