These are the animals most at risk for extinction, according to the World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature's list.
There may be as few as 3,200 tigers in the wild and their habitat continues to shrink. Tigers roam on less than seven percent of their original range habitat. Tigers are killed for body parts which are used to make traditional Asian medicine.
Arctic polar bears are losing habitat range due to climate changes. The polar bear is a protected species in the United States. If current warming patterns continue, polar bears will become extinct within this century or the beginning of the next.
The Pacific walrus is in the same boat as the Polar Bear. Arctic ice is melting and there has been significant diminishing of walrus habitat. This walrus may be added to the Endangered Species Act by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Magellanic penguins are being threatened by climate change, but they are not alone. Twelve other penguin species are experiencing rapid population decline. Penguins are also losing their source of food, as fish are moving toward more favorable ocean currents.
The Leatherback turtle is one of the largest surviving reptiles on earth. However, these turtles are facing extinction after over one hundred million years of existence.
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