Endangered in 1996. Now Recovering.

FIN WHALESBalaenoptera physalus

Alissa Aliassime

Global distribution

The exact number of Whales is unknown.

estimated to have been 100,000 ( at its minimum) and grown to 119,000 ( today)

Threats Overhunting ( high demand for whale products

By-catch

Conservation

Fin whale hunting is forbidden.

Populations are being watched to control the black market of whale products.

Las Vegas Leopard Frog

Lithobates fisheri

Alissa Aliassime

Extinct • 1990 was the

last year where a living species was seen.

• Assumed of being extinct since 1994

Reasons ?

• Habitat loss : Spring capture, ground water pumping

Works Cited

IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 October 2011.

"Google Bilder." Google. Web. 04 Oct. 2011. <http://www.google.de/search?tbm=isch>

"Redirecting..." Big Backgrounds - Free Wallpapers for Your Digital Devices! Web. 04 Oct. 2011. <http://www.bigbackgrounds.com/images_backgrounds>.

Polar bear Urus maritimus

Red List Category: Status VU\EN

Alissa Aliassime

Global Distribution

• Worlds largest terrestrial carnivore ( 352- 680 kg and 2-3 m in length)

• population size is estimated to be around 20,-25,000

Threats to Polar bears

• Hunting , only legal to indigenous people

• Loss of habitat due to Climate change.

• Intake of harmful chemicals

Conservation Efforts• Trying to slow

down Climate Change.

• Increasing number of nature reserves for Polar bears

Works Cited

• WWF - WWF. Web. 03 Oct. 2011. <http://wwf.panda.org>.

• World Atlas including Geography Facts, Maps, Flags - Worldatlas.com. Web. 03 Oct. 2011. <http://www.worldatlas.com>.

Works Cited

IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 03 October 2011.

"Fin Whale." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 03 Oct. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fin_whale>.