Threats to Endangered Animals

What are some of the main threats to sloths?

• Hunting for their fur and claws

• Habitat loss and climate change

• Attacks by large predators

• Lack of food sources

What is the biggest threat to manatees today?

• Being hunted for their fat and meat

• Water pollution

• Loss of their natural living areas

• Invasive species

What environmental changes are harming penguins?

• Too much rain and floods

• Melting ice and global warming

• Strong winds and storms

• Earthquakes and tsunamis

What are the main dangers that threaten the platypus?

• Being caught by fishermen

• Climate change and habitat destruction

• New diseases

• Not enough food in rivers

How many koalas are believed to be left in the world?

• 100,000

• 200,000

• 300,000

• 50,000

What is the main reason polar bears are in danger?

• They are hunted for their fur

• Their natural habitat of Arctic ice is melting

• They cannot find enough food

• They are getting new diseases

What is the biggest threat to jaguars?

• Farmers hunting them

• Illegal animal trade

• Deforestation of the Amazon

• Poaching

Which of these is NOT a reason Loggerhead Sea Turtles are threatened?

• Tourism

• Accidental fishing

• Habitat loss

• Lack of natural predators

What percentage of wild bee species are currently threatened with extinction?

• Less than 5%

• More than 9%

• Exactly 10%

• Around 20%

What is the biggest threat to the survival of Asiatic lions?

• Diseases and epidemics

• Fires in their habitat

• Human population growth and hunting

• Decline in prey animals