Rare in the Americas, with fewer than 250 left; faces conflict with locals over poultry, needing harmony for survival in the Andean montane forests from Colombia to Argentina.
Found only in Patagonia, critically endangered due to invasive trout and habitat loss from cattle grazing; conservation efforts focus on fish barriers, fencing, and reintroductions into thermal streams.
Once widespread in India, now critically endangered with only 12 individuals found in West Bengal; captive breeding aims to restore populations decimated by over-collection, sand mining, and pollution.
Native to Dinagat Island in the Philippines, its population threatened by mining; urgent conservation efforts are needed to locate and protect remaining individuals from habitat destruction.
Few hundred remain in Kenya and Somalia, critically endangered due to habitat loss from overgrazing, fire suppression, and climate variability; conservation efforts focus on restoring traditional grasslands.
Among South Africa's rarest snakes, with only 17 known individuals; threatened by opencast mining, wind turbines, and road developments, necessitating emergency surveys and habitat protection.
Extremely rare in southwestern Bulgaria, threatened by habitat loss from agricultural conversion and forest enclosures; hibernation limits breeding opportunities, posing challenges for conservation.
Found on Indonesia's Bawean Island, numbering a few hundred; endangered due to deforestation and conflict with locals over crop raiding, prompting efforts to promote coexistence.
Endangered primates in Bhutan and India, facing threats from fragmented forests and roadkill; conservation initiatives include reforestation and wildlife bridges to reconnect isolated populations.
Critically endangered in Southeast Asia, with fewer than 250 remaining in Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains; protected from habitat loss, poaching.