List of Endangered Species Released

The Wildlife Conservation Society released a list of critically endangered species dubbed the “Rarest of the Rare” in April 2010. The list includes an collection of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians. The list appears in the 2010-1011 edition of State of the Wild – a Global Portrait. The list of endangered species mentioned the name of the following-

*  Cuban crocodile:Is restricted to two small areas of Cuba.

* Grenada dove: The national bird of Grenada which is threatened by habitat loss.

* Florida bonneted bat: A small colony has since been discovered after thought to be extinct back in 2002

* Green-eyed frog: Only a few hundred left.

* Hirola: Also called Hunter’s hartebeest is a highly threatened African antelope.

* Ploughshare tortoise: The remaining 400 are threatened by the illegal pet trade.

* Island gray fox: The smallest fox in the United States are found in the California Channel Islands

* Sumatran orangutan: Their population declined by 80 percent during the past 75 years.

* Vaquita: They are small ocean porpoise fast drowning in fishing nets.

* White-headed langur: 59 of these monkeys remain on a small island off Vietnam.