Welcome to my Endangered Species Homepage

Please wait for page to load completely before scrolling down. This page has been set up to help you become more familiar with the animals in our world that are in danger of not being on this planet for our childrens children to enjoy. They need our help, now!!!!

For 1994, the WWF came up with a list of the top ten most endangered animals. They are: the Tiger (Panthera Tigris) of which there remain fewer than 6,000 in the wild, the Black Rhino (Diceros bicornis) of which there are fewer than 2,000 in the wild, at most, the Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) of which number fewer than 1,000 in the wild in China, the Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus) who suffers from Illegal trade of body parts, the Himalayan Yew (Taxus wallichiana), the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) of which there has been a population decline in of 80 percent in the last 20 years, Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), the Saigo Antelope (Saiga tatarica), the Egyptian Tortoise (Testudo kelinmanni), and the Red and Blue Lory (Eos histrio), of which less than 3,000 may remain. Rhinos are killed mostly for their horns, which are used in fever-reducing agents in Oriental medecines and for Middle eastern dagger handles. The Rhino in general has seen a 97 percent decline in its population in the past 30 years. (The black rhino itself has seen a 95 percent decline in the last 20 years.) The Giant Panda faces extinction by or before the end of the century if something is not done. The Himalayan Yew is endangered by heavy deforestation, as well as people who take the conifer for and extract, taxol, which looks promising as an anti-cancer agent. While this itself may seem good, more than 10 kg of the plant is needed to produce only one gram of taxol, and better trade controls are needed to keep the supplies sustainable. Overfishing has contributed to most of the decline in population of the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna. The Hawksbill turtle is the source of many turtle shell souveniers, even though trade of the shell is officially banned in most countries. The turtle can grow to be three feet long. The Hawksbill's slow reproductive cycle has made them exceptionally vulnerable to illegal trade. The Saigo antelope is killed for its horn, and now with the extremely decreased population of the rhino, the hunting of the Saigo antelope has increased. And lastly, the red and blue lorry, tropical parrots, have been endangered because of a recent, sudden explosion in the pet and collector trade. This trade has wiped out almost one-third of the total population in the last three years. It is too bad that such magnificent animals as these have reached such a state. But even if there is no hope for these animals, we should at least try to learn from our mistakes and keep other animals from becoming endangered.

My name is Michael Michaud, lots of you know me as MrHugs in the chat world of Virtual Places. I have 7 children and 3 grandchildren so far. I have made this page in hopes to bring awareness to a few more people in the world the dangers that we face in losing more of God's creatures. Because of our misuse of mother earth, and our hunting practices we are creating a serious problem not only for the endangered species but for all of us, we are disturbing the ecco-ballance, and something must be done NOW!

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This page was last updated on March 25th, 1998.

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