The World Conservation Union (IUCN) says that more than 40 percent of species that have been assessed worldwide are threatened with extinction. These include a quarter of the world's coniferous trees, an eighth of its birds, and one-third of its amphibians. Also listed are a quarter of all the mammal species that were assessed for the survey.

POLAR BEARS for the first time join more than 16,000 species threatened with extinction. They are likely to become one of the most notable casualties of global warming, which causes melting of sea ice on which they roam in search of Arctic seals. Without enough ice, the bears risk being trapped on land, where they face starvation. Or they may drown in attempts to swim long distance. It is estimated that 800 PANDAS live in the wild and roughly 100 live in captivity, mostly in zoos, breeding centres and special reserves in China. Yet despite all the efforts to save the panda, there is a real risk that it will become extinct. Farming, development and clear-cutting have destroyed the bamboo forests that make up their natural habitat. Six isolated mountain ranges in the Sichuan, Shaanxi, and Gansu provinces of western China are reserved for pandas.China

HARPY EAGLES are found in Southwestern Mexico& Central and South America. They live in the rain forest. They are getting rarer and rarer because of forest fragmentation, their nesting sites have been destroyed, and they are being shot. No one knows how many harpy eagles there are in the world, but it is confirmed that 9 nests are in Guyana, 10 in Venezuela, and 8 in Panama. They live in the woody regions and the forest of Central America and tropical South America. The rain forests of the world are shrinking, which is the major reason they are endangered.

Orcas, also known as KILLER WHALES, live in every ocean around the world. Killer Whales are hunted for zoo and aquarium exhibits and killed by people. They are also endangered by ocean pollution, and loss of breeding and hunting grounds. The LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLES are protected in their breeding grounds in Turkey, Greece, Bonaire and Costa Rica. The turtles can also be found around the island of Lampedusa, off the coast of Sicily. The Loggerhead Sea Turtle was once intensively hunted for their meat and eggs, along with their fat which was used in cosmetics and medication. They are often injured by speedboat propellers and by swallowing fishing hooks or getting caught in nets.Turkey GreeceBonaireCosta Ricameateggsfatcosmeticsmedication

WE MUST SAVE THE FOREST TO BE ABLE TO SAVE THE ANIMALS. ALTHOUGH OUR HOME MAY PROVIDE SHELTER FOR SOME ANIMALS,THE FOREST CAN HOLD FAR MORE NUMBER OF SPECIES OF ANIMALS. MOREOVER, THE FOREST HELPS TO MAKE THE EARTH A COOLER PLACE. THIS WILL THEN SLOW DOWN THE MELTING OF THE ICE CAPS DUE TO GLOBAL WARMING,SO THAT POLAR BEARS, ARTIC FOXES AND MANY OTHER ANIMALS CAN CONTINUE TO THRIVE IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT AND WON'T BECOME EXTINCT. WE SHOULD ALSO STOP POLLUTING THE AIR( AND CYCLE TO SCHOOL INSTEAD!) AND THE OCEANS.SO FAR WE HAVE NOT BEEN RECYCLING ENOUGH. AND WE HAVE TO SAVE PAPER TO SAVE THE FOREST (IT TAKES 150 TREES TO MAKE ONE SHEET OF PAPER!)