Sadly, for many species of wildlife, the tipping point has already arrived, with numerous mammals, birds, and amphibians facing potential extinction. Perhaps nowhere else on Earth exemplifies this threat to life more than the Amazon. The International Union for Conservation spotlights South America as "one of the richest sub-continents in terms of cultural and biological diversity."
But its Red List—a critical indicator of the health of the world's biodiversity—registers wildlife in its hundreds as vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered in the Amazon Basin alone.
Concerned? Click through and be alarmed by the wildlife on the edge of existence in the Amazon.