animals going extinct
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Whales range 10-30 feet long The humpback whale was listed as
endangered in 1970 Population of whales started to
recover since an international ban on commercial whaling was put in place in 1964
The addax, a species of antelope only in North Africa is one of the top 12 most endangered species
Severely impacted by desertification of its habitat and overhunting
Population of golden arrow poison frog in Panama has declined 80% in past 10 years
A fungal disease is mostly responsible for the decline of the frogs
Another reason for their decline is people also own them as pets
There are less than 3,000 pygmy hippos
They live in West Africa They are nearly extinct due to
logging They are also nearly extinct due to
agricultural expansion
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