Imaging recource: National Geographic, Oppo and Joel Sartore turn the lens toward colorful endangered animals

There are nearly 40,000 threatened species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources's (IUCN) Red List. Among these threatened species, more than 16,000 are endangered. It's estimated that in the last 500 years, human activity has caused at least 800 species to go extinct, and there are at least a further 65 species that only exist now in captivity. Despite many efforts by biologists, scientists and governments around the world, the situation continues to get worse, and biodiversity faces a grave,...
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