What is the most endangered iconic animal?

Tigers, lions, rhinos, orangutans and the vaquita all sit somewhere on the endangered list. Vote for the species whose survival you think matters most.

1

Tiger

Endangered, but the population has climbed from its 2010 low.

2

Lion

Vulnerable, down to roughly 24,000 from an estimated 200,000.

3

Giant Panda

Conservation's poster animal, and one of its clearest wins.

4

Black Rhino

Poached to the brink for a horn made of keratin.

5

Sumatran Orangutan

Losing forest faster than almost any other great ape.

6

Mountain Gorilla

One of the few great apes whose numbers are rising.

7

Snow Leopard

Almost impossible to count, let alone protect.

8

African Forest Elephant

Critically endangered, and long mistaken for one species with the savanna elephant.

9

Blue Whale

The largest animal that has ever lived, still recovering from whaling.

10

Vaquita

The world's rarest marine mammal, down to a handful of individuals.

11

Amur Leopard

Among the rarest big cats on Earth.

12

Polar Bear

The species that became shorthand for a warming Arctic.

13

Hawksbill Turtle

Hunted for a shell sold as tortoiseshell.

14

Red Panda

Not a panda, and quietly disappearing.