Endangered Marine Animals In Indonesia
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Endangered marine animals in indonesia. Indonesian waters serve as an important migratory area for over 30 species of marine mammals especially in the eastern parts of indonesia. On ther other hand endangered cockatoos in Indonesia are 5 species. There are 68 species which are critically endangered and 69 endangered species and 517 vulnerable species.
They used to be found in the east coast of Africa Indian and Indonesia coastline. In the Coral Triangle the impacts of such bycatch are devastating particularly to endangered marine turtles and sharks and juvenile fish. Indian Ocean covers about 20 of the ocean water in the world and by this kind of percentage we knew that a lot of species of marine animal live there.
Indonesias numerous islands are home to some of the worlds iconic and endemic mammals. Indonesias marine resources face threats from land and coastal development as well as from overfishing and unsustainable fish farming. Also known as the closest living relative to the dinosaurs.
Habitat destruction due to palm oil expansion is one of the main agents of their endangered status. It is the largest animal on Earth it can weigh up to 170 tones and it is also endangered. The Kemps Ridley sea turtle is the smallest and rarest sea turtle in the world and also one of the most critically endangered.
Weighing up to 150kg and growing up to 3m long the Komodo dragons are the worlds largest lizards only found in Indonesias Komodo National Park and neighbouring Flores Island. The article features a list of the top 10 endangered animals and species in Indonesia such as Javan Rino Mahakam Dolphin avan Blue-banded Kingfisher etc. Ongoing threats include oil spills habitat loss food limitations disease entanglement in fishing gear and conflict with shellfish fisheries since otters like mussels clams crabs and other.
Senyulong crocodile becomes one of the most endangered animals in Indonesia. Smallest Dolphins in the World. Warming waters and pollution threaten the countrys coral reef ecosystems and the many benefits they provide including biodiversity tourism and shoreline protection.