3 Rare Dolphins That Are on the Way to Extinction

For as long as I can remember I've always loved dolphins. Here are three endangered dolphins that need our utmost attention.

Sadly, as Hayden Pannetiere put in our collective attention late last year, thousands and thousands of the species are slaughtered for their meat or oil. The video spreading out last year wasn't pretty either. It was like watching a snuff film - where the blood of the victim was force-fed to the family. (That last scene, where the blood was dumped right back into the ocean?) As brutal as that was, it showed that, while the world may agree on a lot of things, endangering a whole species doesn't seem to be that big of an issue.

Human threats are the number one cause for the extinction of a species of dolphins. Several river dolphin species are now facing a horrible fate by being on the endangered species list. As of 2006, a survey was conducted and not one sample of the Yangtze River Dolphin could be obtained, leading protection groups to believe that the species is now extinct.

While changing now doesn't bring a whole species back, and I may be just another one of those voices protesting - the only way I could help, I guess, is by putting forth what we, as a species can look forward to help.

Irrawaddy Dolphin - While this dolphin doesn't look necessarily like the common types of dolphins we see on tv, mugs, rings, stuffed toys and pillows - it is part of the dolphin family, and is still worth Save. E 'is easily recognizable for their turn, rather than the elongated head. Its dorsal fin is shorter than average and has a triangular shape. It reaches a length of 2.3 me weighs about 280 pounds maturity. As a little 'fun trivia, while the 1970 Burmese fishermen used to call dolphins to the sides of their boats to float on the dolphin to bite around him. This attracts the fish, and if the fishermen were fishing in a network to share their catch withthe dolphin.

Australian Snubfin Dolphin - This looks a bit like the Irrwaddy Dolphin, and for good reason - the two are related. Both are river dolphins and are most commonly found around the coast of Australia. The first clue to their difference is the color - while the Irrawaddy Dolphin comes in an almost uniformly-grey-to-white belly color, the Australian Snubfin comes in a copper-ish-top-to-light-brown-sides-to-a-full-white belly. The resemblance may be one of the core Reasons for the dolphin as a new discovery of "new" - described scientifically only in 2005.

Bolivian River Dolphin - Once again, this is another new new "discovery." He acknowledged river dolphin as a separate species of dolphins, the most widely known as Amazon. The Bolivian species have a smaller size, a lighter gray color and has more teeth. Unlike most dolphins, have a flexible neck that can turn your head fromSide to side, useful for weaving between the branches of flooded forests during the rainy season.

We hope that these types of dolphins to get your attention, and you can use the word spread along the beautiful defenseless creatures.

Animals in danger of extinction in Peru

Pets are considered at risk if they are threatened with extinction, or because he left only a small number of them, because of threats of changes in their environment, the shift of predator to prey relationships and other factors. However, only a few species actually get on these lists, Nations in the last 50 years, laws have evolved to protect the species are extinct. Many have died without the care and protection of people, it is true that in most all casesDuring the last century, the machinations of the people, the imbalances that caused the disappearance of thousands of plant and animal species.

Only in the last century and a half species are threatened with extinction at a rate higher than at any other time in history. In the case of the Amazon rainforest, the trees covers parts of Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia and Brazil, the loss of habitat created from below, cut and burn all of the areas farmersJungle for the grazing of livestock and crop production, may result in unknowable consequences for the planet. The Amazon is the lungs of the planet called, and its destruction may further accelerate global warming, with devastating consequences for the ' man and most species on Earth.

Some endangered species of Peru are the following:

The Andean cat (Jacobi Oreailurus) are considered among the five most endangered cats in the world as critically endangered. It isregions of Peru, Argentina and Chile and Bolivia, is one of the shyest and least known cats in existence. About the size of a house cat, Andean cats feed on different classes of mice, small birds and rodents. Together with the pampas cat (Oncifelis colocolo), is known as "osqhollo" from Quechua. Factors that may lead to a decrease in the number of prey to reduce the collection of plants that their prey is dependent, and hunting by man.

The Yellow Tailedwoolly monkey (Oreonax flavicauda) is a rare species of monkey, the only one in the Peruvian Andes. There are fewer than 250 of these monkeys in the northern Peruvian cloud forest on the left. They have thick hair and long prehensile tail. They feed on fruit, leaves, flowers and buds. Loss of habitat through the destruction of forests for agriculture and has contributed to the ranch was in danger of extinction of these species.

The pink Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) boutu known as classified by the inhabitants of the jungle, as a species endangered in the list of endangered species. And 'one of only five species of freshwater dolphins in the world. Inhabits muddy rivers, based on echolocation to hunt prey. These dolphins can be pink or blue, often are albino. Factors that threaten these unique animals include construction of dams, construction of canals and the diversion of rivers.

Kuoda Tours brings travelers in remote regions of>Amazon where they can see the rainforest firsthand and gain a greater understanding of this vital area and the amazing diversity of species therein.