Endangered Animals

#1 These are some of the most worldwide known endangered species. The first is Orangutans. The biggest threat facing this specie of animal is severe habitat loss. Wild populations are fading fast. A group in Boreno National Park has decreased by 90 percent in just five years. These rapid losses provide more evidence that careful, successful, and healthy captive breeding programs are an important part of worldwide conservation efforts.

#2 In this picture from 2004, this 14-week-old Sumatran tiger cub is rescued from the water in the National Zoo in Washington, D. This mother, Soyono, had a litter of three male cubs. They were moved out of the zoo in 2006. Soyono gave birth to four other cubs in the course of two litters, and only one male, Gunter, still lives at the Zoo. Seven Sumatran tiger births in ten years is good news for a species that is believed to number fewer than 500 in the wild. There were 8 species of tigers in the world. Now there are 5, due to Javan, Bali, and Caspian tigers becoming extinct.

#3 These Western Lowland gorillas are a critically endangered species. Gorillas can grow to be as large as 400 pounds. Although this is incredibly large, they are still very susceptible to many human threats, including poaching, disease, and habitat loss.

I think that we need to do more to help these poor animals, or we will lose all of them.http://www.treehugger.com/galleries/2011/05/10-adorable-endangered-animal-babies-cuddling-up-to-mom.php?page=1