Penguins Most at Risk of Extinction
Ranked by IUCN Red List category, from most to least at risk. Within the same category, species with smaller wild populations come first.
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1 - Wild population
- About 9,900 pairs (about 19,800 mature individuals)
- Trend
- Decreasing
Its numbers keep falling in the wild, but you can see it at 24 places in Japan.
Where to see them in Japan (24)
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2 - Wild population
- About 1,200 mature individuals
- Trend
- Decreasing
Not kept at any place in Japan.
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3 - Wild population
- About 2,600–3,000 mature individuals
- Trend
- Decreasing
Not kept at any place in Japan.
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4 - Wild population
- About 150,000 mature individuals
- Trend
- Decreasing
Not kept at any place in Japan.
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5 - Wild population
- About 206,850 breeding pairs
- Trend
- Decreasing
Where to see them in Japan (9)
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6 - Wild population
- About 256,500 breeding pairs
- Trend
- Decreasing
Where to see them in Japan (2)
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7 - Wild population
- Up to about 23,800 mature individuals
- Trend
- Decreasing
More places in Japan keep this penguin than any other.
Where to see them in Japan (62)
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8 - Wild population
- About 63,000 mature individuals
- Trend
- Stable
Not kept at any place in Japan.
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9 - Wild population
- About 850,000 breeding pairs of E. c. chrysocome and 422,000 of E. c. filholi
- Trend
- Decreasing
Where to see them in Japan (7)
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10 - Wild population
- About 6.3 million breeding pairs
- Trend
- Decreasing
Where to see them in Japan (1)
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11 - Wild population
- About 12,500–50,000 mature individuals
- Trend
- Decreasing
Not kept at any place in Japan.