did you know there were over 40,000 species listed on the ICU and read list with close to 16,000
species listed as endangered threatened with extinction hi I'm Brandon Sanders and today I want
to discuss a few animals found on the endangered species list I've researched some of the most
concerning animals found on the endangered species list these animals all serve a purpose to our
ecosystem and without them our world can come off-balance fast here is my list for top 7 most
endangered animals number 1 the Florida panther is a subspecies of the North America Puma and is
found inhabit South Florida in the past 30 years the human population is nearly doubled leaving
little room for the Florida panther burrowed the Stork range of the Florida panther extended from
Florida to Louisiana throughout the Gulf Coast State in Arkansas in the 1970s there was believed
to be 12 to 20 Panthers left in the wild today the Florida Panthers currently listed as endangered by
the US Fish and Wildlife with their biggest threat being from vehicle collisions their
numbers are now believed to be close to 130 Panthers left in the wild as reported in 2017
number two the California condor was once known to dominate the Western skies of North America
condors are known as carrion eating scavengers which play a huge part in disposing a disease
filled carcasses known as the largest living bird in North America the California condors
now listed as critically endangered the population began to steadily decline in
the 20th century due to lead poisoning and collecting and reduced food supply taking my
Western settlers from 1988 to 1991 there were reported no wild flying California condors in
the world a few condors were taken into captivity before their extinction which ultimately led to
the reintroduction beginning in 1992 they'll reintroduced to the wild their numbers are
still arrest today due to lead poisoning from lead bullets and led fishing roads in 2003 the
California condor recovery program began reporting current population information their last report
listed a current population of five hundred with an estimated 275 left in the wild number three
the Texas Ocelot is the threatened subspecies of the Ocelot family ocelots are known to limit
populations of rodents birds and rabbits in our ecosystem the Texas Ocelot was once found to
roam throughout South Texas the southern Edwards Plateau and along the coastal plains between 1970
through 1980 the Texas Ocelot was targeted by the fur trade with an estimated 200,000 taken annually
throughout the decade today the Texas Ocelot is currently listed as federally endangered and can
be found in the South Texas brush country in the Lower Rio Grande Valley recent reports show fewer
than a thousand Texas ocelots left to roam the texas-mexico border number four leatherback sea
turtles are the largest living turtle species and have the greatest migratory distribution in
any reptile on the planet from the Coral Triangle to the California coast the leatherback turtle is
known to migrate through the Atlantic Indian and Pacific Oceans the numbers have been at rest due
to intense egg collecting fisheries bycatch plastic pollution and coastal development
known as the oldest living turtle species the leatherback turtles now listed as endangered by
the IUCN Red List as reported by the Vancouver Aquarium there's an estimated 36,000 nesting
females left worldwide compared to 115 reported in 1980 number five also known as the Cozumel
raccoon pygmy raccoons are smaller species of raccoon found on the mangroves of the northwest
tip of Cozumel Mexico these islands hold the only known population of pygmy raccoons in the world
unfortunately the numbers have been in a decline and are thought to be at rest due to recent
tourist and industrial development their biggest current threat has been from the possibility of
hurricanes which is thought to be able to wipe out the entire species if the islands take a
direct hit they've been listed by the IUCN Red List as critically endangered with an estimated
250 people raccoons left in the wild number 6 the Ozark hellbender is one of two subspecies
of hellbender those aren't held then there is a large aquatic salamander that is known to survive
in the wild for up to 30 years found only in southern Missouri in northern Arkansas the species
lives in the running waters of the white river the presence of hellbenders indicate a healthy
natural kwatak environment and are also known to help control crayfish populations agencies
have reported a 75 percent decline in the Ozark species since the 1980s in addition to war and
gravel mining its habitat is harmed by nutrient runoff toxic runoff and an infectious fungus the
Ozark hellbenders currently listed as critically endangered with an estimated 600 left in the wild
as reported by US Fish and Wildlife number 7 the Vancouver Marmot is known as the largest
ground squirrel North America found to inhabit the mountainous regions of Canada's Vancouver
Island's the Vancouver Marmot is currently listed as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List in
1980 there is an estimated 300 to 350 marmots left in the wild but by 2003 only 30 were known
to live on the islands habitat loss through the climate change is one of the primary reasons held
responsible for the decline in the species they'll soon realize that without human intervention the
species would soon become extinct in the very near future the conservation authorities of the country
decided to capture wild marmots and breed them in captivity to increase their numbers the success of
this program led to the increase the wild marmots population and today there's an estimate of 250
to 300 left in the wild while the well-being of these 7 animals are important there are thousands
more in need of support we have listed a few ways to help in the description section for this video
I have also added a list of five particular canine species found on the endangered species list these
species include the Mexican wolf the island fox the red fox Darwin's Fox and the Ethiopian wolf
these animals play such an important role in making the world go round ultimately if we do
not act now these animals will fall victim to the same fate as the Raps tree frog once
known to roam the mountainous regions of Panama the Raps tree frog was first identified in 2005
unfortunately the species was listed extinct by 2007 with the last remaining captive frogs
passing away in 2016 these animals play such an important role in making the world go round for
more information or ways to help please check the comments section below and if you learned
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