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New Zealand Brown Teal (pakete)
http://www.brownteal.com/site/
Biology, ecology, habitat, and status of rare, threatened and endangered species of mammals and information on their native countries: biodiversity, ecosystems, population, and land use
http://www.animalinfo.org/
An educational web site about animals vanishing from the Earth.
http://www.bagheera.com/
Endangered species are being pushed to extinction through their illegal trade over in internet, campaigners say.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4153726.stm
Articles about endangered species
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/conservation/articles/
World Wildlife Fund has worked to protect endangered species through conservation programs that protect tigers, pandas, whales, elephants, rhinos, gorillas and the environment of many other animals.
http://www.worldwildlife.org/endangered/index.cfm
Habitat Adventure: Create a fictional forest reserve to provide habitat for endangered species. Brought to you by the National Zoo| FONZ.
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Education/ConservationCentral/challenge/default.cfm
EcoKids is a web site maintained by Earth Day Canada.
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/browse_topics/wildlife.cfm
Three decades after DDT was banned, pesticides still take a toll on the nation's most vulnerable species
http://www.nwf.org/nationalwildlife/article.cfm?articleId=854
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http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/wpy/gallery/image.jsp?image=3468
World Wildlife Fund provides fun, free games as well as free ecards that you can send to your friends. Learn about conservation and endangered species through these fun educational games and quizzes. And free downloads of screensavers, wallpaper and free ecards also are available.
http://www.worldwildlife.org/fun/index.cfm
Learn about the snow leopard's habitat, ecology, and why they are endangered.
http://www.snowleopard.org/catfactsclassroom/catfacts
The Australian Lungfish has been listed as a vulnerable species under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act).
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/lungfish.html
The Australian Painted Snipe has been listed as a vulnerable species under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). It is also listed as a migratory species under the EPBC Act, as it is listed in the Chinaâ€Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (CAMBA).
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/painted-snipe.html
The Dibbler is a small marsupial mouse. It has a very distinct white ring around each large eye and a hairy, tapering tail.
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/tsd05dibbler.html
The Flatback Turtle gets its name from its relatively flat, smooth shell - other marine turtles have a high domed shell.
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/tsd05flatback-turtle.html
Frog populations are declining in Australia and around the world. Find out what frogs are at risk.
http://www.frogsaustralia.net.au/conservation/frog-declines.cfm
The Hindmarsh Correa is a tall, dense, branching shrub that can grow to 2.5 metres high and 2 metres wide.
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/tsd05hindmarsh-correa.html
The Julia Creek Dunnart is a small, carnivorous marsupial resembling a large mouse, with brownish fur on its back and a white underbelly.
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/tsd05julia-creek-dunnart.html
The Mountain Pygmy-possum is the largest of Australia's five species of pygmy-possum, yet it only weighs 45 grams and could easily fit in the palm of your hand.
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/tsd05mountain-pygmy-possum.html
The Murray Cod has been listed as a vulnerable species under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act)
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/murray-cod.html
The Northern Quoll is a medium-sized carnivorous marsupial that lives in the savannas of northern Australia.
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/tsd05northern-quoll.html
The Round Island Petrel has been listed as a threatened species under Commonwealth environmental law (the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999).
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/round-island-petrel.html
The Superb Parrot is a striking bird found in central woodland areas of southern New South Wales (NSW), the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and Victoria.
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/tsd05superb-parrot.html
information on endangered species and specifically on the endangered and threatened species of New Jersey
http://library.thinkquest.org/5736/
ES2000 - Endangered Species of the Next Millennium is a project that aims to reveal the cruel fact that the Human Species is the ultimate cause of disappearing species on Earth. Our web site illustrates WHAT Endangered Species means, WHY the Endangered Species list gets longer each year and HOW we as the cause of this problem can help to save Endangered Species.
http://library.thinkquest.org/25014/
Welcome to Wildlife's Last Resort. The guests that live here are high on the endangered species list. Check in and learn about these troubled fellas.
http://www.wildlifeslastresort.com/
This is the site to visit if you want to learn about Endangered Species of the world
http://library.thinkquest.org/19689/data/menu.html
http://www.deh.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/bilby.html
The Global Internet Classroom for K-12 Teachers and Students
http://www.schoolworld.asn.au/species/reports.html
Supersluth scientists get the evidence to help solve crimes against animals.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/9902/crime-busters/index.html
We provide all the best endangered species information, endangered species books, and everything else regarding rare and endangered species, conservation efforts, and endangered species organizations dedicated to saving and preserving the world's most endangered wildlife and plantlife.
http://www.endangeredspecie.com/
http://www.epa.gov/espp/coloring/
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/earth/endangered.htm
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html
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Wikipedia-Article "Endangered Species"
- For other uses, see endangered species (disambiguation).
An endangered species is a species whose population is so small that it is in danger of becoming extinct. Many countries have laws offering special protection to these species (forbidding hunting, banning development, etc. of their habitats ) to prevent their extinction. Only a few of the many truly endangered species actually make it to the lists and obtain legal protection. Many more species become extinct, or potentially will become extinct, without gaining public notice.
Many of these laws are controversial. Typical areas of controversy include: criteria for placing a species on the endangered species list, and criteria for removing a species from the list once its population has recovered; whether restrictions on land development constitute a "taking" of land by the government, and the related question of whether private landowners should be compensated for the loss of use of their land; and obtaining reasonable exceptions to protection laws.
A listing as an endangered species can backfire, as it makes a species more valuable and more desirable for collectors and poachers [1].
The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that endangered species continuing to survive. Many factors are taken into account when assessing the conservation status of a species; not simply the number remaining, but the overall increase or decrease in the population over time, breeding success rates, known threats, and so on.
The best-known worldwide conservation status listing is the IUCN Red List, but many more specialized lists exist.
The following conservation status categories are used in articles in this encyclopedia. They are loosely based on the IUCN categories.
- Extinct: the last remaining member of the species had died, or is presumed to have died beyond reasonable doubt. Examples: Thylacine, Dodo.
- Extinct in the wild: captive individuals survive, but there is no free-living, natural population. Examples: Dromedary, Przewalski's Horse.
- Critical or critically endangered: faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future. Examples: Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Arakan Forest Turtle
- Endangered: faces a very high risk of extinction in the near future. Examples: Kings holly, Pink fairy armadillo
- Vulnerable: faces a high risk of extinction in the medium-term. Examples: Cheetah, Bactrian Camel
- Secure or lower risk: no immediate threat to the survival of the species. Examples: Nootka Cypress, Llama
The following lists are examples of endangered species. Note that because of varying standards for regarding a species as endangered, and the very large number of endangered species, these lists should not be regarded as comprehensive.
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Endangered mammals
- Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)
- Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)
- Banteng (Bos javanicus)
- Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)
- Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes)
- Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
- Bonobo (Pan paniscus)
- Burrowing Bettong (Bettongia lesueur nova)
- Common Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)
- Chinese River Dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer) and other river dolphins
- Eastern Gorilla (Gorilla beringei)
- Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
- Forest Elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis)
- Gelada (Theropithecus gelada)
- Giant golden-crowned flying fox (Acerodon jubatus)
- Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
- Giant Pangolin (Manis gigantea)
- Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia)
- Gray bat (Myotis grisescens)
- Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi)
- Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
- Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata)
- Indri (Indri indri)
- Island Fox (Urocyon littoralis)
- Key Deer (Odocoileus virginianus clavium)
- Kouprey (Bos sauveli)
- Leopard (Panthera pardus)
- Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii)
- Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus)
- Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus and Pongo abelii)
- Père David's Deer (Elaphurus davidianus)
- Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus)
- Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens)
- Red Wolf (Canis rufus)
- Savannah Elephant (Loxodonta africana)
- Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)
- Sei Whale (Balaenoptera borealis)
- Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia)
- Steller's Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus)
- Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis)
- Temminck's Pangolin (Manis temminckii)
- Tibetan Antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii)
- Tiger (Panthera tigris)
- Vaquita (Phocoena sinus)
- Western Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
- West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus)
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Endangered birds
- Alaotra Grebe (Tachybaptus rufolavatus)
- Amami Thrush (Zoothera major)
- Amsterdam Albatross (Diomedea amsterdamensis)
- Attwater's prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido attwateri)
- Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
- Bali Starling (Leucospar rothschildi)
- Brazilian Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus)
- California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus)
- Chatham Albatross (Thalassarche eremita)
- Chinese Crested Tern (Sterna bernsteinii)
- Christmas Island Frigatebird (Fregata andrewsi)
- Cozumel Thrasher (Toxostoma guttatum)
- Eskimo Curlew (Numenius borealis)
- Giant Ibis (Thaumatibis gigantea)
- Glaucous Macaw (Anodorhynchus glaucus)
- Guam Rail (Gallirallus owstoni)
- Gurney's Pitta (Pitta gurneyi)
- Hawaiian Crow (Corvus hawaiiensis)
- Hawaiian Goose or Néné (Branta sandvicensis)
- Imperial Woodpecker (Campephilus imperialis)
- Indian White-rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis)
- Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis)
- Jerdon's Courser (Rhinoptilus bitorquatus)
- Junin Flightless Grebe (Podiceps taczanowskii)
- Kakapo (Strigops habroptilus)
- Kittlitz's Murrelet (Brachyramphus brevirostris)
- Kiwi (Apteryx australis, A. hastii, A. owenii)
- Laysan Duck (Anas laysanensis)
- Lear's Macaw (Anodorhynchus leari)
- Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea)
- Long-billed Vulture, (Gyps indicus)
- Magdalena Tinamou (Crypturellus saltuarius)
- Magenta Petrel (Pterodroma magentae)
- Mauritius Fody (Foudia rubra)
- Mauritius Parakeet (Psittacula eques)
- Mindoro Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba platenae)
- New Zealand Storm-petrel (Oceanites maorianus)
- Night Parrot (Geopsittacus occidentalis)
- Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita)
- Okinawa Woodpecker (Sapheopipo noguchii)
- Orange-bellied Parrot (Neophema chrysogaster)
- Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi)
- Po'ouli (Melamprosops phaeosoma)
- Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona vittata)
- Raso Skylark (Alauda razae)
- Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Picoides borealis)
- Red-vented Cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia)
- Ridgway's Hawk (Buteo ridgwayi)
- São Tomé Grosbeak (Neospiza concolor)
- Siberian Crane (Grus leucogeranus)
- Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris)
- Socorro Mockingbird, (Mimodes graysoni)
- Sociable Lapwing (Vanellus gregarius)
- Spix's Macaw (Cyanopsitta spixii)
- White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala)
- White-shouldered Ibis (Pseudibis davisoni)
- Whooping Crane (Grus americana)
- Writhed-billed Hornbill (Aceros waldeni)
- Zino's Petrel (Pterodroma madeira)
- Rama (Hyper Masochist)
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Endangered reptiles
- St. Croix ground lizard (Ameiva polops)
- Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)
- Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
- Cuban Crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer)
- Mona ground Iguana (Cyclura stejnegeri)
- Mesoamerican River Turtle (Dermatemys mawii)
- Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
- Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
- Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard (Gambelia silus)
- Burmese Star Tortoise (Geochelone platynota)
- Kemp's Ridley Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)
- Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea)
- Flat Back Turtle (Natator depressa)
- Grand Skink (Oligosoma grande)
- Otago Skink (Oligosoma otagense)
- Monito Gecko (Sphaerodactylus micropithecus)
- Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard (Uma inornata)
- Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis)
- Island Night Lizard (Xantusia riversiana)
- Horned Lizard
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Endangered amphibians
- Arroyo Southwestern toad (Bufo californicus (=microscaphus))
- Barton Springs salamander (Eurycea sosorum)
- California tiger salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
- Desert slender salamander (Batrachoseps aridus)
- Fleishman's Glass Frog
- Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis)´
- Italian spade-footed toad (Pelobates fuscus insubricus)
- Mississippi gopher frog ( Rana capito sevosa)
- Mountain yellow-legged frog (Rana muscosa)
- Palmate newt (Triturus helvetica)
- Santa Cruz long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum)
- Shenandoah salamander (Plethodon shenandoah)
- Sonoran tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum stebbinsi)
- Texas blind salamander (Eurycea rathbuni)
- Wyoming toad ( Bufo baxteri (=hemiophrys))
- Telmatobius (Telmatobius Wiegmann)
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Endangered fish
- Gambusia eurystoma, native to Mexico, due to very limited habitat
- Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus)
- Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius)
- Dwarf Pygmy Goby (Pandaka pygmae)
- Moapa dace
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Endangered crustaceans
- Kentucky cave shrimp (Palaemonias ganteri)
- Alabama cave shrimp (Palaemonias alabamae)
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Endangered arthropods
- Spruce-fir moss spider (Microhexura montivaga)
- Tooth cave spider (Neoleptoneta myopica)
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Endangered mollusks
- Iowa Pleistocene Snail (Discus macclintocki)
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Endangered plants
About 6% of the 300,000 identified species are endangered due to overcollection or destruction of habitat, among other causes. Pollinator decline is also a factor for some species.
- African violet (Saintpaulia ionantha), due to forest clearance
- Baishanzu fir (Abies beshanzuensis) of southeast China, three trees known on an isolated mountain summit
- Baker's larkspur (Delphinium bakeri) of California, due to very limited habitat
- Chilean wine palm (Juba chilensis), due to land clearance
- Dawn Redwood ("Metasequoia glyptostroboides"), thought to be extinct until 1941, when a small stand was discovered in China
- King of the Paphs Orchid (Paphiopedilum rothschildianum) of Asia, due to overcollection
- Lobster claw (Clianthus puniceus) of Australia, due to overgrazing
- Louisiana Quillwort, (Isoetes louisianensis) of Louisiana, due to very limited habitat
- Madonna lily (Lilium candidum) of Europe, due to overcollection
- Pinus squamata of southwest China, about 20 trees known
- Saguaro cactus (Carnegia gigantea) of North America, due to overcollection, slow maturing, and slow breeding
- Saharan Cypress (Cupressus dupreziana) of North Africa, due to small population and desertification
- Wollemi Pine (Wollemia nobilis) of Australia, also known as the 'Dinosaur Tree' or 'Living Fossil'. Wollemia fossils have been found in Australia, Antarctica and New Zealand. The plant was thought to be extinct until two trees were discovered in 1994. Research into the horticultural development of the Wollemi pine is being conducted at Mount Annan Botanic Garden and, with commercial propagation well under way, plants should be available in 2005.
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See also
- Conservation status
- Convention on Biological Diversity
- Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna
- Extinct birds
- Endangered Species Act
- International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
- List of extinct and endangered animals of the British Isles
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External links
- "Science counts species on brink". (Nov 17, 2004). BBC News.
- Endangered Native Carnivores in the Southern Rockies
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Threatened and Endangered Species System (TESS).
- Bagheera. A website for our endangered species.
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