WildCodex

The Encyclopaedia of Endangered Species

MooseLC
Cervidae

Moose

Alces alces

The towering browser of boreal forests and frozen wetlands

Northern boreal forests, wetlands, lakes, and river valleys across North America and Eurasia
Widespread; roughly 1.5 million globally, with strong regional variation
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Amur TigerEN
Felidae

Amur Tiger

Panthera tigris altaica

The cold-forest apex predator of the Russian Far East

Temperate broadleaf, mixed, and conifer forests of the Amur region
About 500-600 wild individuals in the Russian Far East and northeastern China
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Snow LeopardVU
Felidae

Snow Leopard

Panthera uncia

The silent ghost of Asia's high mountains

Alpine and subalpine mountains of Central and South Asia
Estimated 4,000-6,500 in the wild, with major uncertainty
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African Savanna ElephantEN
Elephantidae

African Savanna Elephant

Loxodonta africana

The giant ecosystem engineer of Africa's open landscapes

Savannas, open woodlands, floodplains, and dry bushlands of sub-Saharan Africa
About 400,000 African elephants remain across the continent, mostly savanna elephants
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