Top 8 rare and threatened plant and animal species

From the United States to the El Segundo green butterfly . they are rare and endangered species of plants and animals in the world that scientists are trying to protect, according to The Daily Green (USA). .

1. Mura top squirrel monkey

According to a recent announcement by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WSC), a small monkey species with relatives of the cotton squirrel monkey (Tamarin) has a saddle-like back that has been found in the West tropical forest. Northern Brazil, with scientific name is Saguinus uscicollis mura. The mura name is named after the Mura tribe of India, living in the Purus and Madeira river basins.

2. Oregon spotted frog

The number of Oregon spotted frogs has increased significantly thanks to scientists' efforts to strictly implement breeding programs at the Woodland Park and Oregon Zoo, USA.

The Oregon spotted frog has the scientific name Rana pretiosa, meaning 'precious frog', a true new member of the Ranidae frog family. It has a body length of 4 to 10 cm, living only within Deschutes, Lane and Klamath counties, Oregon, USA and it is now also found in Canada.

3. Beetle beetles eat scavengers

These are called scavenger beetles (Nicrophorus americanus) because they are 'road sweepers', cleaning up the environment when eating animal corpses. This is an endangered insect, currently only living in Oklahoma and Rhode Island, USA. Scientists are delighted that the current Roger Williams Zoo, Rhode Island has successfully breeding beetles specializing in scavengers.

4. Chinese crocodile

For the first time, 15 Chinese crocodiles (Alligator sinensis) were born in the wild after a decade of trying to protect this rare crocodile from extinction. They live only in the area of ​​Sung Minh Island, in the mouth of the Yangtze River, China.

5. The United States

American Castanea dentata belongs to the Oak family, the largest annual evergreen leafy tree found in eastern North America. Botanists say they have grown dense, covering up to 90% of forests throughout the US states.

However, since the early years of the 20th century, they have been seriously threatened, beginning to die mostly due to a type of poisonous fungal spores that cause leaf blight. Recent studies by trusted scientists, American carpenter species, have the ability to ' smoke ' faster and more CO2 than other plants.

6. Wood stork head

Wood-headed storks (Mycteria americana) endemic to the Corkscrew swamp, Florida state, USA has had a wonderful and successful breeding season this year when 1,100 pairs of nesting birds promise 2,200 young birds will be born This is a rare and endangered stork in the family of Ciconiidae storks due to the narrowing of the wetlands.

The mature wooden stork reaches a height of 83 to 115cm with the wingspan extending from 140 to 180cm, easily distinguishable from the black wooden top and the long beak, famous for its sharp and sharp hunting; When hunting the long beak that was open in the water, the mine would close immediately when it was found.

7. Arabian straight horned chamois

The Arabian horned serow (Oryx leucoryx) is highly adapted to life in the desert and vast prairies of the Arabian Peninsula. They were suspected of extinction since 1930 due to hunting but now their numbers are showing signs of recovery in the Middle East thanks to scientists' conservation efforts.

8. Blue Butterfly El Segundo

The rare US population of El Segundo (Euphilotes battoides allyni) is gradually revived when they are preserved in a large area next to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). They were the first insect to be listed as a federal endangered species in 1976. This is a small butterfly, the wing is fragile and very weak.