BIAZA (the British and Irish zoo federation) has released a top 10 list of the world's most endangered species that would not be surviving without the help of conservation.
And they are:
Amur leopard – fewer than 45 of these big cats left in the wild
Blue-crowned laughingthrush – only 250 mature birds of this Chinese species left in the wild
Mountain chicken frog – one of the world’s largest species of frog and critically endangered
Ploughshare tortoise – one of the most threatened and sought after reptiles in the illegal pet trade
Blue-eyed black lemur – this lemur is critically endangered due to large scale habitat loss and hunting
Verdcourt's polyalthia tree – this critically endangered species has only been found in three locations in the Kilombero valley in Tanzania
Scimitar-horned oryx – this antelope is extinct in the wild and dependent on captive breeding
White-clawed crayfish – around 95% of the population of Britain’s only native freshwater crayfish have been lost
Polynesian tree snail – 11 species of Polynesian tree snails are extinct in the wild
Potosi pupfish – this freshwater fish is extinct in the wild
The list was lifted direct from the article.
Ten most endangered species list highlights importance of zoos 'working to save' animals from extinction - World - News - Evening Standard
And they are:
Amur leopard – fewer than 45 of these big cats left in the wild
Blue-crowned laughingthrush – only 250 mature birds of this Chinese species left in the wild
Mountain chicken frog – one of the world’s largest species of frog and critically endangered
Ploughshare tortoise – one of the most threatened and sought after reptiles in the illegal pet trade
Blue-eyed black lemur – this lemur is critically endangered due to large scale habitat loss and hunting
Verdcourt's polyalthia tree – this critically endangered species has only been found in three locations in the Kilombero valley in Tanzania
Scimitar-horned oryx – this antelope is extinct in the wild and dependent on captive breeding
White-clawed crayfish – around 95% of the population of Britain’s only native freshwater crayfish have been lost
Polynesian tree snail – 11 species of Polynesian tree snails are extinct in the wild
Potosi pupfish – this freshwater fish is extinct in the wild
The list was lifted direct from the article.
Ten most endangered species list highlights importance of zoos 'working to save' animals from extinction - World - News - Evening Standard
