What animal became extinct in 2020?

Fifteen fish species in the genus Barbodes were declared extinct in 2020, all of them endemic to the Philippines’ Lake Lanao. One of the oldest lakes in the world, Lake Lanao has been in trouble since the predatory tank goby, Glossogobius giuris, was accidentally introduced in the early 1960s.

What animal is going to be extinct next?

The vaquita doesn’t handle captivity well—one female died within hours of capture. This means that the remaining population could be gone soon, becoming one of the few cetaceans to go extinct in our lifetime, next to the baiji, a species of freshwater dolphin once found in China.

Which animals will be extinct by 2050?

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Orangutans. Orangutans play an important role in their environment by feasting on fruit and spreading out the seeds around the ecosystem.
Lemurs. Lemurs have been around for 70 million years, making them the longest living mammals on the planet.
Hawksbill turtle.
Rhinos.
Polar bears.
Gorillas.
Vaquitas.
Cheetahs.

Are polar bears going extinct 2020?

Polar bears could become nearly extinct by the end of the century as a result of shrinking sea ice in the Arctic if global warming continues unabated, scientists said Monday. By rough estimates there are about 25,000 polar bears in the Arctic.

Is the Arctic really melting?

In September 2020, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center reported that the Arctic sea ice in 2020 had melted to an area of 3.74 million km2, its second-smallest area since records began in 1979.

How many polar bears are killed each year?

According to Liodden, between 1963 and 2016, an average of 991 bears were hunted worldwide every year, totaling about 53,500 bears. He calls that number “crazy high,” given how many polar bears are believed to be left and how slow they are to reproduce.

How many pandas are left in the world in 2020?

So, how dire is the situation? The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) says there are just 1,864 pandas left in the wild. There are an additional 400 pandas in captivity, according to Pandas International.