1.
Black Spider Monkey
26 points - added 15 years ago by thegrizz -
2.
Mekong Giant Catfish
Number remaining: hundreds
Prized for its enormous size (the largest ever caught was 646 lb., or 293 kg), it is now protected in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, but fishing goes on.
26 points - added 15 years ago by thegrizz -
3.
Iberian Lynx
25 points - added 15 years ago by thegrizz -
4.
Giant Panda
Number remaining: fewer than 2,000
Loss and fragmentation of habitat are to blame for the panda's perilous state. Captive breeding and species protection are helping the panda hang on—barely.
21 points - added 15 years ago by thegrizz -
5.
Bearded vulturer
20 points - added 15 years ago by thegrizz -
6.
Borneo Pygmy Elephant
Number remaining: about 1,500
Shorter than the Asian elephant by about 20 in. (50 cm), the Borneo pygmy elephant is also more docile. Palm plantations have reduced its range, leaving it crowded for space.
20 points - added 15 years ago by thegrizz -
7.
Golden-Headed Langur
Number remaining: fewer than 70
All but wiped out, this primate was placed under protection in 2000. It is still in grave danger, but in 2003 its numbers rose for the first time in decades.
19 points - added 15 years ago by thegrizz -
8.
Vaquita (fish)
Number remaining: 200 to 300
One of the rarest cetaceans in the world, the Vaquita is endangered by both its limited range and the ease with which it gets caught in fishing nets.
19 points - added 15 years ago by thegrizz -
9.
Eurasian Lynx
17 points - added 15 years ago by thegrizz -
10.
Cross River Gorilla
Number remaining: fewer than 300
Thought to be extinct in the 1980s, the species is holding on, for now. Hunted for bush meat and crowded out by development, it may not last long.
17 points - added 15 years ago by thegrizz -
11.
Black-Footed Ferret
Number remaining: about 1,000
The continent's only native ferret is one of its most endangered mammals. In 1986, there were only 18 individuals left, but the species is clawing back.
16 points - added 15 years ago by thegrizz -
12.
Sumatran Tiger
Number remaining: fewer than 600
This small tiger has lived only in Sumatra for a million years, making it hard to escape human expansion. Most survivors dwell in reserves, but about 100 live beyond the borders of the protected areas.
16 points - added 15 years ago by thegrizz -
13.
Amur leopard
15 points - added 15 years ago by thegrizz -
14.
Javan Rhinoceros
Number remaining: fewer than 60
Perhaps the planet's rarest large mammal. Its horn is prized by poachers, and its forests are prized by developers. Both could spell doom for the species.
15 points - added 15 years ago by thegrizz -
15.
Saola
14 points - added 15 years ago by thegrizz -
16.
Humphead Wrasse
8 points - added 15 years ago by thegrizz -
17.
Mountain Gorilla
6 points - added 13 years ago by StainBuster -
18.
Marine turtles
3 species of marine turtles are considered critically endangered
6 points - added 15 years ago by thegrizz -
19.
Brown Bear
2 points - added 15 years ago by thegrizz -
20.
Penguins
-6 points - added 15 years ago by thegrizz -
21.
Polar Bear
Number remaining: fewer than 25,000
Human development and poaching have long threatened the polar bear, but climate change and the loss of sea ice are now pushing it onto the critical list.
-7 points - added 15 years ago by thegrizz -
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