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Extinct and Endangered Species. Joecelyne Gonzalez & Luisana Gonzalez. Endangered. Blue-sided Treefrog. Scientific Name: Agalychnis annae Habitat: northern Cordillera de Talamanca, Cordillera de Tilarán and Cordillera Central, and mostly surviving in San Jose. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Extinct and Endangered
SpeciesJoecelyne Gonzalez
& Luisana Gonzalez
Endangered
Blue-sided Treefrog
Scientific Name: Agalychnis annaeHabitat: northern Cordillera de Talamanca, Cordillera de
Tilarán and Cordillera Central, and mostly surviving in San Jose.
Approx. Population: unknownThreats: fungal disease, known remaining populations of this
species are threatened by an introduced fish that preys on the larvae. This species is also found in the international pet trade.
Measures to save it: considering the establishment of a captive-breeding program for this species.
White Rhinoceros
Scientific Name: Ceratotherium simumHabitat: National ParksApprox. Population: 33Threats: animals are threatened by loss of
habitat due to the expansion of settlement, and by poaching for rhino horn.
Measures to save it: They are legally protected from hunting, and poaching for rhino horn.
Extinct
Javan Tiger
Scientific Name: Panthera tigris sondaicaHabitat: In Java mountain ranges and forests. In their
last years they were only found in reserves.Threats: Rapid increase in human population leading
inevitably to a severe reduction in habitat. Forests were felled then converted for agricultural use. Along with this tigers were merciless hunted and poisoned, and they experienced growing competition for prey species with wild dogs and leopards.