Through humanity's recklessness and indifference to other species inhabiting our planet, the following magnificent plants and animals are among the many that are increasingly threatened with extinction:
Asian Elephant
Black Rhino
Orangutan
Sumatran Tiger
Hawksbill Turtle
Amur Leopard
African Wild Dog
Blue Whale
Western Lowland Gorilla
Ring-tailed Lemur
Hippopotamus
Scimitar-Horned Oryx (courtesy Smithsonian)
Black Footed Ferret
Dwarf Lake Iris
Pacific Walrus
Pangolin
Red Crested Cardinal (courtesy Smithsonian)
Sand Cat (courtesy Smithsonian)
Apollo Butterfly
Manatee
Southern Cassowary
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