When the favorite of Zimbabwean safari tourists, the lion Cecil, was killed to become a trophy for an American dentist, the world reacted with outrage.
Cecil's death is a sad but common story. Poachers exterminate many animals that are already on the verge of extinction. Amur leopards are killed for their magnificent fur. Green turtles are killed and eaten along with their eggs. The gorillas of the Western Plains are killed and sold like bushmeat.
And the blame is not only on those who kill, but primarily on those who generate demand. Still wearing ivory jewelry and real fur coats?
Here are just a few of the prettiest animals that are in danger right now.
1. Amur leopard:
2. Sumatran elephant:
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3. Bonobo (pygmy chimpanzee):
4. Green turtle:
5. Wrasse:
6. Western gorilla:
7. Sumatran rhinoceros:
8. Sumatran tiger:
9. Bluefin tuna:
10. Indian elephant
11. Malay tiger:
12. Black rhinoceros:
13. Chimpanzee:
14. Keith save:
15. Javan rhinoceros:
16. Bengal tiger:
17. Northern smooth whale:
18. Indochinese tiger: