miwe28
02-06-2008, 10:21 PM
According to the 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, life on Earth is disappearing fast and will continue to do so unless urgent action is taken.
● 14% of Malaysia’s mammals are listed by The World Conservation Union (IUCN) as endangered.
● 30 species of turtle ever discovered, only 7 are left.
● Less than 1,500 Borneo Pygmy elephants are found in the world.
● It is estimated that there are less than 20 Sumatran rhinoceros left in Borneo.
● The Bornean species of orangutan is highly endangered, and the Sumatran species is critically endangered, according to the IUCN Red List of mammals, and both are listed on Appendix I of CITES.
http://www.asiavalley.com/Wildlife_Conservation.htm
● 14% of Malaysia’s mammals are listed by The World Conservation Union (IUCN) as endangered.
● 30 species of turtle ever discovered, only 7 are left.
● Less than 1,500 Borneo Pygmy elephants are found in the world.
● It is estimated that there are less than 20 Sumatran rhinoceros left in Borneo.
● The Bornean species of orangutan is highly endangered, and the Sumatran species is critically endangered, according to the IUCN Red List of mammals, and both are listed on Appendix I of CITES.
http://www.asiavalley.com/Wildlife_Conservation.htm