Ten Species to Watch in 2010
Jan 12th, 2010 by wwftravel
courtesy Tourism of India
Iconic animal populations are at risk of habitat loss and poaching, with climate change emerging as the clear threat on WWF International’s Annual Watch List. This year’s watch list includes five species directly impacted by climate change, as well as the monarch butterfly, a species at the center of an endangered biological phenomenon.
WWF complete list of “10 to Watch in 2010” includes such well-known and beloved species as tigers, polar bears, pandas and rhinos, as well as lesser-known species such as bluefin tuna and mountain gorillas. And tigers are at the forefront of this year’s list, with the official Year of the Tiger slated to begin in February 2010.
