Lonesome George Dead: Five Critically Endangered Animals (Slide show)

Five Critically Endangered Animals in pictures

Following the death of Lonesome George and the extinction of the Pinta subspecies of the Giant tortoise last week, there's been a renewed push to save critically endangered species.

Animals like the California condors, have suffered a significant population decline due to lead poisoning.

As the world witnesses a huge loss in biodiversity through the near extinction of species, efforts to protect and preserve have come to the forefront.

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) was founded in 1964 and is an international body that composes a list of endangered species. A critically endangered species is defined as the ones that face an extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future.

Here is a slide show of five of the critically endangered species that have been identified by the IUCN Red List Conservation.