Other endangered mammals.The giant panda isn't the only mammal threatened by habitat loss, urban sprawl, and poaching poaching: see cooking. . These factors are also the main killers of the following mammals: cheetahs Count: About 12,000 Habitat: Scattered through eastern and southern Africa
Fact: Intrusion by safari tours are leaving the fastest land animal in the world with no place to run. western lowland gorillas Count: About 45,000 Habitat: Rainforests of west-central Africa Fact: The western lowland gorilla is even hunted as human food. florida panthers For the animal species by this name, see . The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Ft. Lauderdale, Florida suburb of Sunrise. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Count: About 50 Habitat: Swamps of southern Florida Fact: Records show that of 59 documented Florida panther The Florida panther is a critically endangered representative of Cougar (Puma concolor) that lives in the low pinelands, palm forests and swamps of southern Florida in the United States. deaths between 1979 and 1997, 25 were road-killed! great indian rhinos Count: About 2,000 Habitat: Forests and swamps of northeast India and Nepal Fact: Poachers prize the horn for traditional Asian medicine. It is believed that the horn can help cure fever and illnesses such as epilepsy, malaria, and even AIDS. orangutans Count: About 15,000 Habitat: Indonesian rain forests of Borneo and Sumatra in southeast Asia Fact: Baby orangutans are sold as pets on the black market. Since a baby orangutan orangutan (ōrăng`  tăn), an ape, Pongo pygmaeus, found in swampy coastal forests of Borneo and Sumatra. clings to its mother for the first four years of life, poachers must kill the mom to get the baby.
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