22 Pictures of Animals Close to Extinction with a Pixel Representing Each One Still Alive

Back in 2008 the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) produced a saddening campaign entitled WWF Japan – Population by pixel. The hard-hitting campaign showed us just how low the numbers are for certain endangered species, using a unique visual representation of one pixel per animal still alive. Sadly some of the pictures have so few pixels, making it impossible to see the species in question.

A man named JJSmooth44 has created an up-to-date set of images using the python programming language and the results are upsetting.

African Wild Dog. Estimated between 3000 and 5500 remain.

African Wild Dog

Amur Leopard. Estimated about 60 remain.

Amur Leopard

Amur Tiger. Estimated about 450 remain.

Amur Tiger

Asian Elephant. Estimated between 40000 and 50000 remain.

Asian Elephant

Bengal Tiger. Estimated about 2500 remain.

Bengal Tiger

Black Footed Ferret. Estimated about 300 remain.

Black Footed Ferret

Black Rhino. Estimated about 5000 remain.

Black Rhino

Blue Whale. Estimated between 10000 and 25000 remain.

Blue Whale

Bonobo. Estimated between 10000 and 50000 remain.

Bonobo

Bornean Orangutan. Estimated between 45000 and 69000 remain.

Bornean Orangutan

Borneo Pygmy Elephant. Estimated about 1500 remain.

Borneo Pygmy ElephantBorneo Pygmy Elephant

Chimpanzee. Estimated between 172700 and 299700 remain.

Chimpanzee

Eastern Lowland Gorilla. Estimated about 17000 remain.

Eastern Lowland Gorilla

Fin Whale. Estimated between 50000 and 90000 remain.

Fin Whale

Galapagos Penguin. Estimated about 2000 remain.

Galapagos Penguin

Giant Panda. Estimated about 1864 remain.

Giant Panda

Green Sea Turtle. Estimated between 3000 and 5500 remain.

Green Sea Turtle

Hectors Dolphin. Estimated about 7000 remain.

Hectors Dolphin

Indian Elephant. Estimated between 20000 and 25000 remain.

Indian Elephant

Indochinese Tiger. Estimated between 600 and 650 remain

Indochinese Tiger

Indus River Dolphin. Estimated about 1100 remain

Indus River Dolphin

Javan Rhino. Estimated about 60 remain

Javan Rhino

via JJSmooth44

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