ANIMALS IN DANGER OF EXTINCTION

Amazon pink dolphin

The Inia geoffrensis is a dolphin that is also known as boto or
Amazon dolphin. It inhabits the Amazon River basin and can
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have a pink or pale blue coloration, although the most
Rivas
common is that they are albinos. It is one of five species of
Pereyra
freshwater dolphins living on the planet.

Throughout the Amazon area, including Peru, the Amazon

pink dolphin is endangered. As happens in most cases of the
Abanto different animals of Peru in danger of extinction, their main
Estacio threats are the construction of dams, canals and the
brando diversion of natural courses of the rivers.

Cat of the andes

The Leopardus jacobitus, is also known as Andean cat,
Aymara titi, Chinchay, lynx cat or osjo. It normally inhabits
José the Andes at altitudes between 300 and 4,800 meters at
Rivas sea level. Its appearance is similar to a cat in size, although
Pereyra its tail is larger, has a denser coat and is tabby in
W appearance.

It is a little known and is not only among the animals in

danger of extinction in Peru, but also is among the most
Abanto threatened felines in the Americas. Currently, only 2,500
Estacio specimens are known to exist. Their threats are hunting,
Brando habitat destruction, scarcity of prey and trade in their furs.