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Together, with your support, we can protect and save the world most endangered animals that needs urgent protection so their populations can recover to a safe and healthy numbers. The plant and animal species on the brink of extinction can be saved and recovered. Below are two examples of two rare animals, where in 15 years, we can bounce back their wild populations and be on the road to recovery.
The Hirola: 200-250 left in the wild
The Hirola (Beatragus hunter) is one the rarest antelope on earth with along 250 left in the wild. Over the last three decades, populations have plummeted by a staggering 90%, with the usual culprits – drought, habitat destruction and poaching – responsible for this grave situation. However, the Hirola can be saved. Effective field conservation work can bring back its population to 1,000-2,000 in 15 years. Field conservation include patrolling against illegal poaching and restoring the habitat of the Hirola.
The Kipunji: around 1,200 left in the wild
The Kipunji (Rungwecebus kipunji), a monkey endemic to southern Tanzania, faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. We estimate a total Kipunji population of about 1,200 individuals left in the wild. There are two main populations—one in the highland forests of the Ndundulu Forest Reserve, and another in the Rungwe-Kitilo forest. The Kipunjis are found exclusively in protected areas. They prefer the shelter of the forests and avoid open spaces, even if the forests where they make their homes grow thin due to logging.
The Kipunji can be saved, it is not too late and field conservation can bring back their population to 2,000 in 15 years. Reachable solutions to save the Kipunji include extending protected habitats, restoring its upland habitat, conducting conservation awareness, and supporting local communities who directly protect this unique arboreal monkey.
TAKE A DIRECT STAND FOR THREATENED SPECIES AND NATURE
We will lose a million species in the coming decades and billions of individual lives unless we change business as usual, more than 150 experts brought together by the United Nations has warned. The extinction crisis is a national and international emergency. Endangered Species International is addressing the species extinction at its core.
Join the many people who support our conservation efforts around the globe. Every day of delay is a day that these animals and plants move closer to extinction. Some of the solutions we are seeking are ambitious but effective and working. In order to push them through, we need to build a groundswell of public support. Your support is more relevant and urgent than ever.
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