#1 - Javan Rhinoceros (found in Indonesia and Vietnam)

#2 - Vaquita (found in Gulf of California)

#3 - Cross River Gorilla (found in Nigeria and Cameroon)

#4 - Sumatran Tiger (found Sumatra, in Indonesia)

#5 - Golden-Headed Langur (found in Vietnam)

#6 - Black-Footed Ferret (found in North American Great Plains)

#7 - Borneo Pygmy Elephant (found in Sabah, Northern Borneo)

#8 - Giant Panda (found in China, Burma, Vietnam)

#9 - Polar Bear (found in The circumpolar Arctic)

#10 - Mekong Giant Catfish (found in Mekong region of Southeast Asia)

Im really big into animals, and big into the conservation of Endangered Species, and i know most people are aware of the crisis going on with the extinction of so many species every day, but i wanted to post this for those who weren't awareenjoythese are the 10 most ciritically Endangered Animals on the Planet,Number remaining: fewer than 60Perhaps the planet's rarest large mammal. Its horn is prized by poachers, and its forests are prized by developers. Both could spell doom for the species.Number remaining: 200 to 300One of the rarest cetaceans in the world, the Vaquita is endangered by both its limited range and the ease with which it gets caught in fishing nets.Number remaining: fewer than 300Thought to be extinct in the 1980s, the species is holding on, for now. Hunted for bush meat and crowded out by development, it may not last long.Number remaining: fewer than 600This small tiger has lived only in Sumatra for a million years, making it hard to escape human expansion. Most survivors dwell in reserves, but about 100 live beyond the borders of the protected areas.Number remaining: fewer than 70All but wiped out, this primate was placed under protection in 2000. It is still in grave danger, but in 2003 its numbers rose for the first time in decades.Number remaining: about 1,000The continent's only native ferret is one of its most endangered mammals. In 1986, there were only 18 individuals left, but the species is clawing back.Number remaining: about 1,500Shorter than the Asian elephant by about 20 in. (50 cm), the Borneo pygmy elephant is also more docile. Palm plantations have reduced its range, leaving it crowded for space.Number remaining: fewer than 2,000Loss and fragmentation of habitat are to blame for the panda's perilous state. Captive breeding and species protection are helping the panda hang on—barely.Number remaining: fewer than 25,000Human development and poaching have long threatened the polar bear, but climate change and the loss of sea ice are now pushing it onto the critical listNumber remaining: hundredsPrized for its enormous size (the largest ever caught was 646 lb., or 293 kg), it is now protected in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, but fishing goes on.if we continue to desecrate this world, and treat it as if nothing else but our needs matter, then we are sad indeed, conservation is key to keeping our world alive, i for one, want to be able to share with them the animals i love, not just in pictures and in old stories but for real[edit on 2/10/2010 by BringMeTheHorizon]