Videos of endangered species and magnificent places

Extinction Sucks!

Extinction Sucks is a unique co-production between WWF and Babelgum to bring high-quality conservation programming to web audiences.

It's thought to be the first time that an online video channel has commissioned original, full-length wildlife shows specifically for the internet.

The 6 half-hour episodes feature Australians Ashleigh Young and Aleisha Caruso as they raise funds for much-needed equipment to be used in wildlife conservation projects from Nepal to New Zealand and from Vietnam to India.

The duo put on sports events, enter dance competitions and hold garage sales to raise the cash for camera traps, a quad bike and other essential supplies.

They then visit the projects to hand over the gifts and find out more about the threatened species.

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		African elephant
Elephants continue to roam in Africa, but remain under threat from poaching and habitat loss

Asian elephant
Although revered by many Asian cultures, the Asian elephant is being pushed to extinction

Beluga whale
Belugas are extremely sociable mammals that live, hunt and migrate together in pods

Bengal tiger
A growing human population is pushing the Bengal tiger out of its natural habitat

Blue whale
The blue whale is the largest animal ever known to have existed

Chimpanzees
Deforestation and commercial hunting for bushmeat are taking a terrible toll on chimpanzees

Gorillas
Like all great apes, gorillas are threatened with extinction in the wild

Hippopotamus
The hippo is the 3rd largest living land mammal, after the elephant and white rhino

Leatherback turtle
The leatherback turtle has survived for more than a 100 million years, but is now facing extinction

Orangutan
Deforestaion, to make way for agriculture and oil palm plantations is threatening the orangutan's forest home

Giant Panda
The giant panda is perhaps the most powerful symbol of conservation of endangered species

Tagging Polar bears
If current warming trends continue, polar bears may disappear within 100 years

Siberian tiger
Once on the brink of extinction the Amur tiger population has recovered, but for how long?

Sumatran rhino
The Sumatran rhinoceros is the smallest of all rhinos, but its forest habitat is dwindling fast

White rhino
Two living subspecies of white rhino are recognised, both at opposite ends of the survival scale

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