World's deadliest predators on the verge of extinction

March14,2024

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With only around 100 individuals left, the Amur leopard is the rarest big cat globally. Poaching and habitat loss are the key threats.

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Amur Leopard

Due to poaching for their horns, black rhinos are critically endangered. Their populations have dwindled to about 5,600 individuals.

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Black Rhinoceros

  Habitat loss due to palm oil plantations and hunting threaten the Sumatran orangutan.  Only around 14,600 individuals remain.

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Sumatran Orangutan

The Javan rhino is the rarest of all rhino species with fewer than 100 individuals left.  Habitat loss and poaching are major threats.

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Javan Rhino

 The world's most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita porpoise, faces extinction due to entanglement in gillnets used for illegal totoaba fishing. 

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Vaquita Porpoise

This unique amphibian is critically endangered due to water pollution and the invasive crayfish species that preys on them.

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Axolotl

These turtles are victims of bycatch and habitat destruction.  They also face threats from climate change as warmer sand temperatures skew sex ratios towards females.

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Leatherback Sea Turtle

Also known as the Vietnamese unicorn, this elusive antelope species is threatened by habitat loss due to snaring and logging.

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