Photos of Endangered and Vulnerable Species from Around the Globe

Photo contest contestants capture rare images of threatened animals



beluga whale


A Beluga Whale at the Atlanta Aquarium

Photo by Lucinda Rhodes (Flint, MI); Photographed January 2007

Beluga whales return to the same estuaries each year which make specific populations vulnerable to overhunting. According to the WWF, climate change poses another threat as Belugas relying on sea ice to shield them from predators like orcas.

Status: Near Threatened


 

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