Sadly, many animals that live on the earth today are endangered, which means that they are at risk of becoming extinct.
When a species or animal is endangered it means that they are disappearing fast or have a very small population - not large enough to survive.
The biggest threat facing many animals is human activity, as the people that live in our world today are responsible for destroying their habitats as well as hunting and poaching them.
It is people that are also responsible for pollution and global warming, causing climate change and effecting the animals’ environment.
The IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is the world's main organisation for the conservation of animals all over the world.
They have put together lists of animals called ‘Red Lists’, which shows how endangered a species is within a particular country.
