Photo Collection: Endangered Species
Our new collection is devoted to amazing and rare animals, which are so hard to find – endangered species.
More than 3,000 animals are in the danger of extinction and over the years, these numbers increase. If the current situation doesn’t change we can lose hundreds of rare species of animals.
We have selected several images of rare animals, check out the rest ones in our collection.
Side note: Click on the images to redirect to Depositphotos where you can purchase them.
Spectral tarsier
Spectral tarsier are primates found in Indonesia. During the last 20 years, the area of their habitat decreased by 20%, that’s why now they are under the protection of the World Conservation Union.
Amur leopard
Amur leopard is a leopard species, native to southeastern Russia and China. They are considered as critically endangered mainly because of hunting and poaching.
Southern right whale
Southern right whales have always been the most common whalers’ victims.Event after whaling was banned in 1937, more than 600 of whales were illegally caught between 1962 and 1968.
Sugar gliders
Sugar gliders are cute inhabitants of Australian forests. They are protected by law, however, people still find illegal ways to keep them at home as pets.
Western lowland gorilla
Since 1980, the number of western lowland gorillas decreased by more than 50 percent. It happened because of poaching deforestation.
