In this article, we will describe a number of endangered animals that are threatened with extinction. In an organization there is the name IUCN or the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources that handles flora and fauna. This organization works with various countries in the world to deal with endangered endangered animals.
1. Amur leopards
Amur leopards have distinctive fur that is very beautiful and also thick. This animal originated from Russia. This animal is often hunted because of its beautiful and thick fur. Usually used as material for making jackets and other clothing. Not only because of the thick fur, but because the pattern on the fur is very beautiful so it is good to be used as clothes. Because hunting is what makes these animals more rare in Russia, there are only about 30 left in the world. To maintain its existence, various countries also helped to guard it, such as France, which makes leopard breeding amur in the Mulhaus zoo.
2. Gorilla
This animal is often hunted by irresponsible hunters. These animals are hunted not for fur or skin, but for meat to be used as food, making these animals rare.
Apart from the hunters that cause these animals are endangered, there is one disease that makes this gorilla species increasingly reduced, the Ebola virus. Therefore it is reported that there are about 90% of lowland gorillas dying around the Gabon region.
3. Vaquita fish
Vaquita fish are fish from the Gulf of California, these fish are very similar to dolphins, but among them remain different. Vaquita fish is a rare marine animal that is endangered, currently there are only about 100 left. What causes its scarcity is none other than illegal hunting. This fish is hunted because the gills are very expensive.
4. Komodo
Komodo or Varanus Komodoensis is a native animal of Indonesia which is precisely from the island of Komodo is very popular in the world. Currently the Komodo dragon habitat in the wild has begun to decrease and only a few hundred are left. Therefore the Indonesian Government seeks to preserve these animals because these animals only exist on Komodo Island alone and the only one in the world.
5. Saola
Saola or often called the Asian Unicorn is one of the endangered rare animals. The term unicorn refers to its pointed horns like a unicorn horse in cartoon films and dolls. Experts state that this animal is now only a few dozen tails and will be expected to become extinct if there is no special treatment to breed these animals.
6. Black rhino
This black rhino is an ancient animal that is still alive today. This black rhino habitat is in Africa. According to research data by scientists, only a few are left in their wild habitat. The current population is only around 4,800. Not yet known for certain that number, could be less or more.
Black rhino horn on the black market is very expensive, but its use is unknown. Is it just for hobby or used for others. Well, because of the high price of black rhino horn, many wild hunters are competing to have it.
7. Siberian Tiger
If Indonesia has a Sumatran Tiger, Siberia also has an endemic Tiger in its country. This tiger is usually dubbed the Amur Tiger. Currently, its presence in the wild is getting fewer and threatened with extinction.
The Siberian Tiger is the only largest tiger in the world. At present the population is around 400 to 500. The smaller number of their population is caused by poaching and also their habitat decreases because the survival of tigers is very dependent on their natural habitat.
