THOMSON, CARROLL COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAND FOR SALE: 1 - 13 of 13 listings.
Confidence votes 13. The proboscis monkey, is endangered because land shortage due to people building plantations and houses. Before 2006, people were hunting them. and now there is only about 3,000 left in the island Borneo and Sarawak.he proboscis monkey is an endangered species due to habitat loss and hunting. To see a picture of the proboscis monkey, see the related link.
Does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, or Near Threatened. The giant tortoise is threatened by introduced species to the islands, such as dogs and cats which prey on young tortoises, and cattle which compete for grazing vegetation.