1. TOP 10 ENDANGERED ANIMALS 2010

2. WHY IN DANGER: deforestation, hunting for bodyparts
SIBERIAN TIGER
HABITAT:
eastern Siberia
SIZE :
UP TO 320 kg
WHAT IT EATS:
deer and wild boars
WHY IN DANGER: deforestation, hunting for bodyparts

3. WHY IN DANGER: global warming
POLAR BEAR
HABITAT:
Arctic circle
SIZE:
around 350–680 kg
WHAT IT EATS:
seals
WHY IN DANGER: global warming

4. THE PACIFIC WALRUS HABITAT: SIZE: WHAT EATS:
Pacific Ocean
SIZE:
males can weigh up to 1,700 kilograms
WHAT EATS:
shrimp, crabs,mollusks
WHY IN DANGER: global warming

5. THE MAGELLANIC PENGUIN
HABITAT:
South America
SIZE:
61–76 cm,
2.7 kg and 6.5 kg
WHAT IT EATS:
small sea animals
WHY IN DANGER: global warming, illegal hunting

6. THE LEATHERBACK TURTLE
HABITAT:
worldwide in the open ocean – Alaska, Africa, New Zealand
SIZE:
up to 2.7 meters
WHAT IT EATS:
jellyfish
WHY IN DANGER:
destructive fishing, smuggling eggs

7. THE BLUEFIN TUNA HABITAT: SIZE: WHAT IT EATS:
Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean
SIZE:
2–2.5 metres, kg
WHAT IT EATS:
small fish
WHY IN DANGER: overfishing

8. THE MOUNTAIN GORILLA HABITAT: SIZE: WHAT IT EATS:
Central Africa
SIZE:
1.9 m, 220 kg
WHAT IT EATS:
leaves, shoots, stems, fruit
WHY IN DANGER: illegal hunting, deforestation

9. THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY nectar HABITAT: SIZE: WHAT IT EATS:
North and Central America, Australia, New Zealand
SIZE:
wingspan from 8.9–10.2 cm
WHAT IT EATS:
nectar
WHY IN DANGER: deforestation

10. illegal hunting for horns
THE JAVAN RHINOCEROS
HABITAT:
Java Island, Indonesia
SIZE:
between 900 and 2,300 kg
WHAT IT EATS:
plants
WHY IN DANGER:
illegal hunting for horns

11. THE GIANT PANDA HABITAT: SIZE: WHAT IT EATS: WHY IN DANGER:
central-western and south western China
SIZE:
up to 150 kilograms
WHAT IT EATS:
bamboo
WHY IN DANGER:
Loss of habitat, low birthrate