Hobbies And Interests
Kipunji
The Kipunji -- or Rungwecebus kipunji -- is a type of monkey discovered in 2003 and is endemic to Tanzania. In 2006, it was found out to be a new primate genus after the last genus was discovered more than 80 years prior. Today these animals, including 25 other primates, are on the brink of extinction. Like other endangered animals, such as the Panthera tigris, a combination of illegal logging and poaching threatens their numbers and ability to survive.
Northern Bald Ibis
The Northern Bald Ibis, or Geronticus eremitais, is a bird found in Morocco and Syria. Their numbers have rapidly declined year after year since the mid 1990s. These birds migrate twice every year and across eight countries -- a factor that makes intervention to prevent their extinction difficult.
African Elephant
As of 2011, the African elephant -- or Loxodonta Africana -- is the largest land mammal on Earth. These elephants can be found in 37 countries south of the Sahara desert. They have become extinct in some regions, only to be reintroduced in another due to their survival abilities in different types of habitats.
As with other types of elephants, the African elephant is being hunted -- usually illegally for the purposes of trade; however, to give local communities a means of living, hunting has been permitted in some communities including Namibia, Zimbabwe and Botswana. Although its current status has been updated to fairly stable, a slight dip in the animal's population could put it back in the category of highly endangered animals.
Azores Bullfinch
Azores Bullfinch, or Pyrrhula murina, is a type of bird native to Azores, Portugal. Their population decline is due mainly to deforestation and invasive plants threatening to overwhelm their natural food source derived from other plants. Efforts to clear their habitat of invasive flora are ongoing, though it may take some time to establish healthier population, as the birds have still remained critically endangered since 2005.