Ethiopian Wolf
The Ethiopian wolf is the only wolf species in Africa and also happens to be the most endangered among the carnivores. It is native to only Ethiopia as its name suggests. It looks like a dog but has a face that resembles a fox and or a jackal. Human encroachment on the habitat of these animals is largely responsible for rendering them endangered.
Black and white Rhinos
Sometimes all that it takes is for people to discover something useful about an animal. That is all that it takes to render the animal in question endangered. Black rhinos and white rhinos are iconic animals in Africa. The white rhinos are bigger than the black rhinos. The black rhinos have hooked lips, whereas the white rhinos have square lips. Their existence is under severe threat because poachers hunt them for their horns which are believed to be medicinal and they are sold to Asia for medicinal purposes. Conservation efforts are underway to preserve them from becoming extinct. They are mostly found in South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Kenya.
African Elephant
Today, the number of elephants has declined to less than 30,000 in the wild. Poachers over the years have set their eyes on elephants to hunt them for many economic reasons. The ivory trade puts a lot of value on elephant ivory tucks, hence poachers make a ton of money killing elephants to collect their tusks for sale. Elephant oil is medicinal and it is a constituent of ointments for treating body aches. The greater part of the elephant population has been wiped out, leaving a few individuals in the wide. In recent times, population growth, urbanization, urban expansion, and drought have had an adverse effect on the population of elephants. Conservation efforts are in place to grow their numbers once more. Elephants are found in many African sub-regions and in countries such as Kenya, South Africa, etc.
