Bangladesh Extinct and Endangered Species

As of August 14th, 2014, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ lists 20 critically endangered and 43 endangered species in BANGLADESH (link to Bangladesh post). Since the beginning of the IUCN Red List, the Black Soft-Shelled Turtle became extinct in the wild and is only found in an artificial pond near the city of Chittagong. Several critically endangered species include the Bengal Florican bustard (bird), Javan Rhinoceros, Pink-Headed Duck, Pygmy Hog, Sonneratia griffithii mangrove tree, and White-Bellied Heron.