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Endangered in 1996. Now Recovering.
FIN WHALESBalaenoptera physalus
Alissa Aliassime
Global distribution
The exact number of Whales is unknown.
estimated to have been 100,000 ( at its minimum) and grown to 119,000 ( today)
Threats Overhunting ( high demand for whale products
By-catch
Conservation
Fin whale hunting is forbidden.
Populations are being watched to control the black market of whale products.
Las Vegas Leopard Frog
Lithobates fisheri
Alissa Aliassime
Extinct • 1990 was the
last year where a living species was seen.
• Assumed of being extinct since 1994
Reasons ?
• Habitat loss : Spring capture, ground water pumping
Works Cited
IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 October 2011.
"Google Bilder." Google. Web. 04 Oct. 2011. <http://www.google.de/search?tbm=isch>
"Redirecting..." Big Backgrounds - Free Wallpapers for Your Digital Devices! Web. 04 Oct. 2011. <http://www.bigbackgrounds.com/images_backgrounds>.
Polar bear Urus maritimus
Red List Category: Status VU\EN
Alissa Aliassime
Global Distribution
• Worlds largest terrestrial carnivore ( 352- 680 kg and 2-3 m in length)
• population size is estimated to be around 20,-25,000
Threats to Polar bears
• Hunting , only legal to indigenous people
• Loss of habitat due to Climate change.
• Intake of harmful chemicals
Conservation Efforts• Trying to slow
down Climate Change.
• Increasing number of nature reserves for Polar bears
Works Cited
• WWF - WWF. Web. 03 Oct. 2011. <http://wwf.panda.org>.
• World Atlas including Geography Facts, Maps, Flags - Worldatlas.com. Web. 03 Oct. 2011. <http://www.worldatlas.com>.
Works Cited
IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 October 2011.
"Fin Whale." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 03 Oct. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fin_whale>.