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The emperor penguin is protected under the Endangered Species Act enforced by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, which protects species that are threatened or endangered.
The current population is estimated at 150,000 mature individuals and is being listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List; [6] the erect-crested penguin is listed as endangered and granted protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. [13]
Ranges are based on the IOC World Bird List for that species unless otherwise noted. Population estimates are of the number of mature individuals and are taken from the IUCN Red List. This list follows the taxonomic treatment (designation and order of species) and nomenclature (scientific and common names) of version 13.2 of the IOC World Bird ...
[44] [5] [45] In August 2010 the Humboldt penguin of Chile and Peru, was granted protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. [46] Most penguins breed within protected areas. [45] Peruvian legislation categorises the species as endangered and prohibits the hunting, possession, capture, transportation and export of the bird for commercial ...
The Humboldt penguin population has dramatically decreased in areas along the central coast of Chile, making them one of the most vulnerable of the world's 18 penguin species and putting them at ...
It established a list of species in danger of worldwide extinction. It also expanded protections for species covered in 1966 and added to the list of protected species. While the 1966 Act only applied to 'game' and wild birds, the 1969 Act also protected mollusks and crustaceans. Punishments for poaching or unlawful importation or sale of these ...
The federal Endangered Species Act was enacted on Dec. 28, 1973. ... Bald eagles were federally delisted from the endangered species list in 2007. Their status on the Pennsylvania list was changed ...
Endangered (EN) species are considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. In December 2019, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 460 endangered avian species. [1] Of all evaluated avian species, 4% are listed as endangered. No subpopulations of birds have been evaluated by the IUCN.