Animals in dan ger Tiger Its population has diminished by more than 60% due to human invasion of its habitat and, again, poaching (also thought to have powers by oriental medicine). The largest feline on the planet , it roamed freely from Turkey to Russia. Currently, subspecies have disappeared from the Caspian Sea, Java, south of China (only alive in zoos) and Bali. Cheetah One of the fastest animals on the planet, the cheetah, is in serious danger of extinction. The species, with presence in almost the entire African continent and certain areas of Asia, lived a situation of vulnerability that unfortunately has recently become dangerous due to the fact that only 7,000 specimens have been cataloged around the world.