Predicting which animals might disappear in the next five years is challenging, as conservation efforts are constantly evolving, here are some things to know.
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The world's most endangered marine mammal, is critically endangered due to bycatch in illegal gillnet fishing.
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Habitat loss due to deforestation, poaching, and small population size make the Sumatran rhino critically endangered.
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The Amur leopard faces threats from habitat loss, poaching, and prey depletion, making it one of the rarest big cats in the world.
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The Javan rhino is critically endangered due to habitat loss, poaching, and disease.
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The Cross River gorilla population is somewhere between 200 and 300 because of deforestation and hunting.
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The only known population of saola lives in the Annamite Mountains of Vietnam, but they are rarely ever sighted and the exact number not known.
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The large Indonesian island of Sumatra has quite a few endangered species in their midst, one of which is the Sumatran tiger.