ENDANGERED SPECIES Back to  Environment Index Page

Human activities on Earth are accelerating the pace of species extinction at an alarming rate. Although by no means the only species close to or in danger of extinction, the examples below illustrate how close we are to losing some of the most familiar animals on the planet.

African Lion Habitat: central Africa Remaining: approx. 30,000 Source: Thirteen.org Alabama Beach Mouse Habitat: Gulf Coast of Alabama Remaining: approx. 45 Source Sierra Club American Bison Habitat: within U.S. parks and refuges Remaining: approx. 200,000 Source: Sierra Club Amur Leopard Habitat: Russian far east Remaining: Less than 30 Source: World Wildlife Fund Asian One-Horned Rhino Habitat: India, Nepal  Remaining: approx. 2,400 Source World Wildlife Fund California Sea Otter Habitat: U.S. Pacific Coast Remaining: approx. 2,300 Source: Environmental Defense Fund Florida Panther Habitat: Everglades Remaining: less than 50 Source: National Wildlife Federation Giant Panda Habitat: China Remaining: approx. 1,000 Source: World Wildlife Fund Grizzly Bear Habitat: lower 48 states Remaining: less than 1,000 Source: Sierra Club Louisiana Black Bear Habitat: Atchafalayas and Tensas river basins Remaining: less than 300 Source: Defenders of Wildlife Manatee Habitat: Florida coast Remaining: Approx. 3,200 Source: Environmental Defense Fund Mountain Gorilla Habitat: northwestern Rwanda Remaining: approx. 650 Source: Staten Island Advance / AP Orangutan Habitat: Malaysia Remaining: 10-25,000 Source: Animal Info Polar Bear Habitat: circumpolar Arctic Remaining: 20-25,000 Source: www.sciencedaily.com Sumatran Rhino Habitat: Sumatra Remaining: approx. 300 Source: Animal Info Tiger Habitat: Indo-Malayan, Palearctic Remaining: approx. 4,000 Source: World Wildlife Fund Whooping Crane Habitat: North America Remaining: approx. 350 Source Sierra Club