By Riley G. & Sofie P.

Red pandas 

Red pandas are very cute and lovable. So many of us love them but sadly there are only 10,000 left in the wild. They have a lifespan of 14 years and in about a few decades they will go extinct. They love to play, and parents love to play and cuddle with their babies. They eat bamboo. A big reason they are endangered is because their habitat is very rare. They live in the eastern Himalayas, and we need to somehow provide them with their needed habitat. We are interviewing Brooklyn brown whose grandpa takes care of the red pandas at the zoo and here is what she has told us. Grandma is always hiding in front at the very top of the tree. Usually, the young play around together. Usually, two of the babies like sleeping in the same tree. Most of the time they are twins. Usually if the babies are very young parents are near them most of the time. If there are only young babies and adults during the day, they are together a lot to protect the young ones. Please help these animals find a good habitat! 

This picture shows the red pandas habitat known as the eastern Himalayas. There are lots of trees here and trees are like houses to red pandas, so this is a great and unique habitat. 

Koalas 

Koalas are endangered marsupials which means that they have a pouch. Other members of the marsupial family are kangaroos, wallabies, possums, and Tasmanian devils. Koalas eat leaves of the gum tree also known as the eucalyptus tree.  

This map shows where koalas live. As you can see, koalas only live in eastern Australia. Unfortunately, wildfires cause many koalas to die. So, koalas may be extinct very soon. 

Giant pandas 

Giant pandas live in eastern China. As you can see on the map the green shows where giant pandas used to live, and the red is where they now live. Giant pandas live to be 20 years old, and their main diet is bamboo. Giant pandas are in the Ursidae family also known as the bear family. But pandas have different traits than bears. First, don’t hibernate that means that bears sleep in winter and don’t wake up until spring. Second, pandas have an opposable thumb. Third, pandas only eat bamboo while bears eat berries, fish etc while pandas eat bamboo and rodents. 

Saolas 

Saolas are incredibly cute. (Especially babies) We love these litter creatures. Sadly, there are only 250 Saloas left in the whole world. Saloas like to eat plants like leaves, seeds, fruit, berries, etc. One reason is because big animals like tiger’s hunt Saolas and eat them. Humans also hunt Saolas to protect their crops. Another reason our adorable saolas are endangered is because of loss of habitat. People have been using their habitat for agriculture. Now most of the places Saolas used to live in have been taken away from them and these lonely animals can’t survive. To help the remaining Saolas not die, have babies and be saved from being endangered, we need to find a way to not take away their habitat for our own reasons. They are just trying to survive just like humans so instead of endangering them we should help these lonely creatures. They live in the Annamite Mountains. Their life span is 8-11 years of living. We should also try to protect these poor animals from being hunted down by predators and instead of hurting them we should help them and maybe if we protect them from predators, they can be more convinced to give us land for farming. 

This is where our dear Saolas live. We hope we can protect them from predators and strive to keep these cute creatures from not getting hurt. 

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Vaquitas

Vaquitas live in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico. They eat fish, prawns, and crabs. They have a lifespan of 21 years. They are very cute. Unfortunately, there are only TEN LEFT IN THE WILD! They are the most endangered sea mammals on Earth! Sadly, they will soon be extinct. These animals are very shy and fear being near anyone new, especially humans, so they are very hard to capture. The vaquita is the smallest cetacean in the world, but is the cousin of the biggest, the blue whale. The reason that vaquitas are endangered is because people are illegally fishing for them and taking them away from the sea. We can help by no longer fishing for big animals in the sea. If you do catch them, put them back in so they can still live. If you see anyone hurting any kind of animal, make sure to report them immediately.

This is where the last vaquitas live, in the Gulf of Mexico. It’s a great place for our adorable friends. They have lots of space to swim. Hope they are happy together in their nice, cozy home.

Axlotls

Axlotls eat earthworms and bloodworms. They live to be about 10-15 years old and live in Xochimilco in Mexico. Unfortunately, therea re only 50-1000 wild axlotls left. They are very nice friends. They have a very nice home and are usually in underwater caves. Axlotls are very cute and can be pets for some people. They are carnivores. They are bold, but not very social. They could have some friends, but don’t really need any. Some will go up to you when they see you watching them. A big reason they are endangered is because of droughts. When the lands are dry, there is hardly any water in caves for our adorable friends to swim around in. A way to help these creatures, if you ever see one, is to make sure it has a good place to call home and be safe. If you ever get a pet axlotl, make sure you take very good care of it so it can live a happy life. This is Lake Xochimilco, where axlotls usually are living in underwater caves beneath the lake.