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    Meet The World's 16 Critically Endangered Species

    It's not just the Black Rhino and the Sumatran Tiger that are on the verge of extinction. The following list shows the 16 species that are the most at risk of extinction today. They have been categorized as 'Critically Endangered' on the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Endangered Species List.

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    1. The Amur Leopard

    Via serendipity4molly.wordpress.com

    Found in? The Amur-Heilong - northeastern China and the Russian Far East.

    Threats? Poaching

    Numbers? Only 30 individuals

    2. The Black Rhino

    Via blackrhinos.net

    Found in? Namibia, Coastal East Africa

    Threats? Poaching

    Numbers? 4,848

    3. The Cross River Gorilla

    Via ecolocalizer.com

    Found in? The Congo basin

    Threats? Hunting

    Numbers? 200 to 300 individuals

    4. The Hawksbill Turtle

    Via worldwildlife.org

    Found in? The Mesoamerican Reef, Coastal East Africa, Coral Triangle

    Threats? Loss of habitats, egg collection, pollution, coastal development and wildlife trade.

    Numbers? Not known

    5. The Javan Rhino

    Via lygsbtd.wordpress.com

    Found in? Indonesia

    Threats? Illegal trade (in the past), reduced genetic diversity, natural disasters, disease

    Numbers? Only 35 individuals

    6. The Leatherback Turtle

    Via treehugger.com

    Found in? Mesoamerican Reef, Coastal East Africa, Gulf of California, The Galápagos, Coral Triangle

    Threats? Habitat loss, overfishing, illegal trade

    Numbers? Not known

    7. The Mountain Gorilla

    Via fineartamerica.com

    Found in? The Congo Basin

    Threats? War (in the 90s), habitat Loss, disease

    Numbers? 880

    8. The Saola

    Via ferrebeekeeper.wordpress.com

    Found in? Vietnam

    Threats? Hunting, habitat loss

    Numbers? Not known due to rarity

    9. The South China Tiger

    Via hdwallpappers.com

    Found in? Captivity

    Threats? Hunted as pests, habitat destroyed

    Numbers? Not been sighted in the wild for 25 years - functionally extinct

    10. The Sumatran Elephant

    Via greenglobaltravel.com

    Found in? Borneo, Sumatra

    Threats? Poaching, deforestation, habitat loss

    Numbers? 2400-2800

    11. The Sumantran Orangutan

    Via worldwildlife.org

    Found in? Borneo, Sumatra

    Threats? Hunting, habitat loss

    Numbers? Approx 7,300

    12. The Sumatran Rhino

    Via savetherhino.org

    Found in? Borneo, Sumatra

    Threats? Illegal trade, habitat loss, genetic loss

    Numbers? Estimated to be less than 100

    13. The Sumatran Tiger

    Via gowild.wwf.org.uk

    Found in? Borneo and Sumatra

    Threats? Habitat loss, illegal trade, human conflict

    Numbers? Less than 400

    14. The Vaquita

    Via terrific-top10.com

    Found in? The Gulf of California

    Threats? Bycatch, natural predators

    Numbers? Estimated to be less than 200

    15. The Western Lowland Gorilla

    Via true-wildlife.blogspot.com

    Found in? The Congo Basin

    Threats? Poaching, diseases such as the Ebola virus

    Numbers? Not known

    16. The Yangtze Finless Porpoise

    Via dolphinwildcruises.com.au

    Found in? The Yangtze River, China

    Threats? Overfishing threatening food supply, pollution

    Numbers? 1000-1800

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