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A species is usually considered threatened as it is becoming endangered, that is if it doesn't meet the requirments for endangered from the time of it's first study, or they might be considered endangered before a Listing is enacted or developed. As with the Humpback Whale, they were already considered endangered before the Endangered Species Act of 1973 was enacted.Some of the lists have different listings and levels for species. IUCN and CITES are both different from the Endangered Species List.
Most endangered species are endangered because we are killing them for there teeth, skin and bones or there habitat is being destroyed or there isn't enough food for them.
It depends on how at how much at risk it is for extinction. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has 7 categories for risk of extinction
- Extinct (EX) - No known individuals remaining (already too late) Passenger pigeons, dodos, aurochs, and quaggas are example of animals that have gone extinct in the last few hundred years
- Extinct in the wild (EW) - Known only to survive in captivity, or as a naturalized population outside its historic range (the California Condor reached this point but has since been gradually re-introduced into the wild)
- Critically endangered (CR) - Extremely high risk of extinction in the wild
- Endangered (EN) - High risk of extinction in the wild
- Vulnerable (VU) - High risk of endangerment in the wild
- Near threatened (NT) - Likely to become endangered in the near future
- Least concern (LC) - Lowest risk; does not qualify for a higher risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
There are also a couple of designations that make no assessment of risk
- 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.
The term to describe a species that could be endangered is threatened.
An animal or plant in danger of becoming endangered is called a threatened species.
A species in risk of becoming endangered is called a threatened species.
When an animal species' numbers drop to levels that the population has problems sustaining itself, then it becomes eligible for listing.
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What can you tell me about endangered species?
Sadly there are many endangered species today. These endangered spesies are expected to become extict if people do not try to help them. There are many animal shelters in many diffrent places that try especially to save as many animals as they can. Endangered species are determened when the number of the kind of animal is low.
What was the first endangered animal and when did it become endangered?
im not sure............but there are many endangered species.....but most of the endangered is already extinct because there are unprotected in the middle ages... one of them is the DODO...
How are Canadian lynx on the endangered species?
They are listed as a species of least concern, not an endangered animal.
How do you find if an animal is endangered or not?
search endangered species eeerm.. ask a animal expert :)
When an animal or plant may become extinct it is called?
It's called Endangered if a species is threatened to go extinct.
How can students prevent endangered species?
How can we prevent endangered animal
What is an endangered speices?
the definition of endangered species is species who are close to extinction, or dying out; in the risk of extinction this is my personal definitionWhen an animals numbers become too low to sustain a viable population, it becomes an endangered species.
Would other animals become endangered if nothing changes?
If we keep on harming the enviornment, then yes, some animal species could become threatened, endangered, or maybe even extinct!
What is the meaning of the word endangered?
It means that you are almost extinct.
When an animal is endangered when?
An animal species is classified as endangered when its kind becomes harder to find in the wild.
What needs to be done about it?
All endangered and vulnerable species need to be protected. If not they will become extinct. Each animal plays an important role in biodiversity, so it is our duty as the smarter species to protect those that are endangered.
Differentiaate between endangered species and threatened species?
Threatened means that the animal is vulnerable to extinction and the population of the animal is declining. (ex: Certain species of whale population are being threatened.) Endangered means that the animal will soon be extinct if nothing is done about it. Some endangered animals are being bred in captivity until their numbers increase enough to be released back in the wild. (ex: Bald Eagles are an endangered species of bird. Pandas are an endangered species of bear.) Extinct means that the animal has completely died out and there aren't any left of this species. (ex: Dinosaurs are an extinct species of reptile. Dodo is an extinct bird.) Here's a visual: Threatened-------------> Endangered---------------> Extinct
