50,000+
Orca
Orcinus orca
Population: Data Deficient
SAVE.WILD SPECIES
Aquatic Species
Earth’s oceans, rivers, and coastal ecosystems are under relentless pressure.
Industrial fishing, ghost nets, plastic pollution, ship strikes, habitat destruction, chemical contamination, and climate-driven ocean warming are pushing marine wildlife toward extinction.
Many aquatic species are disappearing silently beneath the surface — far from public attention, but with consequences that affect the entire planet.
Critically Endangered
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
Population: 20,000–23,000 nesting females
Endangered
Whale Shark
Rhincodon typus
Population: Unknown
Endangered
Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Population: 10,000–25,000
Critically Endangered
Vaquita
Phocoena sinus
Population: <10
WHY IT MATTERS
When the oceans suffer, life on Earth suffers.
Aquatic ecosystems regulate global climate, absorb carbon, produce oxygen, and support countless interconnected life forms.
The disappearance of marine mammals, sharks, turtles, and river species is not just a wildlife crisis.
It is a warning.
Protecting aquatic biodiversity means protecting the health, stability, and future of our planet.