Endagered species

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“Our world is complex and vulnerable, like a web. Touch one spider web and drag all the others. And we don’t just touch the web, we leave gaping holes in it ”(J. Darrell)

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The snow leopard is a rare, small species. In the Red Book of the Russian Federation, he was assigned the first category - “a species that is under threat of extinction at the limit of the range”. The total number of snow leopards in Russia, according to WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) experts, is no more than 80-100 individuals.

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The Amur tiger is one of the rarest predators of the planet, the largest tiger in the world, the only representative of the species living in the snows. The Amur tiger is listed in the International Red Book, in Russia these animals live only in the Primorsky and Khabarovsk Territories. According to the latest census, the population of a rare beast in the Russian Federation has about 450 individuals.

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The Far Eastern leopard is one of the rarest felines in the world. Many experts consider the Far Eastern leopard the most beautiful leopard subspecies and often compare it with the snow leopard. The south of Primorsky Krai is the only habitat of the Far Eastern leopard in Russia. According to the latest census, there are currently about 50 leopards in the Ussuri taiga. Scientists in many countries and the WWF are concerned with the conservation of an endangered species.

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Florida Puma , is listed in the International Red Book. Hunting it is prohibited, in addition, the animal is included in the CITES Convention, which regulates the trade in rare species of animals. Previously, the puma settled in the south of North America, as well as Central and South America up to Chile. In this case, a separate population existed in Florida. In the 60s of the last century, due to the shooting and development of natural territories, the number of Florida cougars was reduced to 20-30 individuals. Thanks to the efforts to preserve these medium-sized wild cats with characteristic long legs, the population is currently 100-160 individuals.

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The gray whale is listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation. Whales inhabit the North Pacific, making regular seasonal migrations. These marine animals are champions in terms of their distance: a whale swims an average of 16 thousand kilometers a year. At the same time, the whale is rather slow moving, its usual speed is 7-10 kilometers per hour. According to zoologists, the maximum recorded lifespan of a gray whale was 67 years.

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Over the past 20 years, the number of Sumatran rhinos has decreased by about 50% due to poaching and deforestation. Currently, only about 200 representatives of this species live in Southeast Asia. There are five known rhino species in the world: three in South and Southeast Asia and two in Africa. All species of rhinos are listed in the Red Book of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. WWF in October of this year reported that one of the rhinoceros, the Javanese, was completely destroyed in Vietnam.