How many currently endangered animals will be extinct by 2050?

Polar bears may go extinct by 2050 if we don't help. Currently, polar bears are only listed as “vulnerable” and are not yet considered endangered. But as one of the species most impacted by climate change, there is much concern over their fate. read more

According to the IUCN Redlist, there are more than 11,000 endangered and critically endangered species. The reason they are endangered is due to habitat loss or alteration, introduction of invasive species, pollution and over-exploitation. read more

Fifty different types of lemurs currently inhabit Madagascar, 10 of which are critically endangered. Sadly, we have already lost some of them, including the giant lemurs which were said to be the size of gorillas. Those lemurs went extinct some 2,000 years ago when humans first settled in Madagascar. read more

The scientists concluded that 1,700 to 2,100 of these species - between 39% and 48% of the total - would disappear. In Europe, the continent least affected by climate change, survival rates were better, but even here under the higher estimates of climate change a quarter of the birds could become extinct, and between 11% and 17% of plant species. read more