Five Species That Are Quietly Dying Off While Nobody Pays Attention

Everyone knows that rhinos or pandas are threatened with extinction. But there are plenty of species slipping away silently, without celebrity advocates or high-profile campaigns. “So many species are just not popular enough, or well-known enough to share the spotlight with the world’s threatened megafauna,” says Chris Shepherd, director of conservation group Traffic South East Asia. MoreThere’s Now Facial Recognition Software for CatsLittle Girl Breaks Down Crying When Her Parents Surprise Her With a PuppyDefending Bergdahl: Can Star Lawyer Clear Freed Soldier's Name? NBC NewsThis Dog's Final Day Proves We Should Live Every Day Like It's Our Last Huffington PostHow Israelis Feel About the Gaza Boys' Beach Deaths NBC NewsThe problem is that while threats facing the icons of conservation — such as the gorilla or elephant — are wholly deserving of media attention, this leaves less page space and air time for scores of other, sometimes more endangered, species. And if there’s no public attention paid to them, funds don’t materialize and the impetus for legal protection is weakened. Popular Among Subscribers Ending the War on Fat Subscribe The End of IraqHow Many People Watched Orange Is the New Black? No One KnowsThe plight of the following five species is two-fold: their disappearance is happening fast, and it’s happening off-radar. 1. Seahorses Population trend: A 50%-80% global population declin...
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