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Endangered Species
Endangered Mammals
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The baiji, or Yangtze River dolphin, is a cetacean whose home is the Yangtze River in China. The last sighting of the baiji species was in 2002 and it is listed as critically endangered and possibly extinct.
Links:
baiji.org
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The Western Gorilla has suffered a population decline of 60% from the 1980's due to outbreaks of Ebola and hunting. The Western Gorilla's conservation status was uplisted from Endangered to Critically Endangered in 2007.
More Images: Western Gorilla photos |
Links
The IUCN Red List - The list of endangered species as determined by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
C I T E S - Site for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.
Endangered & Threatened Species @ eNature.com - List of endangered and threatened species in the continental United States.
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