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World Wildlife Fund Annual List of 10 Most Threatened Species
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Endangered Amur Tiger/Photo: AFP, Getty Images

Last week the World Wildlife Fund had some good news about the endangered Amur leopards. Three were photographed enjoying a fresh kill, somewhere in the Russian Far East.

Between poaching and habitat loss, these rare felines are facing a lot of challenges. Since we're down to only 40 Amur leopards in the wild, it was a big deal to see the healthy female with two cubs!

So we all gave a big "Yay" for the Amur leopard. But no sooner did the cheers die down than WWF released their annual list of the 10 most endangered species. Downer, man. You'll certainly recognize a few old friends here:

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Posted: 2009-12-03 12:02:00


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