","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090608_Yucatan%20Howler.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Don Pace", "IUCN", "240", "160", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Tree hole crab (Globonautes macropus)","Habitat: Upper Guinea rainforests of Liberia and Guinea, and perhaps parts of Sierra Leone, using rainwater-filled natural holes in trees
Threats: loss and degradation of rainforest habitat due to the increasing human population, deforestation, regional wars, and political instability
Population: unknown but may well be declining
Status: endangered","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090407_TreeHoleCrab.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Neil Cumberlidge ", "IUCN", "273", "403", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Black-eared mantella (Mantella milotympanum)","Habitat: several small forest areas of east-central Madagascar
Threats: livestock grazing, timber extraction, charcoal production, the spread of Eucalyptus trees, fires, and expanding human settlements
Population: unknown though decreasing
Status: critically endangered","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090401_Mantella.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Franco Andreone ", "IUCN", "273", "341", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Ploughshare tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora) ","Habitat: only around Baly Bay in northwestern Madagascar
Threats: poaching for the international pet trade and habitat loss caused by deliberate fires
Population: estimated at about 600 in the wild
Status: critically endangered, and extinction is near certain within the next generation (42 years) if the current level of threats continue","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090324_PloughshareTortoise.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Anders Rhodin ", "IUCN", "273", "357", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","European eel (Anguilla anguilla)","Habitat: Sargasso Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean, and European coastlines
Threats: overfishing, dam construction, climate change impacts and increasing numbers of predators such as cormorants are thought to be problems
Population: at an historical low in most of its range and continues to decline
Status: critically endangered","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090303_Anguilla_anguilla.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Janez Gregori ", "IUCN", "193", "250", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Mallee emuwren (Stipiturus mallee) ","Habitat: certain heaths and grasslands in Australia, usually within low woodland of eucalyptus and cypress pine
Threats: large-scale wildfires and clearance of its habitat for agriculture and livestock grazing
Population: estimated at around 10,000 and declining rapidly
Status: endangered","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090225_mallee.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Tony Crittenden ", "IUCN", "273", "410", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi)","Habitat: the Horn of Africa, specifically Ethiopia and Kenya
Threats: reduction of available water sources; habitat degradation due to overgrazing by livestock; hunting; and diseases such as anthrax
Population: estimated to have declined by more than 50 percent over 18 years, and the current population has around only 750 adult animals.
Status: endangered","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090218_GrevyZebra.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Jean-Christophe Vié ", "IUCN", "273", "408", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Fergusson Island striped possum (Dactylopsila tatei)","Habitat: Fergusson Island in Papua New Guinea
Threats: expanding agriculture
Population: unknown
Status: endangered","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/081017_Possum.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Pavel German", "", "196", "250", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Gray-faced sengi (Rhynchocyon udzungwensis) ","Habitat: two areas of Tanzania
Threats: fires caused by drought and nearby human settlements. A rapid loss of habitat could quickly push this species into a higher threat category.
Population: estimated at 15,000-24,000
Status: vulnerable","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090205_GrayFacedSengi.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "F. Rovero / IUCN", "", "273", "398", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Squaretail coral grouper (Plectropomus areolatus) ","Habitat: coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific
Threats: overfishing. The species cannot be farmed successfully therefore all fish are caught from the wild.
Population: Despite being the most abundant grouper species in the central Western Pacific, it has disappeared from some countries.
Status: vulnerable
","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/090121_Grouper.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "John E. Randall", "", "212", "423", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)","Habitat: Mainly in wetland habitats such as swamps, oxbow lakes, reed beds, tidal creeks and mangrove areas in Southeast Asia
Threats: Human settlement, overfishing, draining of habitat for agriculture, clearance of coastal mangroves, wood-cutting, pollution, excessive hunting
Population: Thought to have declined in Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Sumatra and Java. In India it may be extinct from large parts of its range and may no longer occur in Pakistan.
Status: endangered","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-081002-endangered/Fishing-Cat.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Mathieu Ourioux", "", "231", "423", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)","Habitat: the Australian island state of Tasmania; it can live in all native terrestrial habitats, as well as in forestry plantations and pasture, from sea level to all but the highest peaks of Tasmania.
Threats: A fatal infectious cancer is spread through biting and from sharing the same food. Once infected, the animal develops tumors around the mouth, which interferes with feeding and eventually leads to death by starvation. Other threats include traffic accidents and dog attacks.
Population: declined by more than 60 percent over the last 10 years; in 2007, the population was estimated at around 10,000 mature individuals.
Status: endangered","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-081002-endangered/tasmanian_devil.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Anoek De Groot", "AFP-Getty Images", "273", "400", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Pere David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus)"," Habitat: it was native to China, living in low-lying grasslands and reed beds, often in seasonally flooded areas such as the lower Yangtze River valley and coastal marshes
Population: 53 herds were reintroduced into China in the late 1980s from captive animals bred in Europe. This captive population has increased in recent years, and the possibility remains that free-ranging populations can be established sometime in the near future.
Status: extinct in the wild","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-081002-endangered/Pere-Davids-Deer.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Jessie Cohen", "Smithsonian Institution", "273", "199", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Caspian seal (Pusa caspica)","Habitat: uses winter ice sheets on Caspian Sea as a surface on which to give birth and nurse pups.
Threats: unsustainable levels of commercial hunting, habitat degradation and pollution. A low survival rate among pups has led researchers to fear there are barely enough breeding females to keep the population viable.
Population: numbers have declined by 90 percent over the last 100 years. Since 2005, the number of pups born has plummeted by a catastrophic 60 percent to just 6,000-7,000.
Status: endangered","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-081002-endangered/Caspian-seal.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Simon Goodman", "Caspian International Seal Surve", "273", "407", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer)","Habitat: Cuba’s freshwater marsh and shrublands; it is renowned for its leaping ability, which allows it to prey on forest dwelling mammals.
Threats: Illegal hunting for meat used in restaurants and the skin for clothing; hybridization with the American crocodile is a new major threat, decreasing the species genetic purity.
Population: Uncertain but the species is no longer found in most of its historic range and is restricted to two relatively small areas.
Status: Critically endangered","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-081002-endangered/Cuban-Crocodile.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "J. Thorbjarnarson", "WCS", "273", "395", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Pere David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus)","Habitat: China
Threats: wiped out a century ago by hunting
Population: none in the wild, but captive animals bred in Europe have been reintroduced in China and may someday be released into the wild
Status: extinct in the wild
","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss-081002-endangered/Pere-Davids-Deer.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Jessie Cohen", "Smithsonian Institution", "273", "199", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Wild horse (Equus ferus)","Habitat: Mongolia
Threats: hybridization with and the potential for disease transmission from domestic horses; habitat degradation and predation by wolves
Population:325 free-ranging horses; the population has grown after reintroduction efforts.
Status: critically endangered
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SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Iberian Lynx (lynx pardinus)","Habitat: areas of Spain and Portugal
Threats: severe depletion of its primary prey, the European rabbit, by human actions; injuries from rabbit snares and collisions with vehicles
Population: estimated at no more than 143 adults
Status: critically endangered","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo/_new/081017_IberianLynx.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Antonio Rivas", "", "273", "410", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Hector's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori)","Habitat: New Zealand waters, most common within about 5 nautical miles of shore
Threats: entanglement in gillnets, pollution, disease, habitat modification, mortality caused by vessel strikes, and disturbance by tour boats
Population: fragmented into at least three genetically distinct subpopulations of which there is an estimated total size of 3,000-4,000 individuals
Status: endangered","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo/_new/080917_Hectors%20dolphin.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Imčne Meliane / IUCN", "", "156", "265", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea)","Habitat: usually found in the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic oceans
Threats: commercial trawling, poaching of eggs, beach construction and pollution
Population: numbers in the Atlantic Ocean continue to dwindle, though Pacific Ocean populations seem to be on the rise
Status: endangered","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo/_new/080909_Olive%20Ridley.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Joëlle Dufour", "IUCN", "273", "369", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Banteng (Bos javanicus)","Habitat: primarily forests in Indonesia and Malaysia
Threats: hunting as well as habitat loss and degradation
Population:: unlikely to be more than 8,000 and is quite possibly fewer than 5,000 animals. It is already regionally extinct in Bangladesh, Brunei and India.
Status: endangered","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo/_new/080812_Banteng.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Rochmad Setyadi / IUCN", "", "273", "410", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai)","Habitat: small caves near water in Thailand
Threats: burning of forests where these bats, believed to be the world’s smallest mammal, forage for food
Population: unknown
Status: endangered","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo/_new/080805_Hog-nosed%20bat.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Jeffrey Mcneely / IUCN", "", "273", "408", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)","Habitat: Madagascar
Threats: habitat loss due to agriculture and deforestation
Population: estimated at between 10,000 to 100,000
Status: vulnerable","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo/_new/080722_Ring-tailedlemur.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "273", "183", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Pygmy hog (Sus salvanius)","Habitat: grasslands across the southern foothills of the Himalayas
Threats: The world’s smallest and rarest pig, it is preyed on by pythons and tigers, but the biggest threat is the destruction of its habitat by man.
Population: Once thought to be extinct, a few hundred remain in the wild.
Status: critically endangered","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo/_new/080716_PygmyHog.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Roland Seitre / IUCN", "", "134", "168", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Red panda (Ailurus fulgens)","Habitat: Temperate forests in Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar and Nepal
Threats: Habitat loss and degradation mainly from farming and timber extraction as well as hunting
Population: unknown
Status: endangered","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080708/080708_RedPanda.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Alexander Reznik / IUCN", "", "273", "383", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus)","Habitat: The only penguin to live on the equator, it is found on the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador.
Threats: In recent decades, this species has been influenced by the availability of shoaling fish. Increased human presence on Galápagos is a key threat as well as the introduced species of rats, cats and dogs that prey on young and adult penguins.
Population: estimated in 1999 at 1,200 individuals
Status: endangered","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080701/080701_Galapagos%20penguin.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Imene Meliane / IUCN", "", "273", "218", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Douc langur (Pygathrix nemaeus)","Habitat: Subtropical and tropical dry forests historically throughout Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
Threats: Habitat loss and degradation
Population: Unknown
Status: Endangered ","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080617/080617_Douc%20langur.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Jeff McNeely / IUCN", "", "273", "166", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)","Habitat: Widely, but very locally, distributed in large swamps from Sudan to Zambia
Threats: Habitat destruction and degradation, disturbance, hunting, and capture for the bird trade
Population: 5,000-8,000 individuals
Status: Vulnerable ","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080610/080610_Shoebill.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Sue Mainka / IUCN", "", "273", "183", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibious)","Habitat: Throughout sub-Saharan Africa
Threats: Illegal and unregulated hunting for meat and ivory, and habitat loss
Population: Estimated at between 125,000 and 148,000
Status: Vulnerable ","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080603/080603_Hippopotamus.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "David Sheppard / IUCN", "", "273", "364", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)","Habitat: Native to Cameroon, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Reintroduced in Malawi, Rwanda and Swaziland.
Threats: Poaching for horns, war and habitat changes
Population: Reached a low of 2,410 in 1995, but then rose to 3,100 by 2001
Status: Critically endangered ","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080528/080528_Black%20rhinoceros.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Jeff McNeely / IUCN", "", "273", "410", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)","Habitat: Once common on most of the main islands of the Galápagos
Threats: Persecution by humans still continues on Santa Cruz and south Isabela, where there is also competition for food with introduced feral cats and other predators.
Population: May number 400-500 adults and 300-400 juveniles
Status: Vulnerable ","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080521/080521_Galapagos%20hawk.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Sue Mainka / Iucn", "", "273", "183", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","African penguin (Spheniscus demersus)","Habitat: Angola, Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa, as well as the southeast Atlantic and western Indian Ocean
Threats: Food shortages due to commercial fisheries, human disturbance, egg-collecting and habitat degradation. A catastrophic oil spill affected about 40 precent of the population.
Population: The observed decline has been rapid.
Status: Vulnerable","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080515/080515_African%20penguins.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Alicia Held", "", "273", "205", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","African lion (Panthera leo)","African lion","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080429/080429_African%20lion.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Jim Thorsell", "", "273", "410", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Mostly sub-Saharan Africa but a small population survives in India
Threats: Increasing contact with people and habitat loss and degradation due to agriculture
Population: Two surveys in 2002 and 2004 put it between 23,000 and 39,000
Status: Vulnerable";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Sun bear (Helarctos malayanus)","Habitat: Southeast Asia
Threats: Habitat loss and commercial hunting for gall bladders and paws
Population: Reliable estimates are lacking
Status: Vulnerable","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080416/080416_SunBear.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Gabriella Fredriksson", "", "273", "364", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans)","Habitat: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans
Threats: Longline fisheries, with many drowning on baited hooks
Population: Estimated to be declining at 30 percent over a 70 year period
Status: Vulnerable
","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080506/080506_Wandering%20albatross.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Iucn Photo Library / Imčne Meliane", "", "273", "411", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)","Habitat: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. It is thought to be extinct in Uruguay and its presence in Peru is uncertain.
Threats: Poaching, cattle diseases and habitat loss due to agricultural activities and dam constructions
Population: Unknown, but ongoing decline is apparent in all areas
Status: Vulnerable ","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080409/080409_Marsh%20deer.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Jim Thorsell", "", "273", "410", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","African elephant (Loxodonta Africana)","Habitat: Africa
Threats: Habitat loss, poaching and human disturbance
Population: Stable or increasing in some areas, but the trend is unknown in other regions
Status: Vulnerable","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080401/080401_AfricanElephant.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Jim Thorsell", "", "273", "410", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus)","Habitat: India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan
Threats: Habitat loss and poaching. Capture of live cubs for dancing bears remains a significant threat in some parts.
Population: Estimates vary from 10,000 to 20,000
Status: Vulnerable
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SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)","Habitat: The drier regions of sub-Saharan Africa
Threats: Humans who see them as threat to livestock, and loss of prey through human hunting activities
Population: Size of mature breeding individuals is below 10,000
Status: Vulnerable ","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080318/080318_Cheetah.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Jim Thorsell", "", "273", "182", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Maltese skate (Leucoraja melitensis)","Habitat: Endemic to the Mediterranean Sea, but it is now rare off Malta and Tunisia and appears restricted to the Sicilian channel
Threats: Accidental capture in fishing nets by trawlers, which have increased in the last 50 years
Population: Unknown
Status: Critically endangered","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080311/080311_Maltese%20skate.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Mohamed Nejmeddine Bradai", "", "273", "364", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus)","Habitat: tropical Andes
Threats: habitat reduction and fragmentation, as well as poaching
Population: uncertain
Status: vulnerable","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080304/080304_Andean%20bear.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Robyn Appleton", "", "273", "182", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080228/080228-Giant-panda-vmed-4p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "David Sheppard", "David Sheppard", "273", "215", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: South-central China
Threats: Reduced and degraded habitat as humans clear bamboo forests for farming, dwellings
Population: Between 1,000 and 2,000 in the wild
Status: Endangered
";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080212/080212-asiatic-bear.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Dave Garshelis", "273", "303", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Southeast Asia, parts of China, Russian Far East and North Korea
Threats: Habitat loss due to logging, human settlement and road networks, as well as hunting for skin, paws and gall bladders
Population: No rigorous population estimates exist
Status: Vulnerable";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Maltese skate (Leucoraja melitensis)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080206/080206-Maltese-skate-hmed-1p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Mohamed Nejmeddine Bradai", "267", "423", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Mediterranean Sea
Threats: Accidental catch in nets by fishermen going after other species. Trawling activity has increased significantly over the past 50 years, both in numbers of vessels and technological advancement.
Population: Scientific data are lacking but the species is now mainly in the Sicilian channel. It is rare off Malta and rare or absent off Tunisia.
Status: Critically endangered";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080130/080130-shark-hmed-2p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch", "273", "412", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Most seas and oceans, with concentrations in temperate coastal seas
Threats: Fishermen hooking them by accident or on purpose for high-value products (fins, jaws and teeth)
Population: No solid estimates but anecdotal evidence indicates decline
Status: Vulnerable";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Chatham albatross (Thalassarche eremita)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080122/080122-chathamalbatross-hmed-1p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Pablo Caceres Contreras", "167", "250", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Breeds only on The Pyramid, a large rock stack on New Zealand’s Chatham Islands. It disperses within the South Pacific west to Tasmania and east to Chile and Peru.
Threats: Nest collapse due to reduced moisture retention and storms, as well as getting caught in fishing lines
Population: A ground count in 1999-2000 revealed 5,333 occupied sites.
Status: Critically endangered";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080115/080115-greater-spotted-eagle.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Sergey Yeliseev", "273", "296", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Breeds in Eastern Europe, China and Mongolia
Threats: Disturbance, hunting and habitat destruction from logging
Population: Probably less than 10,000 mature individuals, with Russia holding 2,800-3,000 pairs
Status: Vulnerable";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Shining Macromia Dragonfly (Macromia splendens) ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/080109/080109-dragonfly-hmed-12p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Adolfo Cordero Rivera", "", "273", "406", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Southwest France and the Iberian Peninsula
Threats: Water pollution and drought
Population: Although flourishing populations occur in certain areas, overall it appears to be declining.
Status: Vulnerable";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Red-headed vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss_070912_endangered/ss_070912_endangered_07.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Bernard Castelein", "naturepl.com", "273", "409", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: South Asia, from Pakistan to Singapore
Threats: Agriculture and the demise of wild cattle. Recent declines are tied to the use on livestock of the drug Diclofenac, which is toxic to vultures feeding on carcasses.
Population: Uncertain, but in India the species started a rapid decline (41 percent) a year around 1999 and declined by 94 percent between 2000 and 2003.
Status: Critically endangered
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SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Madagascan gecko (Phelsuma antanosy)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/071211/071211_madgascar_gekko_vmed_2p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "J.C. Randrianantoandro", "", "273", "205", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Two forests in southeastern Madagascar
Threats: Habitat loss for agriculture
Population: Exact numbers are unknown but the population is fragmented and under threat
Status: Critically endangered";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/071204/red_breasted_geese.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Keith Marshall", "171", "250", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Breeds on Russia’s Taimyr, Gydan and Yamal peninsulas, and in winter migrates to areas in Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Romania and Ukraine
Threats: Reductions in winter wheat farms and the intensification of agriculture are potential threats. Hunting poses an increasing threat and climate change and associated habitat shifts are expected to have negative impacts.
Population: Uncertain but appears to have declined rapidly over a short time period
Status: Endangered";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Panamint alligator lizard (Elgaria panaminitna)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/071128/071128_epanamintinawp_hmed_1p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Gary Nafis", "", "251", "423", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Native only to California
Threats: Mining, livestock grazing and increasing off-road vehicle activity
Population: Probably at least 1,000
Status: Vulnerable";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/071120/071120_hammerhead_hmed2p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "John Bazemore", "AP file", "273", "401", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Tropical waters throughout the world, including in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, parts of the Mediterranean and the coastlines of India, southeast Asia and Australia
Threats: Demand for shark fin soup in Asia and accidental catch by other types of fisheries
Population: Recent assessments indicate a population decline of more than 50 percent.
Status: Endangered";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Dwarf brocket deer (Mazama chunyi)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/071113/071113_dwarfbrocketdeer_hmed_1p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "E. Pardo/WCS", "185", "250", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Forests and grasslands in southern Peru and northern Bolivia in the Andes region
Threats: Loss of habitat due to deforestation; increased agriculture, such as coca plantations; cattle ranching; mining; road construction; and expanding communities
Population: Uncertain but new data on habitat loss led to its classification as vulnerable
Status: Vulnerable";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia sila)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/071106/071106_lizard_hmed_2p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Patrick Briggs", "", "218", "423", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: The currently known occupied range includes scattered parcels of undeveloped land on the floor of California’s San Joaquin Valley and in the foothills of the Coast Range.
Threats: Loss of habitat due to urbanization, water use, farming and intensive mineral development, as well as off-road vehicle activity, pesticides, overgrazing and flooding.
Population: Unknown but probably includes more than 1,000 adults. The species had been eliminated from 94 percent of the original range since the mid-1800s.
Status: Endangered
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SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Manatee (Trichechus manatus)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photo_StoryLevel/071030/071030_manatee_hmed_2p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "John Raoux", "AP", "258", "423", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Florida manatees are found only in the United States, although a few reach the Bahamas. The Antillean Manatee inhabits riverine and coastal systems from the Bahamas to Brazil, including the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.
Threats: About half of adult mortality is attributable to human-related causes, primarily watercraft collisions. Other threats include entanglement in fishing gear, entrapment in water-control structures and pipes, exposure to contaminants, incidental ingestion of debris and crushing (in flood-control structures or between large ships and docks). Naturally occurring threats include prolonged periods of very cold temperatures, hurricanes, harmful algal blooms and the potential for disease.
Population: Estimated to number less than 10,000
Status: Vulnerable ";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Giant gartersnake (Thamnophis gigas)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/071016/071016_thamnophisgigas_hsmall_12p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Gary Nafis", "", "162", "250", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: California’s Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys
Threats: Habitat loss and degradation, especially in the San Joaquin Valley. Nonnative species and road kills may also be serious threats.
Population: Unknown but presumably at least a few thousand
Status: Vulnerable
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SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Yellow-crowned butterflyfish (Chaetodon flavocoronatus) ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/071003/071003_butterflyfish_hmed_9a.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Tim Allen", "", "273", "420", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Known only in Guam, it lives among black corals.
Threats: Appears irregularly in the aquarium trade
Population: Relatively rare and little is known about its biology
Status: Vulnerable ";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Kirtland's warbler (Dendroica kirtlandii)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070925/070925_dendroicakirtlandiihmed_2p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Dave Currie", "234", "300", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Breeds in northern US, and has a small winter range in the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos islands. Breeding habitat has declined by a third since the 1960s.
Population: The species suffered three major declines in the early 1900s and in the 1960s. But numbers topped 500 males in 1994 following a doubling of suitably aged habitat.
Threats: Habitat loss
Status: Near threatened ";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Juliana's golden mole (Neamblysomus julianae) ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070904/species_mole.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Tim Jackson", "199", "300", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: South Africa
Threats: Mining threatens to destroy the last dispersal corridor between subpopulations of this mole with no external ears or eyes. That, in turn, could lead to genetic erosion and reduced population viability.
Population: Only three subpopulations are known and much of the habitat of one of these populations has been dramatically altered and degraded by urbanization and high-density housing developments.
Status: Endangered
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SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Hawaiian crow (Corvus hawaiiensis)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070828/070828_hawaiian_vmed_3p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Jack Jeffrey Photography", "273", "237", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Hawaiian islands
Threats: Habitat alteration, collecting and shooting, nonnative predators like rats and the Indian mongoose, native predators like the Hawaiian Hawk, and avian malaria and pox carried by introduced mosquitoes
Population: The last two known wild individuals disappeared from Hawaii in 2002. Some individuals remain in captive breeding facilities and a reintroduction plan is being developed.
Status: Extinct in the wild";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Anegada ground iguana (Cyclura pinguis) ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070821/070821_lizard_hmed_12p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Glenn Gerber", "209", "300", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Once distributed over various Caribbean isles, today it is confined to the island of Anegada in the British Virgin Islands.
Population: Estimated at fewer than 200 individuals. A plan to reintroduce specimens is currently in place.
Threats: Livestock grazing as well as predation by feral dogs and cats
Status: Critically endangered ";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Giant bronze gecko (Ailuronyx trachygaster) ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070815/070815_critter_spcl.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Justin Gerlach", "", "273", "169", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Two Seychelle islands
Threats: Habitat degradation, nonnative species
Population: Fewer than 3,200-3,600 estimated in 2005
Status: Vulnerable";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Nectophrynoides viviparus ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070806/nectophrynoides_viviparus.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "David Moyer", "Wildlife Conservation Society", "252", "300", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Mountains of Tanzania
Threats: Forest loss, especially at lower altitudes, due to agricultural encroachment, wood extraction and expanding human settlements
Population: Common species now, but it is not readily found in protected areas
Status: Vulnerable";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Seychelles Scops-owl (Otus insularis)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070731/070731_owl_vmed_1p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Dave Currie", "Dave Currie", "273", "164", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Forests of Mahé, in the Seychelles
Population: Extremely small. Regrowth of forests offers signs of a stable and possibly increasing population.
Threats: The cinnamon, coconut and logging industries
Status: Endangered";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Largetooth sawfish (Pristis microdon)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070724/070724_fish_vmed_1p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "R. Mitchell", "273", "209", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Freshwater and inshore coastal areas around South Asia
Population: Virtually all known populations have experienced very serious declines
Threats: Habitat degradation and fishing for its meat and distinctive rostrum, which can also cause entanglement in fishing gear
Status: Endangered";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Keeled box turtle (Pyxidea mouhotii)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070719/070719_turtle_profile_2p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Peter Paul Van Dijk", "", "221", "300", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Forest floors in eastern India, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam and southern China
Threats: Harvested as food in Asian markets and for the international pet trade
Population: In decline, even in formally protected areas
Status: Endangered
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SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Channel Islands fox (Urocyon littoralis)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070626/070626_urocyonlittoralis_hmed_9a.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Timothy J. Coonan", "221", "300", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Six of the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California
Population: Declines of more than 80 percent in recent years are expected to continue
Threats: Golden eagle predation and possibly also introduction of canine disease such as canine distemper virus
Status: Critically endangered";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070619/070619_ferret_hmed_1p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Dean Biggins", "273", "406", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Prairie dog complexes in North America
Threats: Habitat destruction, disease
Population: Collapsed in 1985 due to disease. They are making a comeback through a captive breeding and re-introduction program.
Status: Extinct in the wild";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070604/070604_cheilinus_undulatus_11a.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "John E. Randall", "189", "300", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific
Threats: Life reef fish trade. Even moderate fishing quickly leads to a decline in density and it appears now to have disappeared from several locations. It is heavily exploited at the center of its range in southeast Asia.
Population: Unknown but data suggest overall declines of at least 50 percent over the last 30 years
Status: Endangered
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SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Slender loris (Loris tardigradus)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070530/070530_loris_hmed_9a.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Anna Nekaris", "273", "368", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Tropical forests of Sri Lanka
Threats: Between 1956 and 1993, Sri Lanka lost more than half its forest cover to human activities, followed by a similar rate of decline in the remaining forest cover between 1994 and 2003.
Population: Unknown but in decline
Status: Endangered";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070522/02_epinephalus_striatus_jack_randall.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "John E. Randall", "219", "300", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Coral reefs of Caribbean Sea
Threats: Fishing and degradation of coral habitat by human activities
Population: Estimated at more than 10,000, but it has declined by some 60 percent over the last 30 years
Status: Endangered";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070517/070517_ornyx_hmed_830a.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Antonio di Croce", "", "273", "413", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Grasslands of northern Africa
Threats: Overhunting for the animal’s meat, hide and magnificent horns, combined with habitat loss
Population: Once one of the most common large mammals in northern Africa, the species is now only found in captivity where efforts are made to eventually reintroduce them into the wild.
Status: Extinct in the wild
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SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Corroboree frog (Pseudophryne corroboree)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070508/070508_pseudophryne_brill_2p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Harold Cogger", "", "270", "423", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Subalpine and montane areas of New South Wales, Australia
Threats: Habitat loss and degradation due to infrastructure development and invasive species. Chytridiomycosis, a disease that has caused the decline of many amphibian populations worldwide, might also play a role.
Population: Fewer than 250 mature individuals in the wild
Status: Critically endangered";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Painted terrapin (Callagur borneoensis) ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070501/070501_callagur_borneoensishmed_1p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Peter Paul van Dijk", "270", "423", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Rivers and estuaries in Thailand, Malaysia and Borneo
Threats: Human consumption of eggs, habitat destruction and disruption of breeding sites
Population: Unknown, but the decline is considered serious
Status: Critically endangered";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Palila (Loxioides bailleui)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070424/070424_bird_vmed_2p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Jack Jeffrey Photography", "273", "237", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Native to Hawaiian forests
Threats: Nonnative weeds and grazing by owls, rats and wild cats
Population: Unknown, but the finch species was abundant until the early 1900s and is now restricted to a very small range
Status: Endangered";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Fabulous green sphinx moth (Tinostoma smaragditis)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070418/0704718_tinostomasmaragditishmed_10a.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Mandy Heddle", "199", "295", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Endemic to Hawaii
Threats: Non-native species that have appeared on the islands
Population: Thought to be extinct as recently as 1996, several have been trapped since then. Its exact population is unknown but it has only been recorded 15 times over a century.
Status: Endangered";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Comoro black flying fox (Pteropus livingstonii)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070409/070409_pteropus_hmed_10a.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Richard Wainwright", "", "192", "300", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Forests of Comoros islands in the Indian Ocean
Threats: Deforestation and periodic cyclones
Population: Exact population is unknown but in rapid decline
Status: Critically endangered
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SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Shark ray (Rhina ancylostoma)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070326/070326_rhina_ancylostoma.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch", "", "192", "300", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Shoreline areas of the Indian and west Pacific oceans
Threats: Overfishing, habitat destruction and pollution. Its flesh is sold for human consumption in Asia and the fins from the larger fish, for shark fin soup, fetch exceptionally high prices.
Population: Thought to have decreased in parts of Indonesia but its status elsewhere is unclear
Status: Vulnerable
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SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Dlinza forest pinwheel (Trachycystis clifdeni)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070319/070316_DlinzaSnail_hmed_8a.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Dai G. Herbert", "", "207", "300", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: South Africa’s Dlinza forest
Threats: The Dlinza forest is formally protected but it is a very small area (only 250 hectares) within an urban location and there is concern that the species may be negatively impacted by extreme weather conditions and climate change.
Population: Unknown
Status: Critically endangered
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SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Yellow-eared parrot (Ognorhynchus icterotis)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070313/070313_parrot_hmed_3p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Fundacion Proaves", "", "225", "300", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Subtropical and tropical forests of Colombia
Threats: Suitable habitat is severely fragmented throughout its historical range and continues to be lost and degraded.
Population: Estimated at just 144 birds in 3-4 flocks
Status: Critically endangered";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Crowned Sifaka lemur (Propithecus verreauxi coronatus)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070305/070305_lemur_hmed_8a.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Michael Sawyer", "AP", "273", "362", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Northwestern Madagascar
Threats: Habitat loss or degradation from farming/livestock and logging
Population: Estimated at between 100 and 1,000
Status: Critically endangered
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SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Harlequin frog (Atelopus varius)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070227/070227_atelopus_frog_brill_10a.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Robert Puschendorf", "", "273", "275", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Tropical forests in Costa Rica and western Panama
Threats: A fungal disease, chytridiomycosis, is thought to be responsible for its decline. Drought conditions have helped the disease spread.
Population: Declines were first observed in 1988, and by 1996 it was believed to be extinct in Costa Rica. However, a small population was rediscovered in 2003. Serious population crashes have also taken place in Panama.
Status: Critically endangered
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SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Golden-rumped elephant shrew (Rhynchocyon chrysopygus)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070220/070220_elephantshrew_endangered_11a.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Galen Rathbun", "", "273", "412", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Mainly subtropical or dry coastal forests in Kenya
Threats: Habitat loss and severe fragmentation due to farming, plantations, wood extraction from forests and infrastructure development
Population: Densities in the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, its main habitat, decreased by about 30 percent between 1993 and 1996 from an estimated 20,000 to 14,000. Its numbers are thought to have continued declining since then.
Status: Endangered";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Golden dancing jewel (Platycypha auripes)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070212/070212_golden2_hmed_12p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Viola Clausnitzer", "273", "412", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Forest streams of the Eastern Arc Mountain in Tanzania
Threats: Large-scale forest destruction for timber and farming
Population: No numbers are available, but experts note that no suitable breeding habitats exist
Status: Vulnerable
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SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070205/070205_gazelle_hmed_12p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Iranian Department of Environment", "273", "388", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Deserts and steppes of the Middle East and central Asia
Threats: Kazakhstan and Mongolia have seen drastic recent declines due to heavy poaching.
Population: While numbers were estimated at 120,000-140,000 in 2001, the population is thought to have declined by more than 30 percent in the past 10 years in former strongholds.
Status: Vulnerable
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SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Spanish mountain lizard (Iberolacerta cyreni)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070126/070126_lizard_hmed_6a.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Lars Bergendorf", "273", "403", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Now confined to a habitat of less than 5,000 square kilometers in Spain’s central mountains
Threats: Ski resorts and transport infrastructure are destroying its habitat. Pollution and global warming have been additional threats recently.
Population: No precise numbers are available, but experts suspect numbers are going down rapidly.
Status: Endangered";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Common skate (Dipturis batis)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070112/070112_shark_hmed_6a.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Davey Benson", "The Shark Trust", "273", "349", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea
Threats: Overfishing and bycatch by trawlers going after other fish. Some nets also inadvertently capture eggs laid by females.
Population: Slow to mature for reproductive purposes, the common skate is no longer common and its numbers are thought to have fallen dramatically.
Status: Critically endangered ";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Pygmy sloth (Bradypus pygmaeus)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/070103/070103_pygmy_sloth.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Jeri Ledbetter", "Perezoso Productions", "267", "400", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: The species is confined to a few square miles of remaining mangrove forests on an island off Panama.
Threats: Local fishermen hunt sloths without regard for wildlife law.
Population: Estimated to be just a few hundred
Status: Critically endangered
";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Gulper shark (Centrophorus granulosus)","Gulper shark","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/061213/061213_grouper.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "NOAA", "273", "364", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: The main range of this bottom-dwelling species is the Northeast Atlantic.
Threats: Overfished for their meat and large squalene rich livers, a substance used for manufacturing cosmetics and health supplements, deepwater sharks like the gulper are particularly vulnerable to fishing pressure because of their naturally low productivity.
Population: The species has declined by 80-95 percent in its main range.
Status: Vulnerable";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Tiger chameleon (Calumma tigris)","Tiger chameleon","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/061127/061127_tigris_hmed_9a.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Justin Gerlach", "", "253", "423", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Endemic to the forests of three Seychelles islands
Threats: Forest degradation caused by introduced alien plants, such as cinnamon, is threatening the Tiger chameleon, one of the Seychelles more stunning forest reptiles.
Population: Thought to number only 2,000
Status: Endangered
";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Goliath grouper (Epinephelus itajara)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/061114/061114_grouperfish_hmed_10a.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Seapics.com", "258", "423", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Shallow waters of the tropical Atlantic, Caribbean, and eastern Pacific
Threats: Overfishing threatens the largest of all coral reef fish, with the species sometimes attaining over six feet in length.
Population: It crashed by 95 percent in 3 decades. Encouraging signs of recovery include increasing juvenile densities in key mangroves of Florida.
Status: Endangered";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Giant devil ray (Mobula mobular)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/061106/061106_devil_ray_9a.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Maurizio Wurtz", "", "273", "340", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Offshore deep waters of the Mediterranean sea
Threats: This huge, plankton eating ray would glide easily through the Mediterranean if it were not for the fishing industry. An unintentional victim of long-lines, trawls and fixed tuna traps among other fishing equipment, this species is particularly vulnerable because of its limited range and low reproductive capacity.
Population: No estimates but numbers are thought to be in decline.
Status: Endangered";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Abbott's booby (Papasula abbotti)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/061030/061030_abbottsbooby_hmed_1230p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Tony Palliser", "BirdLife", "273", "394", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Christmas Island, Australia
Threats: This tree nesting seabird was declining due to habitat clearance and degradation caused by the introduced yellow crazy ant. The ants have now been brought under control and nesting habitat quality is improving.
Population: Fewer than 5,000
Status: Endangered";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Tricolored blackbird (Agelaius tricolor)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/061023/061023_species_app_bird.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Dave Menke / U.S. FWS", "273", "245", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Shrubland, wetlands and arable land; native to California
Threats: Loss of nesting habitat, low reproductive success and breeding problems in harvested agricultural fields.
Population: Recent censuses in California revealed a dramatic decline in numbers from 700,000 individuals in 1934 to just 162,000 in 2000.
Status: Endangered
";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Dama gazelle (Gazella dama) ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/061017/061017_Dama1_hmed_2p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "David Mallon", "", "273", "416", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Sahel and sub-Sahara region of Africa
Threats: Once widespread, uncontrolled hunting and habitat degradation have caused an 80 percent population crash in the last 10 years.
Population: Fewer than 500 animals are believed to exist in the wild.
Status: Critically Endangered
";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Pygmy hippopotamus (Hexaprotodon liberiensis)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/061010/061010_pygmyhippos_hmed_12p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Fati Moalusi", "AFP - Getty Images file", "253", "423", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: West African forests
Threats: Habitat loss continues, creating fragmented ranges; hunting pressure increases as logging opens up areas to humans.
Population: Probably fewer than 3,000 individuals
Status: Endangered
";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Angel shark (Squatina squatina) ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/061004/061004_shark_hmed_11a.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Simon Rogerson", "", "250", "423", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Coastal and outer continental shelf areas in the Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean and Black Seas.
Threats: Trawlers going after other fish often catch this species by accident.
Population: Its abundance has declined dramatically during the past 50 years. It has been declared extinct in the North Sea and has apparently been extirpated from large areas of the northern Mediterranean. It is now extremely uncommon throughout most its remaining range.
Status: Critically endangered
";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri)","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/060926/060926_pink-pigeon_hmed.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Kirsty Swinnerton", "", "273", "399", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: It survives in two areas of Mauritius, an island off the eastern side of Africa in the Indian Ocean.
Threats: Severe loss of habitat has been compounded by predation of nests and adults by introduced monkeys, mongoose, rats and wild cats. Cyclones destroy nests and accelerate habitat degradation. Disease and late-winter food shortages are also threats.
Population: Although once common, the species declined to just 10 wild individuals in 1990. Since then, intensive management has resulted in nearly 400 pigeons.
Status: Endangered.
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SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Blue poison frog (Dendrobates azureus )","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/060918/060918_bluefrog_vmed_12p.vmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "left", "", "Russ Mittermeier", "298", "198", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Only on Vier Gebroeders Mountain in Suriname.
Threats: Illegal collection of the species for the international pet trade probably no longer has a significant impact, since the species is extensively bred in captivity. But wildfires probably have an impact on its tiny natural habitat.
Population: No numbers estimated, but it is common in its native habitat.
Status: Vulnerable
";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/060912/060912_shark_hlarg_1p.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch", "160", "423", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Range across entire oceans in tropical and subtropical waters.
Threats: Fishing pressure virtually throughout its range. Its large fins are highly prized for shark fin soup in Asia although the carcass is often discarded. It is also accidentally caught by fishermen going after other fish. Fishery pressure is likely to persist if not increase in future.
Population: Recent observations indicate that while it was once common in deep, cold water it is now only occasionally recorded.
Status: Vulnerable";
SpeciesThreatened[i++] = new Array("","Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) ","","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/ap/nyet80605020047.hmedium.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "AP", "273", "416", "#000000", "", "", "", "");
SpeciesThreatened[i-1].body = "Habitat: Arctic
Threats: Recent modelling of the trends for sea ice extent, thickness and timing of coverage predicts dramatic reductions in sea ice coverage over the next 50-100 years due to global climate change. It is suspected that there will be a population reduction of at least 30 percent over the next 45 years as a result of this habitat loss and declining habitat quality. Other threats to the population include pollution, and disturbance from shipping, recreational viewing, oil and gas drilling, and potential risk of over-harvesting as a result of both legal and illegal hunting.
Population: 20,000 to 25,000 in an estimated 19 subpopulations.
Status: Vulnerable
";
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