African Wild Dog. Estimated between 3000 and 5500 remain



A brilliant 2008 campaign by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has been resurfacing thanks to a recent reddit post going viral. The campaign, called WWF Japan – Population by pixel, was created by the agency Hakuhodo C&D / Tokyo.

The brains behind it were creative directors Nami Hoshino, Yoshiyuki Mikami, and designer Kazuhiro Mochizuki. Inspired by their work, Imgurian JJSmooth44 made a follow-up to their project and it’s just as powerful as the original.

“I did it as a programming challenge,” JJSmooth44 wrote

More: Imgur h/t: boredpanda

Amur Leopard. Estimated about 60 remain



“I did it … in python … but the code is very gross. I only worried about the final product and not the readability/niceness of the code.”

They paid homage to Hakuhodo C&D / Tokyo by scraping the Animal Planet endangered animals list.

Amur Tiger. Estimated about 450 remain



Asian Elephant. Estimated between 40000 and 50000 remain



Bengal Tiger. Estimated about 2500 remain



Black Footed Ferret. Estimated about 300 remain



Black Rhino. Estimated about 5000 remain



Blue Whale. Estimated between 10000 and 25000 remain



Bonobo. Estimated between 10000 and 50000 remain



Bornean Orangutan. Estimated between 45000 and 69000 remain



Borneo Pygmy Elephant. Estimated about 1500 remain



Chimpanzee. Estimated between 172700 and 299700 remain



Eastern Lowland Gorilla. Estimated about 17000 remain



Fin Whale. Estimated between 50000 and 90000 remain



Galapagos Penguin. Estimated about 2000 remain



Giant Panda. Estimated about 1864 remain



Green Sea Turtle. Estimated between 3000 and 5500 remain



Hectors Dolphin. Estimated about 7000 remain



Indian Elephant, Estimated between 20000 and 25000 remain



Indochinese Tiger. Estimated between 600 and 650 remain



Indus River Dolphin. Estimated about 1100 remain



Javan Rhino. Estimated about 60 remain



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