Siberian tiger cub

Siberian tiger cub (Panthera tigris altaica)

Przewalski's horse

Przewalski's horse (Equus przewalskii) This horse is now extinct in the wild.

Atlantic bluefin tuna, Malta

Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) portrait, captive, Malta, Mediteranean, May 2009 WWE BOOK

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes); Ontario, Canada

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) sitting among autumn foliage. Ontario, Canada

Brown bear

Brown bear (Ursus arctos), portrait.

Seychelles magpie robin (Copsychus sechellarum); Seychelles

Seychelles Magpie-robin (Copsychus sechellarum). Critically endangered. Formerly widespread in the Seychelles, but began to decline in the 19th century, and by the mid 20th century, persisted only Frégate Island, the most easterly of the granitic Seychelles (reintroduced to Aride). Seychelles

White-handed gibbon (Hylobates lar)

Hylobates lar, White-handed gibbon, or Lar gibbon. Couple swinging from a branch.
Found in Tropical rainforests of southern and S.E. Asia, including Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the area encompassing Southern China to Eastern Burma.
This species is threatened for several reasons. These gibbons are hunted for meat in some areas. Live capture for the pet trade also poses a serious problem. In many Asian countries, it is "fashionable" to own your own primate, and this has led to the death of many gibbons either at the time of capture or during transport. The final, and greatest, threat to the gibbon is deforestation. Rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate due to logging and agricultural, leaving forest species with an ever smaller region in which to live. Some efforts are being made to save these primates, such as national parks and reserves, but they are not very effective. Laws protect them from live capture, but they are rarely enforced. Listed in CITES Appendix 1.

Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca); Sichuan Province, China

Ailuropoda melanoleuca Giant panda Chengdu Breeding Centre Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China

African lion (Panthera leo)

Panthera leo
Lion
Adult male
Sub-Saharan Africa

Green Magazine request

Ursus maritimus

Polar bear

Hudson Bay, Canada

Wolf or Grey wolf (Canis lupus); Germany

Canis lupus Grey wolf Captive Germany

Mountain gorilla, Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo

Gorilla gorilla beringei Mountain gorilla Portrait of an adult female Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo

Leopard (Panthera pardus pardus); Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Panthera pardus Leopardess Masai Mara National Park Kenya