8 Beautiful Species on the Verge of Extinction

Bangalore: The development in various fields by mankind means cutting down more trees and destroying more natural environment in order to artificially beautify the already existing surroundings. This creates disturbances in the natural habitats of the many species in and around and leaves them with limited option for survival. As such, many species are now on the verge of extinction and are declared to be endangered. The most endangered species on the threshold of getting completely extinct in the world, as listed by alltop10list.com are:

1. Snow Leopard (Scientific Name: Unicia unicia or Panthrea unicia)

Snow leopard is a large cat inhabitant of the mountain ranges of alpine and subalpine areas that lie above the sea level in Central Asia. The physical appearance of this animal shows that it is suitable to adapt in the cold mountainous regions as its body is stocky with thick fur and the ears are small and in round shape, all these physical features help to minimize heat loss.

Snow leopards are carnivores that keenly hunt their prey and are an opportunistic feeder who feed on whatever flesh they come across. They are capable of hunting down animals that are much heavier than their own weight. Unfortunately, this beautiful member of cat family is today on the verge of extinction. It is listed on the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red List of Threatened Species as globally Endangered (EN). The worldwide snow leopard effective population size is suspected to be fewer than 2,500 which are 50 percent of the total population. Just some 3,500 and 7,000 snow leopards are surviving today.

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