Endangered Species In Southeast Asia
To reach sexual maturity a green sea turtle takes between 20 to 50 years.
Endangered species in southeast asia. The IUCN SSC Asian Species Action Partnership ASAP is a coalition working together to halt the extinction of ASAP species Critically Endangered land and freshwater vertebrates found in Southeast Asia. Even though the threat caused by deforestation is on the decline these animals are still over-hunted for their meat. Land and freshwater vertebrate species.
Wildlife crime like poaching trafficking and consumption of wildlife continues to grow. Endangered Species in Southeast Asia. Elephants are by no means the only endangered species in Southeast Asia the Sumatran tiger the orangutan and the Javan rhinoceros all face the threat of extinction.
The COVID-19 pandemic has offered Southeast Asian nations a rare and narrowing window of opportunity to clamp down on the regions endangered wildlife trade after the business saw a sharp contraction due to the COVID-19 pandemic according to a report from the United Nations. Living primates include humans monkeys lemurs and apes. China India Iran Mongolia Turkmenistan.
Southeast Asia is a wildlife trade hotspot functioning as supplier consumer and a general import-export emporium. Wouldnt you want to see these endangered species survive for another 50 years or even possibly forever. Asia has every kind of climate that happens on Earth.
Some estimate that over 40 of all plant and animal species in Southeast Asia could go extinct during the 21st century src. Orangutans Sun Bears Gibbons Tarsiers Tortoises and some of the most endangered mammals that are smuggled around Southeast Asia are cared for and rehabilitated here. These areas have been sustainably managed by Karen communities for centuries and hold many endangered Southeast Asian wildlife species such as Asian Elephants Tigers and several primate and pangolin species all rare now in other parts of Myanmar and neighboring countries.
China Indonesia Sumatra Nepal Southeast Asia. This species is facing moderate to severe threats of extinction. Southeast Asia is globally important for biodiversity but has high levels of threatened species.