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An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching, invasive species, and climate change. [1]
The percentage of species in several groups which are documented as extinct, critically endangered, endangered, or vulnerable on the 2023 IUCN Red List. . The data for some groups are insufficient, so the plotted percentages can be much lower than the actual rates of vulnerabil
Animals (kingdom Animalia) — IUCN Red List critically endangered species (Animalia) Amphibians — List of critically endangered amphibians; Birds — List of critically endangered birds; Fish — List of critically endangered fishes; Invertebrates — List of critically endangered invertebrates. Arthropods — List of critically endangered ...
The World's 100 most threatened species [1] is a compilation of the most threatened animals, plants, and fungi in the world. It was the result of a collaboration between over 8,000 scientists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC), along with the Zoological Society of London . [ 2 ]
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 California condor is a critically endangered species, with only 350 left “and a significant piece of that population lives in ground zero of where these fires have happened,” Corwin noted.
This is a list of the bird and mammal species and subspecies described as endangered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. It contains species and subspecies not only in the U.S. and its territories, but also those only found in other parts of the world. It does not include endangered fish, amphibians, reptiles, plants, or invertebrates.
“The North Atlantic Right Whale is definitely endangered and is one of the more endangered species that we have,” said Elliott. The whales' population is down to about 350. Today, though, they ...