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Há 3 dias · In fact, Indonesia’s rainforests, home to 17% of all birds, 12% of the world’s mammals, and 10% of all plants, have steadily decreased as the country’s population has surged. As a result, the country has already seen many species go extinct. It also currently has four animals on the WWF’s 10 most endangered animals list.
Há 5 dias · The list now includes 163,040 species, an increase of about 6,000 from last year. Copiapoa cacti, native to Chile’s Atacama coastal desert, the Bornean elephant and the Gran Canaria giant lizard are among the threatened species, IUCN revealed.
Há 5 dias · A newly confirmed elephant subspecies is already at risk of extinction. Bornean elephants have wider faces and smaller bodies than other Asian elephants. Standing just 2.5 metres tall, they narrowly beat the African forest elephant to the title of the smallest living elephant.
Há 5 dias · The Asian elephant in Borneo is Endangered, following its first assessment as a distinct subspecies on the IUCN Red List that found there are an estimated 1,000 Bornean elephants remaining in the wild.
Há 3 dias · The Javan rhino, one of the most endangered large mammals, resides in the dense rainforests of Java, Indonesia. With a gray, hairless body and a single horn, it is smaller than other rhino species. About 74 individuals remain in the wild. Deforestation, poaching, and natural disasters endanger the Javan rhino.
Há 5 dias · New research has finally confirmed the status of the Bornean elephant as a subspecies, which is now considered endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Há 18 horas · The number of Mekong dolphins has risen to more than 100 in Cambodia, the agriculture minister said Monday, raising a glimmer of hope for the endangered mammals. Irrawaddy dolphins—small, shy ...
