Tiger and polar bear also endangered, WWF announced "10 species of animals to watch in 2010"

WWF(World Nature Conservation Fund)Is Washington D.C., local time on December 2, there are numerousEndangered speciesWe have announced "Ten to Watch in 2010 (10 types to watch in 2010)" list picking up notable 10 animals among them.

The list includes animals that everyone knows, such as tigers and polar bears, rare butterflies and turtles that are relatively notoriously popular, "people who wish to live in the world where tigers and polar bears, pandas exist are extinct We ought to include in the New Year 's pledge to save these amazing animals that were in danger of being too late before it is too late, "WWF says.

Details are as below.WWF - Press Release - Tigers, Polar Bears and Blue Fin Tuna Among the Most Threatened Species in 2010, Says World Wildlife Fund

The list of "10 animals to watch in 2010" is below. The ranking is not attached.

■Dora


Recent research suggests that there are only about 3,200 wild tigers remaining in the world. The habitat is 7% of the peak hour, and in the past 10 years it has decreased by 40%, and several subspecies occurring due to deforestation and poaching are also extinctBaritraYaJawahraIt is said that it may follow the same fate as. Tigers are poached because of bones that become Chinese herbal medicines and furs to be decorative items, as well as India and Bangladesh, which are the habitat of tigers due to the rise in water level due to global warmingShumbledbon(Mangrove 's clustered ground) are also being threatened. As 2010 is a tiger year, efforts on tiger protection may become active as well.

■Polar bears


Polar bear is a representative of an animal whose habitat is threatened by global warming. America's"Act on Conservation of Endangered Species"It is designated as an endangered species that needs protection. If global warming progresses at the current pace, it seems that it may be extinct within the next 100 years.

■Thai hive walruses


Thai hive walrusesBering SeaWhenChukchi SeaIt has become clear that it recently received the influence of global warming seriously. In September this year, 200 dead bodies of Taiheiyo walrus were observed on the northwest coast of Alaska facing the Chukchi Sea. Walruses, which sleep on ice, sleep on birth or childcare, or overwhelm a foreign enemy (such as a killer whale that is a natural enemy), are losing their habitat as the ice in the Arctic Circle is melted, and they are in danger of extinction Law concerning the preservation of species "to be added to protected animalsUS Fish and Wildlife ServiceIt is announced by.

■Magellan penguin

Photo by longhorndave

For Magellan Penguins in South America, which had been threatened mainly by oil spills in the past, it is now the biggest problem that the fish fisheries to become foods move away from the coast due to rising ocean temperatures and changes in ocean currents. Several hundred penguins arrived in the coast near Rio de Janeiro last year, many of which were starved or starved to death. Twelve of the 17 penguins currently have a sharp decline in population, Magellan penguins are one of them.

■A leatherback turtle


The leatherback turtle which the length of the instep becomes about 2.5 m is the largest reptile reptile in the sea turtle, and it is a very unique animal that forms the genus Reef Turtle with only one kind of leatherback turtle. According to its name "Leatherback Turtle" in English, the shell does not develop and the back is covered with skin. This ancient turtle with over 100 million years of history is now in danger of extinction. Especially in the Pacific Ocean, the number of females decreases to about 2,300, and the Pacific Ocean Tortoise seems to be said to be facing the most crisis among all the world's sea turtles. The Atlantic population is relatively stable, but it seems to be decreasing due to bycatch. Also, the impact of global warming is starting to emerge. The sex of the turtle born from the egg is greatly influenced by the temperature of the nest, but it seems that the percentage of male has already decreased due to the rise in the temperature of the spawning ground.

■Thailand bluefin tuna


Thailand bluefin tuna of migratory fish distributed in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean are overfished due to edible, low growth rates and slow maturation, and it seems that the number of individuals has declined by 90% in the past 30 years. Many of those caught are consumed in Japan. WWF calls on restaurants, retail shops, cooks and consumers to avoid offering, trading, and educating Thai bluefin tuna until the population of Thai bluefin tuna shows signs of recovery.

■Mountain Gorilla(GorillaHigashi girilla species mountain gorilla subspecies)


Approximately 200 of about 720 individuals in the wild are in the eastern part of the Congo, near the border with Rwanda and UgandaVirunga National ParkIt is inhabited by the civil war. By protection activities, the population in Virunga is 14% in the past 12 years, another habitat of Mountain GorillaBwindi Impenetrable National Park(Uganda) recovered 12% in the past 10 years, it seems that it is not yet said that it has gone out of danger of extinction, and further protection efforts will be required in the future.

■Great battlefield


It is a monster bird, moving from North America to Mexico like a migratory bird and overwintering but the biologically valuable phenomenon called "migration" of this butterfly is being threatened by environmental destruction. It is necessary to conserve forests of pines and firs in the highlands of Mexico which is an overwintering place and environmental conservation efforts in Canada and the United States which are breeding places.

■Japan


In addition to being a craft with a corner of up to 25 cm, the whole body including the horn is prized as a traditional herbal medicine, and the population is drastically reduced due to destruction of habitat due to overfishing and development. It is presumed that the number of individuals in wild is less than 60, and it is regarded as the most endangered species currently in large mammals.

■Giant panda


I think that there are many people who have seen the giant panda which is also the logo of WWF at the zoo and others, but in the wild there are less than 2,500 individuals. The division of forests in southwestern China, a habitat, formed a small isolated population,InbreedingIt seems that there is concern that it will proceed.