List any five endangered animals and mention the wildlife sanctuaries in which they are found.Write about their food habits and explain why they became endangered.
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Answer:
The Endangered species are:-
1. Snow Leopard - Nanda Devi National Park
This species is very rarely seen India.
2. Tiger - Ranthambhore National Park
The national animal of India is in real danger. Dialy more and more tigers are killed specially for their skins.
3. Asiatic Lion- Sasan Gir National Park and sanctuary
This lion is hardly found in India and can only be seen in Gujrat . It is estimated that only 400 of them are alive at present.
4. Ganga River Dolphin- Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary
5. Blackbuck- Guindy National park
Explanation:
Javan rhinoceros.
Once the most widespread of Asian rhinos, Javan rhinos are now listed as critically endangered. With only one known population in the wild, it is one of the world's rarest large mammals.
Vaquita.
The vaquita is considered the rarest endangered marine mammal in the world. Sadly, the future looks bleak for this small porpoise, with just 10 left in the wild.
Mountain gorillas.
Today, around 1,063 mountain gorillas are thought to exist in the wild, and the future is looking brighter for these rare primates.
Tigers.
At the beginning of the 20th century, there were 100,000 tigers in the world. Today, this number is estimated to have dwindled to around 3,900 in the wild.
Asian elephants.
Asian elephants have been considered an endangered species since 1986, as their population has decreased by at least 50% over the last 75 years or so. There are fewer than 50,000 remaining in the wild.
Orangutans.
Once widespread, the orangutan has been considered critically endangered since 2000 and is one of the world's most endangered primates. A century ago, more than 230,000 orangutans lived in our world, but their numbers have now dropped by around half.