Economic Value
These animals form matrilineal groups and are poached for their ivory tusks
elephants
This critically endangered animal occurs only in the Gulf of California and is in decline due bycatch in illegal gill nets
vaquita
These animals live in a dominance hierarchy and have been ruthlessly hunted in the past for killing livestock
wolves
This highly inbred animals was subject to a successful genetic restoration effort
Florida panther
This animal has the longest gestation of 22 months and exhibits alloparenting:
elephant
These gentle animals are poached at the rate of 10,000 per year for their scales and as food
pangolin
This species relies on eucalyptus for food and habitat and is in decline due to low genetic diversity, disease, and climate change-associated increases in fires.
koala
These animals are learning to prefer human food and have begun group raiding of crops at night
chimpanzees
Despite a population re-bound after excessive hunting, it is in decline again in part due to disease and being hunted by orcas.
sea otters
These co-parenting birds raise one chick every two years
albatross
Many species in this animal group have declined due to overfishing f or its fins
sharks
This animal is in decline due loss of its sea ice habitat as a result of climate change with excess travel to find prey result in starvation in some individuals.
polar bear
This species has declined due to logging of its old growth forest habitat
northern spotted owl
Random variation in survival or reproductive success of individuals that results in change to population growth or decline I known as
demographic stochasticity
Females of this species have 24–72-hour estrus once per year and offspring do not open their eyes for 6-8 weeks after birth
giant panda
Overhunted for their horn, a new approach is to inject radioactive isotope in their horns to discourage poaching
rhinos
Due to a low metabolic rate, this aquatic animal requires warm water and seagrasses.
manatee
This animals is in decline because of conversion of its forest habitat to palm plantations
orangutan
This animal experienced a population bottleneck and now have more than 90% homozygosity as well as inbreeding related health issues.
cheetah
Known for their strong parenting bond, during first two years, the young rely completely on the mother for food and are carried everywhere
orangutan
This plant is illegally collected for the bulbs which are purported to have medicinal value
western lily
This species is in decline due to a low reproductive rate, loss of its bamboo forest habitat and poaching for its fur and the pet trade
red panda
Despite overhunting of this species because of its propensity to kill livestock, efforts are in place to extend corridors that will allow this species to be able to roam over larger areas.
jaguar
Populations of this animal with low genetic diversity are being decimated by a virally spread cancer
Tasmanian devil
Females of this species will fast up to eight months while caring for offspring
polar bear