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. 2016 Oct 1;66(10):807-812.
doi: 10.1093/biosci/biw092. Epub 2016 Jul 27.

Saving the World's Terrestrial Megafauna

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Saving the World's Terrestrial Megafauna

William J Ripple et al. Bioscience. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
A richness map of (a) the number of megafaunal species, (b) the number of declining megafauna species, and (c) the number of threatened megafaunal species in their native ranges. Megafauna are defined as terrestrial large carnivores (more than 15 kilograms) and large herbivores (more than 100 kilograms). Threatened includes all species categorized as Vulnerable, Endangered, or Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List (see supplemental tables).
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Photographic examples of threatened megafauna. Top row left to right: photos of well-known species, including the Western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) (CR), black rhino (Diceros bicornis) (CR), and Bengal tiger, (Panthera tigris tigris) (EN). Bottom row left to right: photos of lesser-known species, including the African wild ass (Equus africanus) (CR), Visayan warty pig (Sus cebifrons) (CR), and banteng (Bos javanicus) (EN). Photo credits: Julio Yeste, Four Oaks, Dave M. Hunt, Mikhail Blajenov, KMW Photography, and Kajornyot.

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