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Both plant species and animal species have become endangered. The Aleutian shield fern is a plant species that have been endangered due to caribou tramping and grazing, slumping from growing substrate, and human foot traffic. [9] Animal species that are endangered in the tundra include the Arctic fox, caribou, and polar bears.
The Alaskan tundra wolf (Canis lupus tundrarum), also known as the barren-ground wolf, [3] is a North American subspecies of gray wolf native to the barren grounds of the Arctic coastal tundra region.
A list of endangered plants and lichens, including those on the United States' Endangered Species List. Conifers. Abies guatemalensis (Guatemalan fir)
To protect the tundra and the reindeer, there are conservation efforts in place all over the world. ... In the United States, reindeer are protected under the Endangered Species Act. They were ...
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 Baffin Island wolf (Canis lupus manningi), also known as the Baffin Island tundra wolf, [3] is a subspecies of grey wolf which resides exclusively on Baffin Island and several nearby islands. [4] It was not formally recognized as a subspecies until 1943, when it was given its taxonomic classification by Anderson. [ 5 ]
This endangered cetacean is not only the smallest porpoise species, but the most rare. Where there were once thousands of vaquitas swimming in the sea, today there may only be about 10 individuals ...
There are five species of rhinos in the world. Three of them, including the Javan rhino, are critically endangered, while two are threatened. The Javan rhino is the most endangered of the five ...