2. Endangered Species
• There are a whole range of endangered
species but today we are only going to
look at a few of them.
• We will also look at the ICUN Red List
which lists the endangered species of
the world.
3. • The first species on my list of the most
interesting and critically endangered animals
is the ivory-billed woodpecker.
• It lives or lived in the Southeastern part of the
US as well as Cuba.
• This huge woodpecker was considered extinct
until 2004. Which was incredibly amazing as
they had gone rowing and weren’t even
looking for it.
• For info go to www.allaboutwildlife.com
5. • Type: Fish
• Diet: Carnivore
• Average life span in the wild: Up
to 60 years
• Size: 6.5 ft (2 m)
• Weight: 198 lbs (90 kg)
• Protection status: Endangered
6. • A weird and wonderful, but thought to
be extinct 65 million years ago fish until
it was rediscovered in 1938 and is now
endangered believed that only around
1000 remain in the deep sea.
• Coelacanths are elusive, deep-sea
creatures, living in depths up to 2,300
feet (700 meters) below the surface.
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8. • Did you know?
• A coelacanth's minuscule brain
occupies only 1.5 percent of its cranial
cavity; the rest is filled with fat.
10. • Type: Mammal
• Diet: Herbivore
• Average life span in the wild: Up
to 12 years
• Size: Up to 9.2 ft (2.8 m)
• Weight: 790 to 1,200 lb (360 to 540
kg)
• Protection status: Endangered
11. • amazonian manatee's latin name is
Trichechus Inunguis.
• Manatees inhabit the shallow, marshy
coastal areas and rivers of the
Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico
• On average, manatees swim at about 5
to 8 kilometers per hour.
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13. • Manatee's are very good at memorising
things.
• The freshwater Amazonian manatee
inhabits the Amazon River and its
tributaries, and never ventures into salt
water.
• The main causes of death for the sea
cows are human-related issues, such as
habitat destruction.
14. • Did You Know?
• Amazonian Manatees have been
known to swim at up to 30 kilometers
per hour (19 mph) in short bursts.
16. • Type: Amphibian
• Diet: Carnivore
• Average life span in the wild: 10 to
15 years
• Size: Up to 12 in (30 cm)
• Weight: 2.11 to 8 oz (60 to 227 g)
• Protection status: Endangered
17. • The Mexican walking fish is on the verge
of extinction. It’s a caecilian, and it lives
in – where else? – the waters of Mexico.
• Accustomed to being a top predator in
its habitat, this species has begun to
suffer from the introduction of large fish
into its lake habitat.
• axolotl do have teeth but you can’t see
them - a bit like toothless from how to
train your dragon.
18. • Did you know?
• Because they have the ability to
regenerate lost body parts, axolotls are
probably one of the most scientifically
studied salamanders in the world.
20. • Type: Marsupial
• Diet: Herbivore
• Average life span in the wild: 10 to
12 years
• Size: Up to 40 in (102 cm)
• Weight: 40 to 88 lb (18 to 40 kg)
• Protection status: Critically
Endangered
21. • Though it looks similar to the standard
wombat, the hairy nosed wombat
possesses some unique features.
• Among the rarest mammals in the
world.
• It has a backwards-opening pouch
• It is the largest burrowing herbivorous
mammal known to humans.
22. • Did You Know?
• The hairy nosed wombat’s teeth
continue to grow throughout its life.
Now they must have very very VERY
long teeth!
23. ICUN Red List
• The International Union for
Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the
world's main authority on the
conservation status of species.
• It was founded in 1963
• The Red List is the world's most
comprehensive inventory of the global
conservation status of biological species.
24. • Of the 44,838 species assessed
worldwide using the IUCN Red List
criteria, 905 are extinct and 16,928 are
listed as threatened to be extinct.
Millions of species still need to be
assessed to know their status.
