TOP 10 EXTINCT ANIMALS.pdf

Top 10 Animals that are extinct and the reasons for their extinction. It explains why animals are crucial to the ecosystem and how we can possibly avert animal extinction since animals play a purpose in why we are living on earth.

1. TOP10EXTINCT
ANIMALS
By: GiezzelBeltran

2. Splendid Poison
frog ( extinct 2020)
01

3. Thesplendidpoisonfrogorpoison-arrowfrogwasa
speciesofpoisondartfrogendemictotheendofwestern
Panama.Deforestationandhabitatdegradationarethe
primarythreatstothesplendidpoisonfrog.Human
activitiessuchaslogging,expansionofurbanand
suburbanareas,andtheconstructionanduseofrail
linescontributedsignificantlytothefrog’sextinction.

4. Bramble Cay
melomys( extinct
2019)
02

5. TheBrambleCaymelomys,orBrambleCay
mosaic-tailedrat,isarecentlyextinctspeciesof
rodentnativetotheisolatedBrambleCay,a
vegetatedcoralcaylocatedatthenortherntipof
theGreatBarrierReefinAustralia.

6. ScientistshavedeterminedthattheBramblecay
melomys,namedafteranislandofthesame
namewentextinctduetohuman-drivenclimate
change.Themelomnys’s10-acrehabitat,Bramble
Cay,satlessthan10feetabovesealevel.

7. Baiji Dolphin
( Estimated extinct
2020)
03

8. Thebaijiisapossiblyextinctspeciesoffreshwaterdolphin,
andisthoughttobethefirstdolphinspeciesdrivento
extinctionduetotheimpactofhumans.SinceBaijimeans
‘whitefin’inChinese,itmeans‘white-finneddolphin’.
Thelikelycauseofthebaiji’sdeclineistheuseoffishing
netswithhooksthatsnaganddrownthedolphinsas
bycatch.Othercausesmayincludehabitatdegradation.

9. Pinta Giant Tortoise
( Estimated extinct
2012)
04

10. ThePintaIslandtortoise,alsoknownasthe
PintagianttortoiseorAbingdonIsland
tortoise,isaspeciesofGalápagostortoise
nativetoEcuador’sPintaIslandthatismost
likelyextinct.

11. ThePintaIslandtortoise,thoughttohave
goneextinctwiththedeathofLonesomeGeorgein
2012,isnotextinctasscientistsfound
31tortoisesonIsabellaIslandintheGalapagos
Islandchainthatarebelievedtobepartially
descendedfromthePintaIslandtortoisebutare
functionallyextinctintheirnaturalenvironment.

12. Western Black Rhino
( Extinct 2011)
05

13. ThewesternblackrhinocerosorWestAfrican
blackrhinocerosisanextinctsubspeciesofthe
blackrhinoceros.Itwasdeclaredextinctbythe
IUCNin2011.Butthewesternblackrhinoand
northernwhiterhinoshaverecentlybecome
extinctinthewild.

14. Theonlytworemainingnorthernwhiterhinoare
keptunder24-hourguardinOlPejeta
ConservancyinKenya.ThemainreasontheWest
Africanblackrhinoisextinctisbecauseof
poachersorillegalhunters.Poacherskilledthem
solelyfortheirhorns,foruseinChinesemedicine
andasdecorationintheMiddleEast.

15. Alaotragrebe Bird
( Extinct 2010)
06

16. TheAlaotragrebe,alsoknownasDelacour’slittleor
rustygrebe,isanextinctgrebeendemicto
LakeAlaotraanditssurroundinglakesin
Madagascar.Thelastknownsightingofthebird
wasin1985andexpertshavenowconfirmedits
demise,killedoffbyacombinationofpoachingand
predatoryfish.

17. Spix’sMacaw
( Functionally
extinct 2000)
07

18. Spix’smacaw,alsoknownasthelittlebluemacaw,
isamacawnativetoBrazil.TheSpix’smacawis
oneoftherarestbirdsintheworld:itisestimated
thatthereareonly177captiveindividuals
worldwide.Thespecieswasdeclaredextinctinthe
wildin2000.

19. Mooreanviviparous
tree snail
( Functionally
extinct)
08

20. Partulamooreana,commonname
theMooreanviviparoustreesnail,isaspecies
ofair-breathingtropicallandsnail,aterrestrial
pulmonategastropodmolluskinthefamily
Partulidae.ThisspecieswasendemictoFrench
Polynesia.Itisnowextinctinthewild.

21. Pyrenean ibex
( Extinct
2000/2009)
09

22. ThePyreneanibexwasamountaingoatthat
wassubstantiallybiggerandhadmore
enormoushornsthanitsextantcousins,C.p.
hispanicaandC.p.victoriae.Itwasalsocalled
thePyreneanwildgoatand,inSpain,the
bucardo.

23. WhiletheexactcauseofthePyreneanibex’s
extinctionisunknown,scientistshypothesize
thatsomefactorscontributedtothespecies’
decline,includingpoaching,disease,andthe
inabilitytocompetewithotherdomesticand
wildungulatesforfoodandhabitat.

24. Asiatic Cheetah
(Functionally extinct
since 1948)
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25. TheAsiaticcheetahisaCritically
Endangeredcheetahsubspeciessurviving
todayonlyinIran.Itonceoccurredfrom
theArabianPeninsulaandtheNearEastto
Caspianregions.Lessthan50remaininthe
wild,thereforefunctionallyextinct.

26. Why are animals
important?

27. Animalsimprovethewelfareofhumansinmany
ways,rangingfromprovidingcompanionship,
improvingmentalhealth,facilitatingrescuesduring
naturaldisasters;andfinally,foranumberof
species,asfood.Dogsusedintherapy,andasaids
forpeoplewithdisabilities,provideimportant
benefits.

28. THANKYOU!!!

29. REFERENCES
•https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/extinct-
animals/?fbclid=IwAR1uvRtEtq0s5hmj6OdOM_2
HSSnDnJ_JX1SLj0sp5F_yt_mZaE2hZxQ5mlQ
•https://www.woah.org/en/produit/review-37-
1/#:~:text=Animals%20improve%20the%20welfa
re%20of,with%20disabilities%2C%20provide%2
0important%20benefits.