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Polar bear cubs may be one of the universally-recognized icons of the environmental movement. This mother bear and cub are snuggling up after a long winter of hibernation in Manitboba, Canada. These polar bears will have to deal with loss of habitat as a result of climate change and bloody battles for food.

 

These black rhinoceros calf was born into the world that is not so safe for her species. In just 20 years, the number of black rhinos in the wild dropped from 65,000 to about 2,300 thanks to poaching. As of 2011, only eight black rhino babies have been born in captivity.

The Taronga Zoo in Australia says that as few as 34,000 Asian elephants remain in the wild. This is mostly due to human population growth that sadly led to these Asian elephants loss of habitat. These Asian elephants and their African relatives are also favorite target for poachers who desperately want their tusks.

 

This Panda cub, born in China in 2006, was the lightest member of it's species ever recorded at a tiny 51 grams. This picture, taken a month later, shows the mother panda caring for the baby, whom she first rejected in favor of caring for his twin. Giant pandas are endangered in the wild and are slow to breed in captivity. In 2008, there was a baby boom which saw four of them born within fourteen hours.

We need to save these species!