Orangutan
Habitat destruction due to commercial logging and forest clearance for agriculture is the greatest threat to the orangutan. This great ape is also threatened by hunting from farmers in retaliation for crop destruction.
The greatest threat to the orangutan is the disappearance of their lowland forest habitats due to logging and forest clearance for agriculture.
Sea Turtle
About 250,000 loggerhead and leatherback sea turtles are accidentally caught and killed each year in fishing gear.
Bycatch is an ongoing, worldwide issue; hundreds of thousands of marine turtles are caught annually in shrimp trawls, on long-line hooks and in illegal fishing nets. The illegal trade in turtle meat, shells and eggs is an ongoing threat to the survival of sea turtles.
Orca Whale
Despite a global freeze on commercial whaling since 1986, seven of the world’s 13 great whales, as well as orcas, remain endangered today.
Arctic Fox
Melting sea ice, due to climate change, means Arctic foxes have a shorter hunting season and limited access to their food supply, leading to malnutrition and starvation.