One million species at risk of extinction, UN report warns
Published 7 May 2019, 16:17 BST
This critically endangered South China tiger lives at the Suzhou Zoo in China. This is a species that may be gone from the wild now. As of 2015 there were only 100 in captivity.
Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark
This is a central Bornean
orangutan. Bornean orangutan numbers have been more than halved in the past 60 years, mainly due to humans encroaching on its habitat.
Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark
Giant panda numbers increased enough for the IUCN Red List to downlist it from endangered to vulnerable 2016.
Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark
Hawksbill sea turtles are listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List. The tortoiseshell trade, collection of their eggs for food, and destruction of coral reefs have all contributed to their declining numbers.
Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark
Asian elephants are listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List, threatened by habitat loss and poaching.
Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark