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Species Directory. WWF is committed to saving endangered species. Learn more about the species we are working to protecting from becoming endangered or extinct.
- WWF
A 2020 WWF report estimated ~12,000,000 snares are present...
- Sumatran Orangutan
Derived from the Malay words for “person of the forest,"...
- Conservation Status
Learn more about the species we are working to protecting...
- Monarch Butterfly
Protect endangered species, including the monarch butterfly,...
- Indian Elephant
Indian elephants may spend up to 19 hours a day feeding and...
- Sri Lankan Elephant
The Sri Lankan subspecies is the largest and also the...
- Indus River Dolphin
Indus river dolphins are one of only four river dolphin...
- Black-footed Ferret
Saving rare species from extinction requires extraordinary...
- WWF
Currently, on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list, more than 41,000 species have been assessed to be under threat of extinction. And below we’ve listed 10 of the world’s most endangered animals in the wild:
The IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria are intended to be an easily and widely understood system for classifying species at high risk of global extinction. It divides species into nine categories: Not Evaluated, Data Deficient, Least Concern, Near Threatened, Vulnerable, Endangered, Critically Endangered, Extinct in the Wild and Extinct.
10 wrz 2024 · The IUCN classifies nearly 4,000 species as critically endangered, meaning they face such severe threats that they could soon become extinct in the wild.
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global extinction risk status of animal, fungus and plant species. Open to all, it is used by governmental bodies, non-profit organisations, businesses and individuals.
IUCN Red List - Wikipedia. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is an inventory of the global conservation status and extinction risk of biological species. [1] .
On 19 August 2018, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species identified 4584 endangered species, subspecies, stocks and subpopulations.
