Endangered Marine Animals List
Their cartoon-like appearance is often compared to Mickey Mouse with their round dorsal fin.
Endangered marine animals list. While there are thousands of species living in the ocean that are currently threatened this list includes only a few of the easily understood as studies have long shown that humans are more likely to take conservation actions to help large charismatic species than smaller stranger ones. Listed in 2006 they were the only coral species under protection until 2014 when 20 other coral species were listed as threatened for a total of 22 species. Despite their supreme status they are endangered species with an estimated population of only 10000 to 250000.
On land animals like Orangutan Black Rhinos Amur Leopard and Giant Pandas are some of the most critically endangered species in the world. There are several other endangered marine species like the Hooded Seal Great White Sharks Dugongs etc. Maui dolphiin citically endangered only 55 viable adults.
The Mediterranean Monk Seal is critically endangered species of sea animal because of fishing and other human activities. Additional species are currently under review or have been proposed for Endangered Species Act listing. The table below provides a list of marine mammal species and populations listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act ESA or designated as depleted under the Marine Mammal Protection Act MMPA.
Endangered Dolphin species. The so-called Monk seals are the only seals that live in the tropics. Some of the most endangered species include the blue whale the North Atlantic Right Whale and the fin whale.
85 threatened including 66 foreign species 40 endangered. Which marine animals are endangered. Narrow and pointed beak.
As humans move in seals are pushed out of their natural habitat or disturbed by beachgoers. This species is listed as critically endangered due. Similarly many marine species including marine mammals sea turtles and salmonids are also on the edge of extinction as climate change and overfishing become a major threat to their existence.