GIANT PANDA : - ONLY ABOUT 1600 OF GIANT PANDA (AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA) ARE REMAINING IN THE WILD. AGAIN THE PROBLEM IS HABITAT LOSS - IN THE PANDA'S CASE ITS HABITAT FRAGMENTATION THAT'S THE REAL ISSUE, CREATING ISOLATED POPULATIONS. THEY ARE LIVING OVER 20 GEOGRAPHICALLY SEPARATE AREAS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IS ON THE INCREASE, SO THERE'S STILL MUCH MORE TO BE DONE. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT OVER HALF OF THE REMAINING PANDA HABITAT IS PROTECTED AND CORRIDORS ARE BEING ESTABLISHED TO CONNECT THE FRAGMENT POPULATIONS.
TIGER : - THERE ARE ONLY 3200 TIGERS (PANTHERA TIGRIS) LEFT IN WILD. THERE ORIGINAL RANGE DECREASED FROM 40% TO 7%. CONTINUING DEFORESTATION AND RAMPAT POACHING COULD PUSH SOME TIGER POPULATIONS TO THE SAME FATE AS ITS NOW - EXTINCT JAVAN AND BALINESE RELATIVES IN OTHER PARTS OF ASIA. TIGERS ARE REGULARLY POACHED FOR THEIR BODY PARTS. THERE SKINS ARE ALSO HIGHLY PRIZED. WITH THIS, SEA LEVEL RISE, DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, THREATENS THE MANGROVE HABITAT OF A KEY TIGER POPULATION IN BANGLADESH'S AND INDIA'S SUNDERBANS.
POLAR BEAR : - THE ARCTIC'S POLAR BEARS(URUS MARITIMUS) HAVE BECOME THE ICONIC SYMBOL OF EARLY VICTIMS OF CLIMATE - INCLUDE. HABITAT LOSS. MANY POLAR BEAR POPULATIONS WILL BE VULNEARABLE TO EXTINCTION WITHIN THE NEXT CENTURY IF THE WARMING TRENDS IN THE ARCTIC CONTINUE AT THE CURRENT PACE. W.W.F IS SUPPOTING FIELD RESEARCH TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW CLIMATE CHANGE WILL AFFECT POLAR BEARS AND TO DEVELOP ADAPTATION STRATEGIES. W.W.F ALSO WORKS TO PROTECT CRITICAL POLAR BEAR HABITAT BY WORKING WITH GOVERNMENTS AND INDUSTRY TO REDUCE THREATS OF SHIPPING AND OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN THE REGION AND WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO REDUCE HUMAN - BEAR CONFLICT IN AREAS WHERE BEARS ARE ALREADY STANDED ON LAND FOR LONGER PERIODS OF TIME DUE TO LACK OF ICE.
MONARCH BUTTERFLY : - EVERY YEAR MILLIONS OF DELICATE MONARCH BUTTERFLIES (DANAUS PLEXIPPUS) MIGRATE FROM NORTH AMERICA TO THEIR WINTER HABITAT IN MEXICO. A WELL CONSERVED AND PROTECTED HIGH ALTITUDE PINE AND FIR FOREST IN MEXICO IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE SURVIVAL OF THE OVERWINTERING OF MONARCHS, WHICH HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS AN ENDANGERED BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENON. THE PROTECTION OF ITS REPRODUCTIVE HABITATS IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA IS ALSO CRUCIAL TO SAVING THIS SPECIES MIGRATION.
JAVAN RHINOCEROS : - LISTED AS CRITICALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES ON THE IUCN RED LIST(2009), THE JAVAN RHINO(RHINOCEROS SONDAICUS) IS CONSIDERED TO BE ONE OF THE MOST ENDANGERED LARGE MAMMALS IN THE WORLD WITH ONLY TWO POPULATIONS EXISTING IN THE WILD, FOR A TOTAL NUMBER OF LESS THAN 60 ANIMALS. HIGHLY PRIZED AS A COMMODITY IN TRADITIONAL ASIAN MEDICINE ZAVAN RHINOS HAVE ALSO BEEN BROUGHT TO THE VERGE OF EXTINCTION BY THE CONVERSION OF FOREST HABITAT TO FARMLAND. WWF HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF THE JAVAN RHINO SINCE 1998, SUPPORTING FOREST RANGERS TO UNDERTAKE INCREASED PATROLLINGAND PROTECTION ACTIVITIES, CONDUCTING SURVEYS OF THE RHINO POPULATION, RAISING AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RHINOS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND SUPPORTING PARK MANAGEMENT. LAST MONTH, HIGHLY TRAINED SNIFFER DOGS WERE USED TO SEARCH FOR TRACES OF THE EXRTREMELY RARE AND ENDANGERED VIETNAMESE JAVAN RHINOCEROS, OF WHICH NO MORE THAN A DOZEN ARE THOUGHT TO EXIST. THESE SAMPLES WILL BE ANALYSED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE GENDER MIX AND WHETHER THIS SMALL POPULATION HAS A CHANCE OF SURVIVAL.
RED AND PINK CORAL : - A JEWEL THAT COMES FROM REEFS AND ATOLLS, IT IS THE MOST VALUABLE OF ALL THE PRECIOUS CORALS. PINK CORAL HAS BEEN FISHED FOR OVER 5,000 YEARS AND USED FOR JEWELLERY AND DECORATION. OVER-HARVESTING AND THE DESTRUCTION OF ENTIRE COLONIES BY BOTTOM TRAWLS AND DREDGES HAVE LED TO DRAMATIC POPULATION DECLINES. WWWF CALLS ON GOVERNMENTS TO INCLUDE ALL SPECIES OF RED AND PINK CORAL CITES APPENDIX II.
PORBEAGLE SHARK : - PORBEAGLE SHARK IS A POWERFUL, MEDIUM-SIZED, HIGHLY MIGRATORY SHARK. THERE IS INTERNATIONAL DEMAND FOR ITS HIGH VALUE MEAT AND FINS. IT IS ALSO USED AS FERTILIZER. WWF CALLS UPON GOVERNMENTS OF DIFFERENT NATIONS TO INCLUDE THE SPECIES IN CITES APPENDIX II.
SPINY DOGFISH : - SPINY DOGFISH IS A SLENDER, SMALL SIZED WHITE-SPOTTED SHARK THAT GROWS TO ABOUT ONE METRE LONG AND TRAVELS IN SCHOOLS. IT IS FOUND IN COOL, COASTAL WATERS WORLDWIDE.KNOWN AS ROCK SALMON, IT IS USED IN FISH AND CHIPS IN THE UK AND AS A SMOKED MEAT DELICACY IN GERMANY, CALLED SCHILLERLOCKEN WWF CALLS UPON GOVERNMENTS TO INCLUDE THE SPECIES IN CITES APPENDIX II.
SAWFISH : - POPULATION OF THE SEVEN SPECIES OF SAWFISH HAVE DRASTICALLY DECLINED. THEY ARE TRADED AS LIVE ANIMALS FOR PUBLIC AQUARIUMS, AND ALSO FOR THEIR FINS AND MEAT. THEIR DISTINCTIVE SAW LIKE SNOUTS ARE SOLD AS SOUVENIRS AND CEREMONIAL WEAKENS, WHERE OTHER BODY PARTS WERE USED FOR TRADITIONAL MEDICINE.
BIG LEAF MAHOGANY : - DEMAND FOR THE RED COLORED WOOD GOES UNABATED BECAUSE OF WORLDWIDE CONSUMER DEMAND FOR QUALITY MAHOGANY HARDWOOD FURNITURE. MAHOGANY TREES ARE WIDELY DISTRIBUTED IN TROPICAL FORESTS FROM MEXICO TO THE AMAZON BASIN. HOWEVER THE SPECIES GROWS NATURALLY ONLY AS INDIVIDUAL TREES RATHER THAN IN GROUPS OF LARGE FOREST STANDS. WHOLE SALE STRIPPING OF AMAZON FORESTS HAVE RESULTED IN PERHAPS 10 PERCENT OF THE WORLD'S SUPPLY BEING DEPLETED.
GREEN-CHEEKED PARROT : - THE GREEN-CHEEKED PARROT IS NATIVE TO MEXICO . IT HAS THE ABILITY TO MIMIC THE HUMAN VOICE. THE GREEN -CHEEKED PARROT HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED IN NUMBERS DUE TO AHUGE DEMAND FOR THESE LOVELY PET BIRDS, ESPECIALLY FROM THE UNITED STATES. EVEN AFTER PROHIBITING THE SALE OF THESE GREEN-CHEEKED BIRDS, DROVES OF THE SPECIES ARE STILL BEING ILLEGALLY TRADED ACROSS THE MEXICO/US BORDER.
BELUGA STARGEON : - BELUGA STARGEONS ARE ANCIENT LIVING FISH FOSSILS ARE FOUND IN THE CASPIAN SEA. THEY ARE VALUED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD CONNOISSEURS FOR THEIR SUPERIOR QUALITY CAVIAR. POACHING IS OUT OF CONTROL DUE TO EXCESSIVE DEMAQND AND HIGH PRICES PAID FOR THE STURGEONS " PEAR-LIKE " CAVIAR.
GOLDENSEAL : - GOLDENSEAL IS A HERB . IT IS FAVOURED BY NATUROPATHISTS FOR ITS PERCEIVED ABILITY TO HEAD NUMEROUS AILMENTS FROM HEMORRHOIDS TO ALLERGIES. GOLDENSEAL IS NATIVE TO THE HARDWOOD FORESTS OF NORTH AMERICA. THE DEMAND FOR GOLDEN SEAL HAS RECENTLY LEAPED MORE THAN 30%.
ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE : - THE ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE IS PRIZED BY TURTLE TRAPPERS AND DEALERS FOR ITS RARE MEAT. IT IS THE LARGEST FRESH WATER TURTLE IN NORTH AMERICA. ALLIGATORS SNAPPING TURTLES ARE QUICKLY BEING DEPLETED DUE TO INCREASED SHIPMENTS TO MANY INTERNATIONAL WORLD MARKETS INCLUDING ASIA.
PACIFIC WALRUS : - THE ARCTIC OCEAN'S CHUKCHI AND BERING SEAS ARE THE HABITATS OF PACIFIC WALRUS (ODOBENUS ROSMARUS DIVERGENS), ONE OF THE LATEST VICTIMS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. IN SEPTEMBER OF THE PAST YEAR UPTO 200 DEAD WALRUSES WERE SPOTTED ON THE SHORE OF THE CHUKCHI SEA ON ALSKA'S NORTHWEST COAST. THESE ANIMALS USE FLOATING ICE FOR RESTING, NURSING CALVES AND BIRTHING, AND PROTECTION FROM PREDATORS WITH ARCTIC ICE MELTING, THE PACIFIC WALRUS IS EXPERIENCING HABITAT LOSS TO THE EXTENT THAT IN SEPTEMBER 2009, THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ANNOUNCED THAT ADDING THE WALRUS TO THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT MAY BE WARRANTED.
MAGELLANIC PENGUIN : - BEFORE HAND THE PENGUINS WERE AFFECTED DUE TO OIL SPILLAGE . BUT NOW MAGELLANIC PENGUINS (SPHENISCUS MAGELLANICUS), NOW FACE A LARGER THREAT A FISH ARE DISPLACED BY WARMING OCEAN CURRENTS,FORCING THE BIRDS TO SWIM FURTHER TO FIND FOOD. LAST YEAR HUNDREDS OF MAGELLANIC PENGUINS WASHED UP ON THE BEACHES AROUND RIO-DE JANERIO, DEAD SCIENTIST PREDICTED THAT CHANGES IN OCEAN CURRENTS OR TEMPERATURES, WHICH MAY BE RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE, COULD HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR MOVEMENT MORE THAN A THOUSAND MILES NORTH OF THEIR TRADITIONAL NESTING AREA IN THE SOUTHERN TIP OF ARGENTINA TWELVE OUT OF THE 17 PENGUIN SPECIES ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING RAPID POPULATION DECLINE.
LEATHER BACK TURTLE : - THE LARGEST MARINE TURTLE AND ONE OF THE LARGEST LIVING REPTILES, THE LEATHER BACK TURTLE,(DERMOCHELYS CORIACEATHE) HAS SURVIVED FOR MORE THAN A HUNDRED MILLION YEARS, BUT IS NOW FACING EXTINCTION. RECENT ESTIMATES OF NUMBERS SHOW THAT THIS SPECIES IS DECLINING, PARTICULARLY IN THE PACIFIC WHERE AS FEW AS 2300 ADULT FEMALES NOW REMAIN, MAKING THE PACIFIC LEATHERBACK THE WORLDS MOST ENDANGERED MARINE TURTLE POPULATION. ATLANTIC TURTLE POPULATIONS ARE MORE STABLE BUT SCIENTISTS PREDICT A DECLINE DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBERS OF ADULTS BEING CAUGHT AS BY CATCH AND KILLED ACCIDENTALLY BY FISHING FLEETS. ADDITIONALLY, RISING SEA LEVELS AND HIGHER TEMPERATURES ON ATLANTIC BEACHES POSE A NEW THREAT TO TURTULES AND THEIR OFFSPRING. NEST TEMPERATURE STRONGLY DETERMINES THE SEX OF OFFSPRING AND A NEST WARMING TREND IS REDUCING THE NUMBER OF MALE TURTLES. WWF AIMS TO CONSERVE LEATHER BACK TURTLE MIGRATORY PATHWAYS-BY WORKING WITH FISHERIES TO DECREASE BY CATCH BY PROTECTING CRITICAL NESTING BEACHES, AND BY RAISING AWARESNESS SO THAT LOCAL COMMUNITIES WILL PROTECT TURTLES AND THEIR NESTS.
BLUEFIN TUNA : - THE ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA (THUNNUS THYNNUS) IS A LARGE MIGRATORY FISH FOUND IN THE WESTERN AND EASTERN ATLANTIC AND THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA BLUEFIN TUNA IS THE SOURCE OF HIGHEST GRADE SUSHI. BLUEFIN TUNA FISHERIS ARE NEAR COLLAPSE AND THE SPECIES AT SERIOUS RISK OF EXTINCTION IF UNSUSTAINABLE FISHING PRACTICES IN THE EASTERN ATLANTIC AND MEDITTERANEAN ARE NOT STOPPED. WWF IS ENCOURAGING RESTURANTS, CHEFS, RETAILERS, AND CONSUMERS TO STOP SERVING BUYING, SELLING, AND EATING ENDANGERED BLUEFIN TUNA UNTIL THIS AMAZING SPECIES SHOWS SIGNS OF RECOVERY.
MOUNTAIN GORILLA : - SCIENTISTS CONSIDER MOUNTAIN GORILLAS (GORILLA BERTINGEI BERINGEI) TO BE A CRITICALLY ENDANGERED GORILLA SUBSPECIES, WITH ABOUT 720 SURVIVING IN THE WILD. MORE THAN 200 LIVE IN THE VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, LOCATED IN THE EASTERN PART OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, BORDERING RWANDA AND UGANDA. WAR HAS BEEN WAGED IN AREAS AROUND THE PARK; WITH GORILLAS SUBJECT TO THREATS LIKE POACHING AND LOSS OF HABITAT VIRUNGA POPULATION HAS BEEN RAISED BY 14 PERCENT IN THE LAST 12 YEARS WITH GREAT EFFORT. IN THE OTHER HAND THE BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST IN UGANDA, HAS EXPERIENCED POPULATION INCREASES OF 12 PERCENT OVER THE PAST DECADE. DESPITE THIS SUCCESS, THE MOUNTAIN GORILLAS STATUS REMAINS ENDANGERED.
PORBEAGLE SHARK : - PORBEAGLE SHARK IS A POWERFUL, MEDIUM-SIZED, HIGHLY MIGRATORY SHARK. THERE IS INTERNATIONAL DEMAND FOR ITS HIGH VALUE MEAT AND FINS. IT IS ALSO USED AS FERTILIZER. WWF CALLS UPON GOVERNMENTS OF DIFFERENT NATIONS TO INCLUDE THE SPECIES IN CITES APPENDIX II.
SPINY DOGFISH : - SPINY DOGFISH IS A SLENDER, SMALL SIZED WHITE-SPOTTED SHARK THAT GROWS TO ABOUT ONE METRE LONG AND TRAVELS IN SCHOOLS. IT IS FOUND IN COOL, COASTAL WATERS WORLDWIDE.KNOWN AS ROCK SALMON, IT IS USED IN FISH AND CHIPS IN THE UK AND AS A SMOKED MEAT DELICACY IN GERMANY, CALLED SCHILLERLOCKEN WWF CALLS UPON GOVERNMENTS TO INCLUDE THE SPECIES IN CITES APPENDIX II.
SAWFISH : - POPULATION OF THE SEVEN SPECIES OF SAWFISH HAVE DRASTICALLY DECLINED. THEY ARE TRADED AS LIVE ANIMALS FOR PUBLIC AQUARIUMS, AND ALSO FOR THEIR FINS AND MEAT. THEIR DISTINCTIVE SAW LIKE SNOUTS ARE SOLD AS SOUVENIRS AND CEREMONIAL WEAKENS, WHERE OTHER BODY PARTS WERE USED FOR TRADITIONAL MEDICINE.
BIG LEAF MAHOGANY : - DEMAND FOR THE RED COLORED WOOD GOES UNABATED BECAUSE OF WORLDWIDE CONSUMER DEMAND FOR QUALITY MAHOGANY HARDWOOD FURNITURE. MAHOGANY TREES ARE WIDELY DISTRIBUTED IN TROPICAL FORESTS FROM MEXICO TO THE AMAZON BASIN. HOWEVER THE SPECIES GROWS NATURALLY ONLY AS INDIVIDUAL TREES RATHER THAN IN GROUPS OF LARGE FOREST STANDS. WHOLE SALE STRIPPING OF AMAZON FORESTS HAVE RESULTED IN PERHAPS 10 PERCENT OF THE WORLD'S SUPPLY BEING DEPLETED.
GREEN-CHEEKED PARROT : - THE GREEN-CHEEKED PARROT IS NATIVE TO MEXICO . IT HAS THE ABILITY TO MIMIC THE HUMAN VOICE. THE GREEN -CHEEKED PARROT HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED IN NUMBERS DUE TO AHUGE DEMAND FOR THESE LOVELY PET BIRDS, ESPECIALLY FROM THE UNITED STATES. EVEN AFTER PROHIBITING THE SALE OF THESE GREEN-CHEEKED BIRDS, DROVES OF THE SPECIES ARE STILL BEING ILLEGALLY TRADED ACROSS THE MEXICO/US BORDER.
BELUGA STARGEON : - BELUGA STARGEONS ARE ANCIENT LIVING FISH FOSSILS ARE FOUND IN THE CASPIAN SEA. THEY ARE VALUED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD CONNOISSEURS FOR THEIR SUPERIOR QUALITY CAVIAR. POACHING IS OUT OF CONTROL DUE TO EXCESSIVE DEMAQND AND HIGH PRICES PAID FOR THE STURGEONS " PEAR-LIKE " CAVIAR.
GOLDENSEAL : - GOLDENSEAL IS A HERB . IT IS FAVOURED BY NATUROPATHISTS FOR ITS PERCEIVED ABILITY TO HEAD NUMEROUS AILMENTS FROM HEMORRHOIDS TO ALLERGIES. GOLDENSEAL IS NATIVE TO THE HARDWOOD FORESTS OF NORTH AMERICA. THE DEMAND FOR GOLDEN SEAL HAS RECENTLY LEAPED MORE THAN 30%.
ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE : - THE ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE IS PRIZED BY TURTLE TRAPPERS AND DEALERS FOR ITS RARE MEAT. IT IS THE LARGEST FRESH WATER TURTLE IN NORTH AMERICA. ALLIGATORS SNAPPING TURTLES ARE QUICKLY BEING DEPLETED DUE TO INCREASED SHIPMENTS TO MANY INTERNATIONAL WORLD MARKETS INCLUDING ASIA.
PACIFIC WALRUS : - THE ARCTIC OCEAN'S CHUKCHI AND BERING SEAS ARE THE HABITATS OF PACIFIC WALRUS (ODOBENUS ROSMARUS DIVERGENS), ONE OF THE LATEST VICTIMS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. IN SEPTEMBER OF THE PAST YEAR UPTO 200 DEAD WALRUSES WERE SPOTTED ON THE SHORE OF THE CHUKCHI SEA ON ALSKA'S NORTHWEST COAST. THESE ANIMALS USE FLOATING ICE FOR RESTING, NURSING CALVES AND BIRTHING, AND PROTECTION FROM PREDATORS WITH ARCTIC ICE MELTING, THE PACIFIC WALRUS IS EXPERIENCING HABITAT LOSS TO THE EXTENT THAT IN SEPTEMBER 2009, THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ANNOUNCED THAT ADDING THE WALRUS TO THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT MAY BE WARRANTED.
MAGELLANIC PENGUIN : - BEFORE HAND THE PENGUINS WERE AFFECTED DUE TO OIL SPILLAGE . BUT NOW MAGELLANIC PENGUINS (SPHENISCUS MAGELLANICUS), NOW FACE A LARGER THREAT A FISH ARE DISPLACED BY WARMING OCEAN CURRENTS,FORCING THE BIRDS TO SWIM FURTHER TO FIND FOOD. LAST YEAR HUNDREDS OF MAGELLANIC PENGUINS WASHED UP ON THE BEACHES AROUND RIO-DE JANERIO, DEAD SCIENTIST PREDICTED THAT CHANGES IN OCEAN CURRENTS OR TEMPERATURES, WHICH MAY BE RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE, COULD HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR MOVEMENT MORE THAN A THOUSAND MILES NORTH OF THEIR TRADITIONAL NESTING AREA IN THE SOUTHERN TIP OF ARGENTINA TWELVE OUT OF THE 17 PENGUIN SPECIES ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING RAPID POPULATION DECLINE.
LEATHER BACK TURTLE : - THE LARGEST MARINE TURTLE AND ONE OF THE LARGEST LIVING REPTILES, THE LEATHER BACK TURTLE,(DERMOCHELYS CORIACEATHE) HAS SURVIVED FOR MORE THAN A HUNDRED MILLION YEARS, BUT IS NOW FACING EXTINCTION. RECENT ESTIMATES OF NUMBERS SHOW THAT THIS SPECIES IS DECLINING, PARTICULARLY IN THE PACIFIC WHERE AS FEW AS 2300 ADULT FEMALES NOW REMAIN, MAKING THE PACIFIC LEATHERBACK THE WORLDS MOST ENDANGERED MARINE TURTLE POPULATION. ATLANTIC TURTLE POPULATIONS ARE MORE STABLE BUT SCIENTISTS PREDICT A DECLINE DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBERS OF ADULTS BEING CAUGHT AS BY CATCH AND KILLED ACCIDENTALLY BY FISHING FLEETS. ADDITIONALLY, RISING SEA LEVELS AND HIGHER TEMPERATURES ON ATLANTIC BEACHES POSE A NEW THREAT TO TURTULES AND THEIR OFFSPRING. NEST TEMPERATURE STRONGLY DETERMINES THE SEX OF OFFSPRING AND A NEST WARMING TREND IS REDUCING THE NUMBER OF MALE TURTLES. WWF AIMS TO CONSERVE LEATHER BACK TURTLE MIGRATORY PATHWAYS-BY WORKING WITH FISHERIES TO DECREASE BY CATCH BY PROTECTING CRITICAL NESTING BEACHES, AND BY RAISING AWARESNESS SO THAT LOCAL COMMUNITIES WILL PROTECT TURTLES AND THEIR NESTS.
BLUEFIN TUNA : - THE ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA (THUNNUS THYNNUS) IS A LARGE MIGRATORY FISH FOUND IN THE WESTERN AND EASTERN ATLANTIC AND THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA BLUEFIN TUNA IS THE SOURCE OF HIGHEST GRADE SUSHI. BLUEFIN TUNA FISHERIS ARE NEAR COLLAPSE AND THE SPECIES AT SERIOUS RISK OF EXTINCTION IF UNSUSTAINABLE FISHING PRACTICES IN THE EASTERN ATLANTIC AND MEDITTERANEAN ARE NOT STOPPED. WWF IS ENCOURAGING RESTURANTS, CHEFS, RETAILERS, AND CONSUMERS TO STOP SERVING BUYING, SELLING, AND EATING ENDANGERED BLUEFIN TUNA UNTIL THIS AMAZING SPECIES SHOWS SIGNS OF RECOVERY.
MOUNTAIN GORILLA : - SCIENTISTS CONSIDER MOUNTAIN GORILLAS (GORILLA BERTINGEI BERINGEI) TO BE A CRITICALLY ENDANGERED GORILLA SUBSPECIES, WITH ABOUT 720 SURVIVING IN THE WILD. MORE THAN 200 LIVE IN THE VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, LOCATED IN THE EASTERN PART OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, BORDERING RWANDA AND UGANDA. WAR HAS BEEN WAGED IN AREAS AROUND THE PARK; WITH GORILLAS SUBJECT TO THREATS LIKE POACHING AND LOSS OF HABITAT VIRUNGA POPULATION HAS BEEN RAISED BY 14 PERCENT IN THE LAST 12 YEARS WITH GREAT EFFORT. IN THE OTHER HAND THE BWINDI IMPENETRABLE FOREST IN UGANDA, HAS EXPERIENCED POPULATION INCREASES OF 12 PERCENT OVER THE PAST DECADE. DESPITE THIS SUCCESS, THE MOUNTAIN GORILLAS STATUS REMAINS ENDANGERED.
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