Endangered species

Short description: Species of some organisms facing a very high risk of extinction

"Endangered" redirects here. For other uses, see Endangered (disambiguation) and Endangered species (disambiguation). For lists, see Lists of IUCN Red List endangered species.

The Golden lion tamarin is endemic to Brazil and one of the endangered species saved from extinction there The California condor is a critically endangered species. Note the wing tags used for population monitoring.

Template:Conservation status An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular region. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching, invasive species, and climate change.[1] The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List lists the global conservation status of many species, and various other agencies assess the status of species within particular areas. Many nations have laws that protect conservation-reliant species which, for example, forbid hunting or harvesting, restrict land development, or create protected areas. Some endangered species are the target of extensive conservation efforts such as captive breeding and habitat restoration.

Human activity is a significant factor in causing species to become endangered.[2][3][4][5]

## Contents

* 1 Conservation status
* 2 IUCN Red List
* 3 In Brazil
* 4 In the United States
* 4.1 Effect of climate change on endangered species
* 4.2 Endangered Species Act
* 5 In Canada
* 6 In India
* 7 Introduced species
* 8 Climate change
* 9 Conservation
* 9.1 Captive breeding
* 9.2 Private farming
* 9.3 Conservation baselines and proposed paradigm shifts
* 9.4 Success stories
* 9.4.1 Hawaiian monk seal
* 9.4.2 American bald eagle
* 9.4.3 Gray wolf
* 9.4.4 Channel Island fox
* 9.4.5 Purple Emperor butterfly
* 10 Gallery
* 11 See also
* 11.1 IUCN Red List
* 12 References
* 13 Further reading
* 14 External links

## Conservation status

Main article: Biology:Conservation status

The conservation status of a species indicates the likelihood that it will become extinct. Multiple factors are considered when assessing the status of a species; e.g., such statistics as the number remaining, the overall increase or decrease in the population over time, breeding success rates, or known threats.[6] The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is the best-known worldwide conservation status listing and ranking system.[7]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature is the best known worldwide conservation status listing and ranking system. Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups set through criteria such as rate of decline, population size, area of geographic distribution, and degree of population and distribution fragmentation.[8][9]

Also included are species that have gone extinct since 1500 CE.[10] When discussing the IUCN Red List, the official term "threatened" is a grouping of three categories: critically endangered, endangered, and vulnerable.

* Extinct (EX) – There are no known living individuals
* Extinct in the wild (EW) – Known only to survive in captivity, or as a naturalized population outside its historic range
* Critically Endangered (CR) – Highest risk of extinction in the wild
* Endangered (EN) – Higher risk of extinction in the wild
* Vulnerable (VU) – High risk of extinction in the wild
* Near Threatened (NT) – Likely to become endangered in the near future
* Conservation Dependent (CD)  – Low risk; is conserved to prevent being near threatened, certain events may lead it to being a higher risk level
* Least concern (LC) – Very low risk; does not qualify for a higher risk category and not likely to be threatened in the near future. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
* Data deficient (DD) – Not enough data to make an assessment of its risk of extinction
* Not evaluated (NE) – Has not yet been evaluated against the criteria.

Over 50% of the world's species are estimated to be at risk of extinction,[11] but the frontiers between categories such as "endangered", "rare", or "locally extinct" species are often difficult to draw given the general paucity of data on most of these species. This is notably the case in the world's oceans, where distances are vast and endangered species not seen for decades may go extinct unnoticed.

## IUCN Red List

Main article: Biology:Endangered species (IUCN status)

Though labeled a list, the IUCN Red List is a system of assessing the global conservation status of species that includes "Data Deficient" (DD) species – species for which more data and assessment is required before their situation may be determined – as well species comprehensively assessed by the IUCN's species assessment process.[12] The species under the index include: mammals, birds, amphibians, cycads, and corals. Those species of "Near Threatened" (NT) and "Least Concern" (LC) status have been assessed and found to have relatively robust and healthy populations, though these may be in decline. Unlike their more general use elsewhere, the List uses the terms "endangered species" and "threatened species" with particular meanings: "Endangered" (EN) species lie between "Vulnerable" (VU) and "Critically Endangered" (CR) species. In 2012, the IUCN Red List listed 3,079 animal and 2,655 plant species as endangered (EN) worldwide.[12]

* The Siberian tiger is an Endangered (EN) tiger subspecies. Three tiger subspecies are already extinct (see List of carnivorans by population).[13]

* Blue-throated macaw, a critically endangered bird

* Brown spider monkey, a critically endangered mammal

* Siamese crocodile, a critically endangered reptile

* American burying beetle, an endangered species of insect

* Kemp's ridley sea turtle, a critically endangered reptile

* The Mexican wolf, the most endangered subspecies of the North American grey wolf. Approximately 143 are living in the wild.

* Pusa hispida saimensis, also known as Saimaa ringed seal, from 1956. Living only in Lake Saimaa, Finland, Saimaa ringed seals are among the most endangered seals in the world, having a total population of only about 400 individuals.[14]

## In Brazil

A visual representation of the declining percentages of endangered plant and animal species in Brazil from 2014 to 2022. The sidebar graph highlights the contrast between plant and animal conservation efforts.

Brazil is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, if not the most. It houses not only the Amazon forest but the Atlantic forest, the savanna-like Cerrado among other biomes.[15] Due to the high density of some of its well-preserved rainforests, wildlife trafficking, which along with deforestation is one of the biggest endangerment drivers in Brazil, has become a challenge. Brazil has a broad legal system meant to protect the environment, including its Constitution,[16] as well as several federal, state and local government agencies tasked with protecting the fauna and flora, fining individuals or companies linked to environmental crimes and confiscating illegally taken wildlife. Though such agencies can collect their data, each system operates relatively on its own when it comes to wildlife trafficking. However, both the agencies and the NGO's working in Brazil agree that the birds account for about 80% of trafficked species in the country.[17]

The relation between wildlife smuggling, other environment crimes under the Brazilian law such as deforestation, and endangered species is particularly intricate and troubling since the rarer the animal or plant gets the most targeted and valuable they become in the black market, which leads to more endangered species in its turn.[18]

Additionally, some environment experts and scientists point to the disbanding of environment agencies and the repeal of laws in Brazil under the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro as one of the reasons behind a surge in the number of endangered species.[19] In one occasion during his presidency some fines totaling US$6.7 billion on environment criminals were revoked and at least one fine (related to illegal fishing) imposed on Bolsonaro himself was cancelled and the agent who fined him was demoted.[20]

In the past, Brazil has successfully saved the endemic golden lion tamarin from extinction. Massive campaigns to raise awareness among people by NGO's and governments, which included printing depictions of the golden lion tamarin in the 20 reais Brazilian banknotes (still in circulation), are credited with getting the species out of the critically endangered animals list.[21][22]

## In the United States

A proportional symbol map of each state's endangered species count

There is data from the United States that shows a correlation between human populations and threatened and endangered species. Using species data from the Database on the Economics and Management of Endangered Species database and the period that the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has been in existence, 1970 to 1997, a table was created that suggests a positive relationship between human activity and species endangerment.[23]

### Effect of climate change on endangered species

Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere is asserted to be one of the leading causes of animal endangerment. According to the US National Park Service:[24]

> If we can sufficiently reduce greenhouse gas emissions, many of them will still have a chance to survive and recover. NASA scientist James Hanson has warned that in order to maintain a climate similar to that under which human civilization developed and similar to that which so many organisms are adapted, we need to quickly reduce the carbon dioxide in our atmosphere to 350 parts per million (ppm). Before the industrial revolution, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rarely rose above 280 ppm; during the 2014 calendar year, carbon dioxide levels fluctuated between 395 and 402 ppm.

### Endangered Species Act

Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 in the United States, species may be listed as "endangered" or "threatened". The Salt Creek tiger beetle is an example of an endangered subspecies protected under the ESA. The US Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as the National Marine Fisheries Service are held responsible for classifying and protecting endangered species. They are also responsible for adding a particular species to the list, which can be a long, controversial process.[25] The act adds numerous other provisions as well, including the designation of endangered species' critical habitats and a requirement to develop a recovery plan for the species. On top of this, the ESA protects endangered species from government policies; for instance, federal agencies must consult the Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service before executing any action that may jeopardize threatened species or their habitats.[26]

Some endangered species laws are controversial. Typical areas of controversy include criteria for placing a species on the endangered species list and rules 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; the related question of whether private landowners should be compensated for the loss of uses of their areas; and obtaining reasonable exceptions to protection laws. Also lobbying from hunters and various industries like the petroleum industry, construction industry, and logging, has been an obstacle in establishing endangered species laws.[citation needed]

The Bush administration lifted a policy that required federal officials to consult a wildlife expert before taking actions that could damage endangered species. Under the Obama administration, this policy was reinstated.[27]

Being listed as an endangered species can have an indirect negative effect since the perceived increase in rarity could make a species more desirable for collectors and poachers.[28] This effect is potentially reducible, such as in China where commercially farmed turtles may be reducing some of the pressure to poach endangered species.[29]

Another problem with the listing of species is its effect of inciting the use of the "shoot, shovel, and shut-up" method of clearing endangered species from an area of land. Some landowners currently may perceive a diminution in value for their land after finding an endangered animal on it. They have allegedly opted to kill and bury the animals or destroy habitat silently. Thus removing the problem from their land, but at the same time further reducing the population of an endangered species.[30] The effectiveness of the ESA– which coined the term "endangered species"– has been questioned by business advocacy groups and their publications but is nevertheless widely recognized by wildlife scientists who work with the species as an effective recovery tool. Nineteen species have been delisted and recovered[31] and 93% of listed species in the north eastern United States have a recovering or stable population.[32]

Currently, 1,556 endangered species are under protection by government law. This approximation, however, does not take into consideration the species threatened with endangerment that are not included under the protection of laws like the Endangered Species Act. According to NatureServe's global conservation status, approximately thirteen percent of vertebrates (excluding marine fish), seventeen percent of vascular plants, and six to eighteen percent of fungi are considered imperiled.[33]Template:Refpages Thus, in total, between seven and eighteen percent of the United States' known animals, fungi and plants are near extinction.[33]: 416 This total is substantially more than the number of species protected in the United States under the Endangered Species Act.

Bald eagle American bison

Ever since humankind began hunting to preserve itself, over-hunting and fishing have been a large and dangerous problem. Of all the species who became extinct due to interference from humankind, the dodo, passenger pigeon, great auk, Tasmanian tiger and Steller's sea cow are some of the more well known examples; with the bald eagle, grizzly bear, American bison, Eastern timber wolf, West African black rhinoceros, ivory belled woodpecker and sea turtle having been poached to near-extinction. Many began as food sources seen as necessary for survival but became the target of sport. However, due to major efforts to prevent extinction, the bald eagle, or Haliaeetus leucocephalus is now under the category of Least Concern on the red list.[34]

A present-day example of the over-hunting of a species can be seen in the oceans as populations of certain whales have been greatly reduced. Large whales like the blue whale, bowhead whale, finback whale, gray whale, sperm whale, and humpback whale are some of the eight whales which are currently still included on the Endangered Species List. Actions have been taken to attempt a reduction in whaling and increase population sizes. The actions include prohibiting all whaling in United States waters, the formation of the CITES treaty which protects all whales, along with the formation of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). But even though all of these movements have been put in place, countries such as Japan continue to hunt and harvest whales under the claim of "scientific purposes".[35] Over-hunting, climatic change and habitat loss leads in landing species in endangered species list. It could mean that extinction rates could increase to a large extent in the future.

## In Canada

Endangered species are addressed through Canada's Species at Risk Act. A species is deemed threatened or endangered when it is on the verge of extinction or extirpation. Once a species is deemed threatened or endangered, the Act requires that a recovery plan to be developed that indicates how to stop or reverse the species' population decline.[36] As of 2024, there are 339 Canadian species classified as endangered by the IUCN Red List.[37]

## In India

The World Wide Fund-India raises concern in the longevity of the following animal species: the Red Panda, the Bengal Tiger, the Ganges River Dolphin, the Asian Elephant.[38]

India has had significantly high rates of poaching and animal trafficking, threatening many animal species there. Since 1987, over half of trafficked tiger seizures have been within India. The government signed the Wildlife Protection Act and also joined the Convention on the International Trade in 1976, to prevent poaching from harming its wildlife.[39]

## Introduced species

Main article: Earth:Invasive species

The introduction of non-indigenous species to an area can disrupt the ecosystem to such an extent that native species become endangered. Such introductions may be termed introduced or invasive species. In some cases, the invasive species compete with the native species for food or prey on the natives. In other cases, a stable ecological balance may be upset by predation or other causes leading to unexpected species decline. New species may also carry diseases to which the native species have no exposure or resistance. The continent of Oceania is under much more pressure, as the invasive birds and mammals there have no natural predators.[40] Notably, the threat posed by introduces species may be greater than anticipated due to the threats on endangered species that have not yet had a significant effect, but likely will in the future.[41]

## Climate change

See also: Biology:Effects of climate change

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) emphasizes that our planet is warming at a rate faster than any time in the past 10,000 years, necessitating species to adapt to new climate patterns, such as variations in rainfall and longer, warmer summers.[42] For example, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service highlighted efforts to understand and mitigate the impact of climate change on species through scientific research, modeling, and conservation actions. This includes evaluating the current condition of species, their genetic variation, and how changes in their environment may affect their survival.[43]

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reports that the approximately 1 °C rise in mean global temperature due to human activities is causing serious impacts on species, including changes in abundance, genetic composition, behavior, and survival. The IUCN stresses the importance of environmental policies aimed at reducing CO 2 emissions to lessen the impact of climate change on species. Tools like the IUCN Red List and guidelines for assessing species' vulnerability to climate change are vital for conservation efforts.[44]

One of many fish kills (in this case Tilapia) induced by effects of climate change.

In addition, climate change can lead to species decreasing in areas where they once thrived, by being forced to migrate or even going extinct from inhospitable conditions, invasive species, and fragmentation. A study cited by WWF found that one in six species is at risk of extinction due to climate change if no action is taken. The phenomenon of species shifting their ranges in response to changing climates, finding new or shrinking habitats, illustrates the direct impact of global warming on biodiversity.[42] Another major concern is rising ocean acidity caused from excess CO2 in the atmosphere. This creates acidic conditions in the ocean which creates an inhospitable environment for fish, plants, and other keystone species such as coral reefs[45]

For example, the Emperor Penguins, which rely on Antarctic sea ice for breeding, shelter, and food, are directly threatened by the melting of ice sheets. Similarly, the Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan, adapted to alpine mountaintops, faces habitat loss due to climate changes in snowfall patterns and rising temperatures.[46]

Another example is in the case of the Salton Sea in California. This area is a critical habitat for many endangered and watched species, as well as many migratory birds. Due to environmental shifts from climate change and the addition of agriculture in the surrounding plains, the system has become almost irreparably damaged. The warming temperatures has caused mass evaporation, leaving the Sea much more saline and with much more exposed playa. This not only damages air quality but also has caused fish kills to accumulate as shown pictured below. This has made the system inhospitable to the birds and endangered species relying upon it [47]

## Conservation

### Captive breeding

Main article: Biology:Captive breeding

Captive breeding is the process of breeding rare or endangered species in human controlled environments with restricted settings, such as wildlife reserves, zoos, and other conservation facilities. Captive breeding is meant to save species from extinction and so stabilise the population of the species that it will not disappear.[48]

This technique has worked for many species for some time, with probably the oldest known such instances of captive mating being attributed to menageries of European and Asian rulers, an example being the Père David's deer. However, captive breeding techniques are usually difficult to implement for such highly mobile species as some migratory birds (e.g. cranes) and fishes (e.g. hilsa). Additionally, if the captive breeding population is too small, then inbreeding may occur due to a reduced gene pool and reduce resistance.

"Endangered" in relation to "threatened" under the ESA

In 1981, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) created a Species Survival Plan (SSP) to help preserve specific endangered and threatened species through captive breeding. With over 450 SSP Plans, some endangered species are covered by the AZA with plans to cover population management goals and recommendations for breeding for a diverse and healthy population, created by Taxon Advisory Groups. These programs are commonly created as a last resort effort. SSP Programs regularly participate in species recovery, veterinary care for wildlife disease outbreaks, and some other wildlife conservation efforts. The AZA's Species Survival Plan also has breeding and transfer programs, both within and outside of AZA – certified zoos and aquariums. Some animals that are part of SSP programs are giant pandas, lowland gorillas, and California condors.[49]

### Private farming

Black rhino Southern bluefin tuna

Whereas poaching substantially reduces endangered animal populations, legal, for-profit, private farming does the opposite. It has substantially increased the populations of the southern black rhinoceros and southern white rhinoceros. Richard Emslie, a scientific officer at the IUCN, said of such programs, "Effective law enforcement has become much easier now that the animals are largely privately owned... We have been able to bring local communities into conservation programs. There are increasingly strong economic incentives attached to looking after rhinos rather than simply poaching: from Eco-tourism or selling them on for a profit. So many owners are keeping them secure. The private sector has been key to helping our work."[50]

Conservation experts view the effect of China's turtle farming on the wild turtle populations of China and South-Eastern Asia– many of which are endangered– as "poorly understood".[51] Although they commend the gradual replacement of turtles caught wild with farm-raised turtles in the marketplace– the percentage of farm-raised individuals in the "visible" trade grew from around 30% in 2000 to around 70% in 2007[52]– they worry that many wild animals are caught to provide farmers with breeding stock. The conservation expert Peter Paul van Dijk noted that turtle farmers often believe that animals caught wild are superior breeding stock. Turtle farmers may, therefore, seek and catch the last remaining wild specimens of some endangered turtle species.[52]

In 2015, researchers in Australia managed to coax southern bluefin tuna to breed in landlocked tanks, raising the possibility that fish farming may be able to save the species from overfishing.[53]

### Conservation baselines and proposed paradigm shifts

Some scientists have proposed that redefining the baseline for assessing recovery of an endangered species may be necessary as a last resort in the face of extinction, as the increased flexibility provides more realistic recovery goals in the face of extinction.[54][55][56] This strategy, however, needs to be pursued with significant care and is typically not considered before attempting recovery within the natural range when possible, due to carrying additional risks and potential unintended consequences.[54][55] These changes can come in many forms, including relocating a species to a new and better suited habitat, allowing the species to breed with other similar species, or accepting that the modern stable population may be less than it was in the past. An example of these strategies being put into action is through the Florida panther. To save the species, cougars from Texas were introduced, turning a large subset of the panther population into panther–cougar hybrids that were well suited to the environment, facilitating the recovery of the population.[54]

### Success stories

#### Hawaiian monk seal

Hawaiian monk seals are one of the most endangered seal species in the world. Conservation initiatives have focused on mitigating human-seal conflicts, rehabilitating injured seals, and extensive monitoring to ensure their survival. These efforts have led to a gradual increase in their population.[57]

#### American bald eagle

Once on the brink of extinction in the contiguous United States with only 417 known nesting pairs in 1963 due to pesticide use and habitat destruction, the bald eagle population has made a remarkable recovery. By 2020, the number of nesting pairs had surged to 71,400. Major strategies employed to help raise populations included the provision of eaglets from stable regions to more threatened regions, and major land purchases to act as sanctuaries for the eagles. Thanks to habitat protection, legal protection, and DDT ban efforts, the bald eagle was removed from the list of threatened and endangered species.[58][59][60]

#### Gray wolf

Starting in 1995 and 1996, 31 gray wolves from western Canada were relocated to Yellowstone, where they were temporarily kept in acclimation pens before being released into the wild. This careful reintroduction aimed to restore a key predator to the ecosystem, which had profound effects on the park's wildlife dynamics. After being nearly eradicated in the lower 48 states by the early 20th century, reintroduction and protective measures have allowed their populations to rebound significantly. By 2017, gray wolves were delisted in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, indicating a recovery to a point where they were no longer considered endangered in these areas.[61][62]

#### Channel Island fox

Beginning in 1999, the Channel Islands National Park launched an ambitious recovery program for the island fox, incorporating several strategies: captive breeding and reintroduction, removal of predatory golden eagles, re-establishment of bald eagles, and eradication of non-native ungulates. The U.S. Department of the Interior officially recognized the recovery as the fastest for any Endangered Species Act-listed mammal in the U.S., announcing the delisting of three island fox subspecies in 2016. This recovery, from near extinction in the late 1990s to robust populations by the mid-2010s, underscores the power of partnership-driven conservation.[63][64]

#### Purple Emperor butterfly

The Purple Emperor, native to the UK, has seen a significant comeback in recent years, expanding from southern England to a large portion of the British Isles. Conservation groups have aided this process through the planting of goat willows in many forests, an important food source for the butterfly larvae. The territorial nature of the species makes this process more complicated, requiring many willow trees be planted over a large area, but groups such as Butterfly Conservation have made the recovery process possible.[65]

## Gallery

* Though endangered, the sea otter has a relatively large population.

* 1870s photo of American bison skulls. By 1890, overhunting had reduced the population to 750.

* Knowlton cactus

* Loggerhead sea turtle

* Asian arowana

* Hawksbill sea turtle

* Cantor's giant softshell turtle

* The dhole, Asia's most endangered top predator, is on the edge of extinction.

## See also

* ARKive
* Biodiversity
* Center for Biological Diversity
* Conservation cloning
* Critically endangered
* Ex situ conservation
* Genome sequencing of endangered species
* Habitat fragmentation
* Holocene extinction
* International Rhino Foundation
* International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
* Overexploitation
* Rare species
* Red Data Book of the Russian Federation
* Threatened species
* World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

### IUCN Red List

* List of Chromista by conservation status
* List of endangered amphibians
* List of endangered arthropods
* List of endangered birds
* List of endangered fishes
* List of endangered insects
* List of endangered invertebrates
* List of endangered mammals
* List of endangered molluscs
* List of endangered plants
* List of endangered reptiles
* List of fungi by conservation status
* Lists of IUCN Red List endangered species

## References

1. ↑ "Why do animals and plants become endangered? | U.S. Geological Survey". 31 December 2016. https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/why-do-animals-and-plants-become-endangered.
2. ↑ "Giant Panda WWF". https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/giant-panda.
3. ↑ "Grey Long-Eared Bat Mammal Society". https://www.mammal.org.uk/species-grey-long-eared-bat.
4. ↑ "Endangered Species" (in en). National Geographic. https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/endangered-species/.
5. ↑ Tollefson, Jeff (6 May 2019). "Humans are driving one million species to extinction" (in en). Nature 569 (7755): 171. doi:10.1038/d41586-019-01448-4. PMID 31065101. Bibcode: 2019Natur.569..171T.
6. ↑ "NatureServe Conservation Status". NatureServe. April 2007. http://www.natureserve.org/infonatura/Lnsstatus.htm.
7. ↑ "Red List Overview". IUCN. February 2011. http://www.iucnredlist.org/about/red-list-overview.
8. ↑ "Categories and criteria". http://www.icunredlist.org/technical-documents/categories-and-criteria.
9. ↑ jr.icunredlist.org/documents/redlist_cats_crit_en.pdf
10. ↑ "Guidelines for Using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria". March 2024. https://cmsdocs.s3.amazonaws.com/RedListGuidelines.pdf.
11. ↑ "Threatened Species". Conservation and Wildlife. http://www.conservationandwildlife.com/threatened-species/.
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species" (in en). 2018-02-07. https://www.iucn.org/resources/conservation-tools/iucn-red-list-threatened-species.
13. ↑ "The Tiger". Sundarbans Tiger Project. http://www.sundarbantigerproject.info/viewpage.php?page_id=2.
14. ↑ "Saimaa Ringed Seal". https://wwf.fi/en/saimaaringedseal/.
15. ↑ "The top 10 most biodiverse countries" (in en-US). 2016-05-21. https://news.mongabay.com/2016/05/top-10-biodiverse-countries/.
16. ↑ "Brazilian Constitution of 1988 - Article 23 "The Union, the states, the federal district and the municipalities, in common, have the power: [... VI – to protect the environment and to fight pollution in any of its forms; VII – to preserve the forests, fauna and flora"]. 2010. https://www.oas.org/es/sla/ddi/docs/acceso_informacion_base_dc_leyes_pais_b_1_en.pdf.
17. ↑ "A máfia dos bichos: Muito além de reality, tráfico de animais no Brasil tira 38 milhões de bichos da mata por ano e gira R$ 3 bi" (in pt-br). https://www.uol.com.br/ecoa/reportagens-especiais/trafico-no-brasil-tira-por-ano-35-milhoes-de-animais-da-floresta-e-gira-r-3-bilhoes/.
18. ↑ KKIENERM. "Wildlife, Forest & Fisheries Crime Module 1 Key Issues: Implications of Wildlife Trafficking" (in en). https://www.unodc.org/e4j/en/wildlife-crime/module-1/key-issues/implications-of-wildlife-trafficking.html.
19. ↑ Magazine, Hakai. "In COVID's Shadow, Illegal Fishing Flourishes" (in en). https://hakaimagazine.com/news/in-covids-shadow-illegal-fishing-flourishes/.
20. ↑ "Ato do governo Bolsonaro deve anular até R$ 16 bilhões em multas ambientais" (in pt-br). https://noticias.uol.com.br/meio-ambiente/ultimas-noticias/redacao/2022/09/20/ibama-multa-ambiental-eduardo-bim-governo-bolsonaro-notificacao-por-edital.htm.
21. ↑ "Mico-leão-dourado é "case" de sucesso para preservação, mas vê nova ameaça" (in pt-br). https://www.uol.com.br/ecoa/ultimas-noticias/2020/06/05/mico-leao-dourado-e-case-de-sucesso-para-preservacao-mas-ve-nova-ameaca.htm.
22. ↑ "How Brazil is working to save the rare lion tamarins of the Atlantic Forest" (in en-US). 2022-06-01. https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/how-brazil-is-working-to-save-the-rare-lion-tamarins-of-the-atlantic-forest/.
23. ↑ Shogren, Jason F.; Tschirhart, John, eds (2001). Protecting Endangered Species in the United States: Biological Needs, Political Realities, Economic Choices. Cambridge University Press. pp. 1. ISBN 0-521-66210-9. https://archive.org/details/protectingendang00shog/page/n25.
24. ↑ "Climate Change Endangers Wildlife". US National Park Service. 25 March 2020. https://www.nps.gov/pore/learn/nature/climatechange_wildlife.htm#:~:text=Biologists are becoming more and,due to global climate change..
25. ↑ Wilcove, D.S.; Master, L.L. (2005). "How Many Endangered Species are there in the United States?". Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 3 (8): 414. doi:10.2307/3868657.
26. ↑ Fisheries, NOAA (2023-06-13). "Endangered Species Act | NOAA Fisheries" (in en). https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/endangered-species-conservation/endangered-species-act.
27. ↑ "Reversing Bush Rule, Obama Resumes Safeguards for Endangered Species" (in en-us). 2009-03-03. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/science-jan-june09-speciesrule_03-03.
28. ↑ Courchamp, Franck; Elena Angulo; Philippe Rivalan; Richard J. Hall; Laetitia Signoret; Leigh Bull; Yves Meinard (2006). "Rarity Value and Species Extinction: The Anthropogenic Allee Effect". PLOS Biology 4 (12). doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0040415. PMID 17132047.
29. ↑ Dharmananda, Subhuti (2006). "Endangered Species issues affecting turtles and tortoises used in Chinese medicine". PLOS Biology (Institute for Traditional Medicine, Portland, Oregon) 4 (12). doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0040415. PMID 17132047.
30. ↑ "Shoot, Shovel and Shut Up". Reasononline. Reason Magazine. 2003-12-31. http://www.reason.com/news/show/34933.html.
31. ↑ "USFWS Threatened and Endangered Species System (TESS)". U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service. http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/DelistingReport.do.
32. ↑ "ESA Successes". http://www.esasuccess.org/reports/.
33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 Wilcove & Master 2005.
34. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Haliaeetus leucocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22695144A93492523.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22695144/93492523. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
35. ↑ Freedman, Bill (2008). "Endangered species". Gale 46 (44): 25. PMID 30399289.
36. ↑ Canada, Environment and Climate Change (2018-02-26). "Species at Risk Act: recovery strategies". https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/species-risk-public-registry/recovery-strategies.html.
37. ↑ Canada, Wildlife Conservation Society Canada [WCS (2024-01-01). "SHAPE of Nature: Globally threatened species" (in en). https://wcscanada.org/resources/shape-of-nature-globally-threatened-species/.
38. ↑ Duffy, Molly. "The endangered animals of India". https://www.thegazette.com/kids-articles/the-endangered-animals-of-india/.
39. ↑ Kabała, Natasha (29 April 2019). "India's Wildlife Trade: Success and Failures of Protecting Endangered Species". https://www.stoppoaching-now.org/post/india-s-wildlife-trade-success-and-failures-of-protecting-endangered-species#:~:text=Wildlife Protection&text=Many endangered animals, including tigers,wild animals or animal parts..
40. ↑ Chiras, Daniel D. (2011). "Invader Species". Grolier. Online. http://www.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3753825. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
41. ↑ Bellard, Céline; Bernery, Camille; Leclerc, Camille (2021). "Looming extinctions due to invasive species: Irreversible loss of ecological strategy and evolutionary history" (in en). Global Change Biology 27 (20): 4967–4979. doi:10.1111/gcb.15771. ISSN 1365-2486. PMID 34337834. Bibcode: 2021GCBio..27.4967B. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/gcb.15771.
42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 "Impact of climate change on species" (in en). https://wwf.panda.org/discover/our_focus/wildlife_practice/problems/climate_change/.
43. ↑ "Protecting threatened and endangered species in a changing climate | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service" (in en). 2024-01-04. https://www.fws.gov/story/2024-01/protecting-threatened-and-endangered-species-changing-climate.
44. ↑ "Species and climate change" (in en). https://www.iucn.org/resources/issues-brief/species-and-climate-change.
45. ↑ Hoegh-Guldberg, O.; Mumby, P. J.; Hooten, A. J.; Steneck, R. S.; Greenfield, P.; Gomez, E.; Harvell, C. D.; Sale, P. F. et al. (2007-12-14). "Coral Reefs Under Rapid Climate Change and Ocean Acidification" (in en). Science 318 (5857): 1737–1742. doi:10.1126/science.1152509. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 18079392. Bibcode: 2007Sci...318.1737H. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1152509.
46. ↑ "Preventing Extinctions in a Changing Climate | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service" (in en). 2022-05-26. https://www.fws.gov/story/2022-05/preventing-extinctions-changing-climate.
47. ↑ Shuford, W. David; Warnock, Nils; Molina, Kathy C.; Sturm, Kenneth K. (2002-04-01). "The Salton Sea as critical habitat to migratory and resident waterbirds" (in en). Hydrobiologia 473 (1): 255–274. doi:10.1023/A:1016566709096. ISSN 1573-5117. Bibcode: 2002HyBio.473..255S.
48. ↑ "Captive Breeding Populations – National Zoo". Nationalzoo.si.edu. http://nationalzoo.si.edu/ConservationAndScience/EndangeredSpecies/CapBreedPops/default.cfm.
49. ↑ "Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival Programs". https://www.aza.org/species-survival-plan-program/.
50. ↑ "He's black, and he's back! Private enterprise saves southern Africa's rhino from extinction" , The Independent, 17 June 2008
51. ↑ Shi, Haitao; Parham, James F.; Fan, Zhiyong; Hong, Meiling; Yin, Feng (2008-01-01). "Evidence for the massive scale of turtle farming in China". Oryx (Cambridge University Press) 42: pp. 147–150. doi:10.1017/S0030605308000562. http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayFulltext?type=1&fid=1738732&jid=ORX&volumeId=42&issueId=01&aid=1738724.
52. ↑ 52.0 52.1 "Turtle farms threaten rare species, experts say ". Fish Farmer, 30 March 2007. Their source is an article by James Parham, Shi Haitao and two other authors, published in February 2007 in the journal Conservation Biology.
53. ↑ The Top 10 Everything of 2009: Top 10 Scientific Discoveries: 5. Breeding Tuna on Land, Time magazine, 8 December 2009.
54. ↑ 54.0 54.1 54.2 Jachowski, David S.; Kesler, Dylan C.; Steen, David A.; Walters, Jeffrey R.; Morrison, Michael (2015). "Redefining Baselines in Endangered Species Recovery". The Journal of Wildlife Management 79 (1): 3–9. ISSN 0022-541X. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43188300.
55. ↑ 55.0 55.1 (in en) Risk and efficacy of human‐enabled interspecific hybridization for climate‐change adaptation: response to Hamilton and Miller (2016). doi:10.1111/cobi.12678. https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/cobi.12678.
56. ↑ Donadio Linares, Luciano M. (2022-09-01). "The awkward question: What baseline should be used to measure biodiversity loss? The role of history, biology and politics in setting up an objective and fair baseline for the international biodiversity regime". Environmental Science & Policy 135: 137–146. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2022.04.019. ISSN 1462-9011. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1462901122001484.
57. ↑ "Endangered Species Conservation" (in en). NOAA. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/endangered-species-conservation.
58. ↑ "Bald Eagle Decline & Recovery | American Eagle Foundation" (in en-US). https://eagles.org/what-we-do/educate/learn-about-eagles/bald-eagle-decline-recovery/.
59. ↑ "Saving the Bald Eagle – a Conservation Success Story | Defenders of Wildlife" (in en). 2023-01-10. https://defenders.org/blog/2023/01/saving-bald-eagle-conservation-success-story.
60. ↑ "An ESA Success Story". Earth Island Journal 19 (3): 10–11. 2004. ISSN 1041-0406. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43879274.
61. ↑ "Wolf Restoration - Yellowstone National Park (U.S. National Park Service)" (in en). https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/wolf-restoration.htm.
62. ↑ "Yellowstone wolf restoration | U.S. Geological Survey". 22 June 2017. https://www.usgs.gov/centers/northern-prairie-wildlife-research-center/science/yellowstone-wolf-restoration.
63. ↑ "Interior Announces Fastest Successful Recovery of an Endangered Species Act-Listed Mammal; Three Island Fox Subspecies Now Fully Delisted" (in en). 2016-08-11. https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-announces-fastest-successful-recovery-endangered-species-act-listed-mammal.
64. ↑ "Island Fox - Channel Islands National Park" (in en). https://www.nps.gov/chis/learn/nature/island-fox.htm.
65. ↑ "Five species of wildlife having a comeback in the uk - 22 Apr 2024 - The Big Issue Magazine - Readly" (in en). https://gb.readly.com/magazines/the-big-issue/2024-04-22/662240a84533a1c5c31b6dc2.

## Further reading

* Chiras, Daniel D. (2011). "Invader Species". Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Grolier Online.
* "Endangered Species". Current Issues. Macmillan Social Science Library. Detroit: Gale. 2010.
* Freedman, Bill (2008). "Endangered species". Gale Encyclopedia of Science (4th ed.). Detroit: Gale Group.
* Glenn, C. R. (2006). "Earth's Endangered Creatures". http://earthsendangered.com.
* Ishwaran, N.; Erdelen, W. (May 2005). "Biodiversity Futures". Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 3 (4): 179. doi:10.1890/1540-9295(2005)003[0179:BF2.0.CO;2].
* Kotiaho, J. S.; Kaitala, V.; Komonen, A.; Päivinen, J. P.; Ehrlich, P. R. (2005-02-08). "Predicting the Risk of Extinction from Shared Ecological Characteristics". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 102 (6): 1963–1967. doi:10.1073/pnas.0406718102. PMID 15671171. Bibcode: 2005PNAS..102.1963K.
* Minteer, B. A.; Collins, J. P. (August 2005). "Why we need an "Ecological Ethics"". Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 3 (6): 332–337. Bibcode: 2005FrEE....3..332M.
* Raloff, J. (2006-08-05). "Preserving Paradise". Science News 170 (6): 92. doi:10.2307/4017054.
* Wilcove, D. S.; Master, L. L. (October 2008). "How Many Endangered Species are there in the United States?". Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 3 (8): 414–420. doi:10.1890/1540-9295(2005)003[0414:HMESAT2.0.CO;2].

## External links

* List of species with the category Endangered as identified by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
* Endangered Species from UCB Libraries GovPubs.
* Endangered Species & Wetlands Report Independent print and online newsletter covering the ESA, wetlands and regulatory takings.
* USFWS numerical summary of listed species in US and elsewhere
* Extinction: A million species at risk, so what is saved? BBC. 28 December 2019.
* 'Generally ignored' species face twice the extinction threat, warns study. The Guardian. 4 August 2022

* v
* t
* e

Threatened species

Template: Threatened species by region

IUCN Red List|

| Categories1|

| Extinct|

* Extinct (EX)
* Extinct in the Wild (EW)

|

Threatened|

* Critically Endangered (CR)
* Endangered (EN)
* Vulnerable (VU)

Lower risk|

* Near Threatened (NT)
* Least Concern (LC)
* Lower Risk (LR)
* Conservation Dependent (LR/cd)

Not fully assessed|

* Data Deficient (DD)
* Not Evaluated (NE)

Species|

| Lists|

* Extinct
* Extinct in the Wild
* Critically Endangered
* Endangered
* Vulnerable
* Near Threatened
* Least Concern
* Data Deficient

|

WP categories|

* Extinct
* Extinct in the Wild
* Critically Endangered
* Endangered
* Vulnerable
* Near Threatened
* Least Concern
* Data Deficient

CITES|

* Appendix I
* Appendix II
* Appendix III

By taxa|

* Endangered arthropods / spiders / Decline in insect populations
* Threatened Banksia / rays / sharks / Fungi / Chromista
* The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates
* The world's 100 most threatened species

Conservation|

* Biodiversity action plan
* Biodiversity threats
* Conservation biology
* CITES
* ARKive
* Bird conservation
* Conservation status
* Conservation-reliant species
* Ecoregion conservation status
* Habitat destruction
* Latent extinction risk
* Rare species
* Vulnerability and susceptibility

1 Pre-2001 categories and subcategories shown in italics.

* v
* t
* e

Zoos, aquariums and aviaries

Types of zoos|

* Animal sanctuary
* Animal theme park
* Aquarium
* Aviary
* Bear pit
* Butterfly house
* Dolphinarium
* Herpetarium
* Insectarium
* Nature center
* Marine mammal park
* Menagerie
* Night safari
* Oceanarium
* Penguinarium
* Pheasantry
* Petting zoo
* Reptile centre
* Safari park
* Virtual zoo
* Vivarium
* Zoo

Conservation|

* Biodiversity
* Captive breeding
* Conservation biology
* Endangered species
* Ex situ conservation
* In situ conservation
* Species reintroduction

Lists|

* Aquariums
* Conservation topics
* Dolphinariums
* Zoos
* Zoo associations

Other topics|

* Animal rights
* Animal cruelty
* Animals in captivity
* Animal training
* Behavioral enrichment
* Frozen zoo
* Immersion exhibit
* Nocturnal house
* Wildlife conservation
* Zookeeper
* Zoological society
* Zoology

*   * Category: Zoos
* Category: Aquaria

0.00

(0 votes)

Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endangered species. Read more

|

Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Biology:Endangered_species&oldid=4326943"
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template