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In wildlife conservation in the United States, species of concern are species about which there are some concerns regarding status and threats, but insufficient information is available to list the species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). [1] Species of concern are commonly declining or appear to be in need of concentrated conservation ...
Species of special concern may refer to: California species of special concern; The Canadian Species at Risk Act; See also. Species of concern
"Species of special concern" is a designation given to animals that are not categorized under the California Endangered Species Act, however they are still (1) exhibiting a declining population that may suggest a future listing, or (2) have historically low numbers partially due to ongoing threats to their existence.
Vulnerable taxa are of special concern because of characteristics that make them particularly sensitive to human activities or natural events. Blue-listed taxa are at risk, but are not extirpated, endangered or threatened.
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 fragmenta
The List of Wildlife Species at Risk currently has more than 800 entries for Canadian wild life species considered vulnerable; including 363 classified as endangered species, —190 threatened species, —235 special concern, and 22 extirpated (no longer found in the wild). [1] About 65 percent of Canada's resident species are considered ...
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Taurotragus oryx, the common eland, is a species with a conservation status of least concern. A least-concern species is a species that has been evaluated and categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as not being a focus of wildlife conservation because the specific species is still plentiful in the wild.