The Javan rhinoceros, a species recently declared extinct in Vietnam, is one of the top 10 most endangered species in the world.
According to WWF, the Javan rhinoceros in Cat Tien National Park was found dead
with a bullet wound in its leg and its horn missing in April last year.
The Javan rhinoceros is extinct in Vietnam. Currently, there are still
some individuals left and they are being conserved in Indonesia.
The ivory-billed woodpecker. This species lives in South America. They may
have gone extinct due to habitat loss.
The Amur leopard lives in snowy forests in the Russian Far East. Scientists
believe that only 40 individuals remain due to poaching and logging.
There are about 100 greater bamboo lemurs living in Madagascar. They
are threatened by human hunting and habitat loss.
There are only about 350 North Atlantic right whales left.
Mountain gorillas. About 700 individuals still live in East Africa.
This species is on the brink of extinction due to the unstable policies of the government.
The leatherback turtle. The population of this largest turtle species is declining at an alarming rate.
This is due to humans taking their eggs laid on the beach, and their nests are lost due to coastal erosion.
Siberian tigers. This species lives in the snowy regions of Russia. Their population
was only 40 in the 1930s due to hunting. The population later increased to 500, but they are still threatened by poaching.
The Chinese giant salamander. They can grow up to 1.8m and are
gradually becoming extinct due to severe environmental pollution.
Hawaiian monk seals number less than 1,000. Scientists have not yet
explained why their population is declining.
