ENDANGERED SPECIES

WHAT IS ENDANGERED SPECIES

An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming

extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing
environmental or predation factors.

Only a few of the many species at risk of extinction actually make it to the lists
and obtain legal protection like Pandas

Many nations have laws offering protection to conservation reliant species: for
example, forbidding hunting, restricting land development or creating preserves.
Endangered: faces a very high risk of extinction in the near future.

Examples: Dhole, Blue Whale, Asian Elephant, Giant Panda, Snow Leopard, African
Wild Dog, Green Sea Turtle, Malayan Tapir, Tiger, Steller's Sea Lion, Asiatic Lion,
Markhor, Bornean Orangutan, Grevy's Zebra, Tasmanian Devil, Japanese Crane,
Gorillas, Bonobo, Wild Water Buffalo, African Penguin, Goliath Frog, Lear's
Macaw, Rothschild Giraffe, Giant Otter, Pygmy Hippopotamus, Hyacinth Macaw,
Volcano Rabbit, Proboscis Monkey, Persian Leopard

WHY??????
Climate change.

With the rushing of dreadful global warming since the industrial

revolution, climate change has begun to influence species safety.
HOW?????????

Captive breeding programs. Captive breeding is the process of breeding rare or

endangered species in human controlled environments with restricted settings,
such as wildlife preserves, zoos and other conservation facilities. Captive breeding
is meant to save species from going extinct.
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Panda

Tiger

Penguin

turtle
 Extinction
1 Definition
The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the
last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and
recover may have been lost before this point.

Examples: Thylacine, Dinosaurs, Pterosaurs, Javan Tiger, Dodo,

Passenger Pigeon, Caribbean Monk Seal, Steller's Sea Cow, Aurochs,
Elephant Bird, Moa, Haast's Eagle, Woolly Mammoth, Woolly
Rhinoceros, Dusky Seaside Sparrow, Golden Toad, Toolache Wallaby

2 Causes
2.1 Genetics and demographic phenomena

2.2 Genetic pollution

2.3 Habitat degradation

2.4 Predation, competition, and disease

2.6 Climate change

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Dodo

Wooly Mamoth

Golden Toad

Dilophosaurus