Endangered animals

The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species classifies an animal as _______ when its numbers in the wild have dropped so low that it’s at “extremely high risk” of extinction.

• threatened

• endangered

• vulnerable

• critically endangered

Hawksbill Turtles are listed as _ on the IUCN Red List.

• Endangered

• Critically Endangered

• Extinct

• Vulnerable

Asian elephants are endangered due to

a) Habitat Loss

b) Poaching

c) Disease

d) Pollution

• a & b

• a, b & d

• b & c

• d & c

Giant Pandas are currently considered... on the IUCN Red List.

• extinct

• vulnerable

• endangered

• critically endangered

Bornean orangutan numbers have been more than _____ in the past 60 years.

• Doubled

• 60

• Halved

• 20

As of 2015 there were only _____ South China tiger in captivity. This is a species that may be gone from the wild now.

• 1

• 10

• 100

• 1000

Based on the National Geographic article, which of the following animals was successfully saved from being extinct through conservation efforts?

• Sumatran Elephant

• Bornean Orangutan

• Bald Eagles

• Black Rhino

Hawksbill sea turtles