What Animals Are Going Extinct In 2025. This is a list of animal species that are critically endangered and close to extinction, including specific types of whales, sharks, elephants, pangolins, and others. The report warns that, as the earth approaches dangerous tipping points posing grave threats to humanity, a huge collective effort will be required over the next five years to tackle the dual climate and nature crises.
A new study led by researchers at the university of oxford has used the fossil record to better understand what factors make animals more vulnerable to extinction from. Here is a list of the top the ten most endangered species of 2025 that may suffer the same fate as those already consigned to.