Sudan is the name of northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) male left in the world. When it dies, it can be ascertained, northern white rhinoceros also extinct. Only one-horned animal in the world to be the last hope in an effort to preserve their species from extinction. Therefore, do not be surprised if the 43-year-old rhino is now guarded 24 hours. The armed rangers risking their lives in the nature reserve Ol Pojeta, Kenya, Sudan to protect the horn must be cut for the sake of safety, so as not to become a target for hunters.

Sudan was transferred from the zoo Czech Republic in 2009 to Ol Pojeta that has specialized for rhino conservation. The nature reserve was chosen because it has been a success with the black rhino breeding program. White rhino conservation project received a major blow, when a rhinoceros other males died last October 2014. Thus making Sudan became the only hope left. Age was 43 years, adding to worries though a rhinoceros live to the age of 50 years. Displacement Sudan initially expected to push for the breed, but all attempts have so far failed to make Sudan fertilize two females in Ol Pojeta.

Further complicated by the disruption of security and stability in Kenya, by acts of terror from militant groups such as Al-Shabaab. The group massacred 150 students in an attack in Kenya, in early April. The price of ivory has now increased to more than £ 40,000, or about Rp767 million per kilo. Especially for white rhino rhino horn only one in the world such as Sudan, the price can be much more expensive.

The current situation is very sad, considering that in the past this species can move freely on the African continent, from southern Chad, the Congo to Sudan. According to data from the WWF, half a century ago still exist 2,000 white rhinos, but in 1984 only 15 of which are located in the tail of the Congo. When the experts managed to avoid extinction. They can breed white rhinos to be more than 30 tigers in less than 10 years. But the increased poaching of rhinos in the nature reserve and is lost entirely.

Hopes resurfaced when it was discovered a white rhino in 2006. Efforts to breed back the white rhino has so far not succeeded. Efforts to maintain Sudan was very difficult. A total of 40 ranger in charge of maintaining the safety of Sudan, at a cost of £ 75,000 or USD 1.4 billion for the six months.

Dodo bird is a big bird berhabitat on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean that could not fly and become extinct.

Before certainly extinct, the bird is covered with many myths, until finally Harry Higginson and George Clark found the Dodo bird fossil in 1865.

Facts about the Dodo Bird

»The Latin name first given by Carl Linnaeus in these birds is 'Didius ineptus' which means 'dodo incompetent (can not fly)'.

However, this time the scientists prefer to call it 'Raphus cucullatus'.

»The main Predator is the Dodo bird Dutch sailors (and animals brought with them) who stopped by on his way to the Indonesian archipelago.

Dodo hunted by sailors and the first settlers on the island. Although meat Dodo described textured hard, it did not stop the explorers prey on this bird for food.

Dutch sailors nicknamed Dodo as 'valghvogel' which translates to 'disgusting bird' because of the bad taste of the meat.

»Character Dodo in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland inspired by Dodo skeleton stored in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History.

Contrary to popular myth associated with this bird, author Alice, Lewis Carroll (pseudonym of Charles Dodgson), described this bird as being wise.

Some people believe that the character of the Dodo in Alice books is a metaphor for the writer's own.

»After going through a DNA test of the remaining soft tissue, proved that the dodo is a close relative of the Nicobar pigeon.

Interestingly enough, when Johannes Theodor Reinhardt, a zoologist, put forward the theory that Dodo is a kind of pigeon land, he got a lot of criticism from his colleagues.

»Some of the Dodo bird life ever sent to Europe to be displayed to the public.

Live specimens used as a model because at that time the camera has not been found.

»Tree tambalacoque or dodo tree (Sideroxylon grandiflorum) has been erroneously attributed to the extinction of this bird.

Previously believed that the seeds of this tree have to pass through the digestive tract Dodo in order to germinate.

For you lovers of birds is certainly familiar with the name of the bird lovebird. Yes, lately very much lovebird bird fans. Not only from the beauty of form and color as well as the chirping of his course, the bird is also fun if we keep up to spawn.

Lovebird physically have an average height of 13 to 17 cm and an average weight of 40 to 60 grams, short-tailed and large beaks. Lovebird is one of nine species of birds Genus Agapornis (from the Greek word "agape" which means "love" and "ornis" which shall mean "bird").

They named lovebird as seen from their behavior, generally likes to sit close together and love each other. Even supposedly said, if the pair of lovebird is dead, do not take a long time the only couple will also die. Really pair lively semati deh, because these birds to mate fidelity was then naming lovebird be appropriate at this bird lifestyle.

Now this lovebird many kept to the sound of birds included race. Lovebird does have a distinctive voice and long, with a very beautiful fur anyway.

There are many types of lovebird, including love bird head of gray (Madagascar), lovebird red face, lovebird black wings (Abinisia), lovebird black collar, face salem, sunglasses, goggles mask, glasses nyasa, until the glasses cheeks black.

Before you start raising lovebird, we should first distinguish between male and female. In color and physical, lovebird difficult for unknown gender. Well, the easiest way is to palpate both shrimp claws located under their anus. If loud, tight and sharp, usually males. While the female bird claws shrimp soft, wide and blunt.

To start raising lovebird, we must choose the candidate parent who is still relatively young age, about 7 months to 2.5 years. Because if the age is more than three years, is usually not very productive.

To be able to make lovebird longer in working life, there is another way.

Ie add extra food, such as cabbage, sprouts, sunflower seeds and corn to trigger the spirit of birds in eager desire to females. With good care, lovebird can live 10 to 20 years.

Love bird breeding should be done individually. This is done so that we can more easily determines the lineage of the bird. For one pair of lovebird use cages measuring about 40 cm x 40 cm x 80 cm. Nesting and brood, prepare glodok or nest boxes made of boards with a thickness of 2 cm and measuring 15 cm x 20 cm x 25 cm. Then filled with dried corn husks, sawdust and others. Furthermore, in order to let the birds make their own nests.

Lovebird generally lay 4-6 eggs and dieramkan for 21 to 23 days. After hatching, the male and female lovebird feeding her child until the child turns birds can feed themselves. If lovebird breeders do not want to care for their children, then we must prepare places (box) with a size of about 40cm x 40cm x 40cm and given a 5-watt light bulb as warmers.

For food, we prepare for the baby milk porridge mixed with warm water and administered every 2 hours. After 3-4 weeks old, we are introduced to other foods, such as millet, fruits and vegetables. So the mother could return reproduce, the chicks are able to feed themselves soon transferred to another cage.

Lovebird is very easy to adjust to changes in the environment, barker and fighters. When hearing the sound of birds other lovebird or see bird, the spirit of direct combat raged.

Then, lovebird is also an easy bird tame. Because of its adaptability is high, it is easy to tame these birds to humans.

Furthermore, stress is not easy, because it has hundreds of bird species breeding in humans. Lovebird enjoys a cool environment and colonize and groups.

Lonesome George is the rarest tortoise in the world. He is the only species of giant tortoises on Pinta Island Galapagos Islands were found alive. The Latin name of turtle species are Chelonoidis nigra abingdoni. The rarity and uniqueness George makes him an 'ambassador' of islandas located off the coast of Ecuador, South America. Galapagos Islands known as the home of various species of animals and unique plants that helped Charles Darwin develop his ideas related to the theory of evolution of living beings. Not a single person who knows the age of Lonesome George, but George scientists estimate more than 100 years old.

Age George was not too old for that kind of turtles are known to live beyond the age of a century. George's death be a great loss for scientists who hope he can still survive at least for decades to come. Is actually an attempt to preserve the species Lonesome George continued ever since scientists discovered George in 1972 and then, however, all these efforts have failed. Initial effort is a 'match' George with two female turtles from Wolf Volcano. Unfortunately, the resulting eggs were not fertile. Then two turtles from Espanola Islands that has the closest kinship with the George line imported last year.

Unfortunately, prior attempts 'pairing' is successful, George was first breathed his last. Parties to the Galapagos National Park declared immediately conduct an investigation into the death of Lonesome George, who has become the mascot of the Galapagos. Since the arrival of humans to the islands, the number of giant tortoises decreased significantly. However, rescue efforts were conducted National Park and the Charles Darwin Foundation successful enough to replenish the population of these turtles. In general, the entire population of giant tortoises Galapagos increased from only 3,000 in 1974 to 20,000 tails tail current. Companions anehdidunia.com although Lonesome George is dead in 2012, he had become the only endangered animals in the world.

Vampire deer is one of the animals was found at 60 years ago, and then in 2008 to 2009 the researchers found them back in the province of Nuristan in Afghanistan Area.

These deer are known with fanged deer (musk deer), deer and native Kashmir Himalayas in northern India, the region of Kashmir, Pakistan and the northern part of Afghanistan. These deer were fanged only the males and their use during the breeding season to compete for females.

Fanged deer is endangered, this animal creepy but these animals do not suck blood and fangs are used during the breeding season only.

This produces musk deer are very valuable, it is used in perfumes, medicines and incense. gland in animals is very appreciated and is more expensive than gold. Normally reach $ 45,000 / kilo on the black market.

Have you ever heard of a pangolin? Apparently a lot of people who have never heard of these creatures. Conservation groups say the pangolin is a mammal in the world's most widely smuggled. The US government asked to enter the anteater to the list of endangered animals.

Rosalyn Morrison of Born Free USA said pangolins ever occupy most of Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.

"Pangolin indeed mammals most threatened in the world today. There are eight species of pangolin in the world, four in Asia and four in Africa. They are mammals and entire body covered in scales from head to tail. The scales are made of keratin, the same elements with nail us, "he said.

Born Free USA and other groups asked for seven of the eight species of pangolin is protected under the Endangered Species Act of the United States. One species had been included in the endangered list.

"Pangolin endangered because in some places in Asia and Africa believe that the scales they have medical benefits. And they are also highly sought after to be taken scales and meat, which in many Asian and African countries are considered a delicacy, "said Morrison.

China and Vietnam is the largest market of illegal pangolin products, and is also the biggest market for ivory and rhino horn.

"Although extremely rare pangolin, many people do not even know if it exists anteater. They could become extinct before people know about pangolin. The reason why many people do not know much about these mammals is because they are nocturnal creatures or night. They are very difficult to find. So it is difficult for scientists to meet with in nature and they also can not be bred in captivity. Pangolin rarely found in zoos. Looks like pangolins are found only in three zoos in the world, "he said.

Pangolin populations declined drastically.

Morrison said, "We found that more than 960,000 illegal pangolin trade over the past decade. So if compared with the number of elephants and rhinos, much less. "

There is a market in the US for illegal pangolin products. Pangolin insert into the list of endangered species will ban the import and sale of the animal, the animal or body part. Morrison said the move will also increase awareness of mammals that has a very long tongue and sticky.

Morrison said the extinction of anteaters could damage the ecosystem.

"They set the insects. They eat ants and termites. So if pangolin extinct, there will be a domino effect on the ecosystem. "

Center for Biological Diversity, Humane Society International, The Humane Society of the United States and the International Fund for Animal Welfare joined by Born Free USA in the filing of this petition to the US government.

Baiji

Baiji is a freshwater dolphin found only in the Yangtze River in China. In China the fish is nicknamed "Goddess of the Yangtze", also called the Chinese river dolphin, Yangtze dolphin and dolphin whitefin diChina .In addition there are also other dolphins yaitulumba Chinese white dolphin or dolphins Finless.

Baiji population declined dramatically in recent decades as a result of the Chinese industry and because of the use of heavy equipment on the river for fishing, transport, hydropower. Attempts were made to preserve the species, but the end of the 2006 expedition failed to find any baiji in the river. The organizers declared functionally extinct Baiji, which will make the water first mammalian species known to be extinct since the collapse of the Japanese sea lion and the Caribbean monk seal in the 1950s. It also will be the first recorded extinction of a cetacean species studied (it is not clear whether some of the earlier varieties of extinct species or subspecies) be directly attributable to human influence.

Bactrian camels

Bactrian camels

Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) is hooves native of Central Asia region (region of Bactria). Bactrian camel has two humps on its back, in contrast to the Arab camel (Camelus dromedarius) are only one hump.

Bactrian camel population estimated at 1.4 million birds, to prevent the extinction now almost all farmed, an estimated 950 surviving tail wild in northwest China and Mongolia based on the record in October 2002 and included in the list of critically endangered species.

Pigmy Possum

Pygmy possum is a small family possum which together form the marsupial family Burramyidae. Five extant species of pygmy possum grouped into two genera. Four of keAustralia endemic species, with one species also co-occur in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

Pygmy possum range in length from about 5 to 12 cm (2.0 to 4.7 in), and usually weigh between 10 and 50 grams (0.35 and 1.76 oz) .They are nocturnal and omnivorous, living on a diet of invertebrates, fruit, seeds, nectar and pollen.

They are excellent climbers, because most of their prehensile tails. Although they can not glide like some other species of possums, some species can jump long distances.

Conservation International (CI) and Indonesia Institute of Science (LIPI) reported the possibility of discovery of new species Cercartetus pygmy possum on a visit to the Foja Mountains in June 2007.

Addax (Addax nasomaculatus), also known as a screw deer horn, is an endangered species of deer that live in the Sahara desert. As suggested by the name of an alternative, this antelope has a long pale, curved horns. It is closely related to the oryx, but differs from other antelopes by having large square teeth like a cattle and lacking the typical facial glands. Although extremely rare in its native habitat because hunting is not regulated, it is very common in captivity. They are sometimes hunted as trophies on farms in the United States.

Addax is primarily herbivores, and adapted to living in water dengankelangkaan large area. These animals can be easily hunted by predators because it is slow. Because of the slow movement, which Addax is a tasty target for predators such as lion, human, African hunting dogs, cheetahs and leopards. Caracals, hyenas and servals calf attacks. Addax do not feel disturbed easily, although orangsering turned aggressive at being disturbed.

It is believed the name "Addax" derived from an Arabic word meaning crooked horn liardengan animals. The word "nasomaculatus" comes from the Latin word "nasus" (atauawalan "naso") which means nose and "macula" which means a place or notice and the suffix - "atus" refers to spots and signs of deer face. Baduimenggunakan another name for Addax, which is the Arabic term "Fuel" (or "bagr") "alWahsh", which literally means cattle from the wild. This name can be used to refer to other ungulates.

Addax inhabits dry areas, semideserts and desert and rocky, but today only found in pairs or as individuals is rare in the Sahara desert danbeberapa neighboring areas. Addax is extinct in Jordan since 1900 and in Mesirdan Morocco in the mid-20th century. This animal once abundant in northern Africa, asliwilayah like Chad, Mauritania and Niger. In 1972, Addax was found especially on the Rio de Oro, Mauritania, northern Mali and Chad, with some in Algeria, LibyaSelatan, and northern Sudan. Rare everywhere except in uninhabited areas in Mauritania and Mali in Western Sahara. It is now found in a rare population in Mauritania, Mali, Chad, Niger and nearly extinct in Sudan, Algeria, Egypt, Libya ArabJamahiriya and Western Sahara. Some Addax can be found on a game farm in Texas where they are bred for hunting trophies. See C.B.S. program "60 Minutes" of 29.01.2012.

In ancient times, Addax occur from North Africa through Arabia and the Levant. Pictures of Egyptian tombs show merekauntuk kept as pets around 2500 BC. More recently, Addaxditemukan from Algeria to Sudan, but mainly because of overhunting, they have become much more limited and rare. Dama gazelle and oryx sword is also found in the same area. It is easy to hunt because gerakanlambat, particularly the use of motor vehicles and automatic weapons. In addition to the meat and the skin is very valuable. Other threats include chronic drought padakehancuran, desert habitat as more human settlements and agriculture. It is believed that fewer than 500 individuals left in the wild today, most hewanyang found between regions Thermite Niger and western Chad Bodele region.

In Israel, Yotvata Hai-Bar Nature Reserve Addax descent to return them to the wild. Although large reserves, such as the Ahaggar National Park and Tasilli in Algeria, Ténéré in Niger, the Ouadi rime-Ouadi Achim in Chad, and Wadibaru established Howar National Park. in Sudan cover the area where the previous Addax happen, some do not keep Addax longer because less resources. Addax has been introduced in Tunisia and Morocco, the first in Bou Hedma National Park (Tunisia).