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Scary right? You should be scared because these cute creatures will be in danger of extinction if conservation efforts will not be prioritized. The decline of the population of the Tarsiers started in the '70s when the demand for these animals grew as scientists used them for experiments and poachers traded it for profit. Do your share. Protect the Tarsiers.

Cute right? Do your share. Protect them. The giant panda is an endangered species, threatened by continued habitat loss and by a very low birthrate, both in the wild and in captivity. The giant panda has been a target for poaching by locals since ancient times and by foreigners since it was introduced to the West. Starting in the 1930s, foreigners were unable to poach giant pandas in China because of the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War, but pandas remained a source of soft furs for the locals. The population boom in China after 1949 created stress on the pandas' habitat, and the subsequent famines led to the increased hunting of wildlife, including pandas. During the Cultural Revolution, all studies and conservation activities on the pandas were stopped. After the Chinese economic reform, demand for panda skins from Hong Kong and Japan led to illegal poaching for the black market, acts generally ignored by the local officials at the time. T...

Look into my eyes… can you honestly say that you love me? Probably, these will be the words of the Philippine Tarsier if given a chance to verbally express themselves. These small creatures scientifically called Tarsius Syrichta, are considered one of the smallest primate in this planet. It weighs around 70-165 grams and is only 3-5 inches in size. The Philippines Tarsier can be found in the southern island of the Philippines and is closely related to the Bornean tarsier, spectral tarsier, pygmy tarsier, and Dian’s tarsier that can be found in other parts of Southeast Asia. The Philippine tarsier is not yet considered part of the endangered species . However, if conservation efforts will not be prioritized, these cute creatures will be in danger of extinction. The decline in its population started in the ‘70s when the demand for these animals grew as scientists used them for experiments and poachers traded it for profit.   Slow growth of the tarsier popul...