Animals That Are Going Extinct 2020

October 16, 2020

Here are four animal species two went extinct in 2020 and two are labeled critically endangered and might disappear in 2021. Animal species that went extinct this year and those that face possible extinctions in the years to come.

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Animals that are going extinct 2020. These are primarily nocturnal animals easily recognized by their full armor of scales. Now considered extinct in the wild the scimitar oryx faced threats from livestock farming and ranching as well as the hunting and trapping of other animals according to IUCN. Although efforts may be too late for some species there are still many.

There are many animals going extinct. 10 Magnificent Animals That Will Most Likely Go Extinct in Your Lifetime South China tiger. Tigers are endangered for a couple of reasons.

You may have heard the Javan rhinoceros or the red wolf but there are quite a few you may only ever see through this list like the imperial Amazon parrot. The West Virginian woodland bison Arizonas Merriams Elk the Rocky Mountain grasshopper Passenger pigeon and Puerto Ricos Culebra parrot are all animals of the past now. These species may be next on the list for the extinction.

Species of orangutans dolphins lemurs and hamsters are in trouble. Yangtze giant softshell turtle. Splendid Poison Frog Extinct These adorable little tree frogs are one of the three frog species from Central America that has recently been declared in a way extinct.

Many of those may be already extinct as they have not been spotted for years. Anna Funk whittled that list down to 32 that may be still around but are losing ground fast. Virtually everyone knows that many animals are going extinct in the wild but did you know there are some species that no longer exist outside of zoos aquariums and wild animal parks.

3 of them are now extinct. Some members of the species remain in captivity and there have been attempts to reintroduce the oryx into the wild. Wild animals may go extinct by 2020 Pangolins.

One of its species called Chinese pangolin is found to be. There were in total 8 subspecies of tigers. By Julie Best March 3 2020.

Tigers elephants black rhinos sloths and red pandas.

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