Endangered Marine Animals List
As the largest animal on earth blue whales average 25 metres in length and 140000 kilograms in weight.
Endangered marine animals list. Though many activists are trying to make a difference most of their work is unfortunately going in vain. 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. The most endangered marine mammals swimming in the worlds ocean.
Narrow and pointed beak. This species is listed as critically endangered due. Named for the shape of its beak the hawksbill turtle is one of the seven species of marine.
Sea turtles Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae families. These extreme temperature changes are happening more and more frequently making the Galapagos Penguin one of the most endangered marine animals. Vaquita is the worlds smallest cetacean and the most endangered out of the 128 marine animals.
The MMPA gives special attention to depleted marine mammal species and populations. The Mediterranean Monk Seal is critically endangered species of sea animal because of fishing and other human activities. The total population of this mammal is about 350 to 450.
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. 51 rows Amur Leopard. On land animals like Orangutan Black Rhinos Amur Leopard and Giant Pandas are some of the most critically endangered species in the world.
Galápago Penguin The only penguin species found north of the equator it has found itself victim to climate change overfishing and domestic dogs introduced to the Galapagos Islands. Pollution bycatch climate change and domestic dogs species. The so-called Monk seals are the only seals that live in the tropics.