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Monday, December 5, 2016

Curacao Endangered Species



The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ for Curaçao in the Caribbean Sea lists 5 critically endangered species and 10 endangered species. Elkhorn Coral, Goliath Grouper fish, Hawksbill Turtles, Staghorn Corals, and Wide Sawfish are critically endangered in Curaçao. The Dutch island territory's ten endangered species are the American Eel, Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, Black-Capped Petrel, Boulder Star Tree, Green Turtle, Guaiac Tree, Hammerhead Shark, Millepora striata coral, Montastraea faveolata coral, and Nassau Grouper fish.

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