- Fact 2 - Causes: The Causes of
animals becoming endangered are due to habitat destruction such
as the
rainforest,
introduction of exotic animals, disease,
water pollution,
global warming, and
over-exploitation. As people are made aware
of the problem initiatives such as
Recycling increase in
popularity
- Fact 3 - Endangered Species
Organizations are dedicated to saving and preserving the world's
most endangered wildlife.
- Fact 4 - There are over 1,000
animals that are endangered at varied levels, across the world.
- Fact 5 - The conservation status of
a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that endangered
species not living.
- Fact 6 - The International Union
for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), founded in 1948, is the
world's main authority on the conservation status of species.
- Fact 7 - Regional Red Lists are
produced by countries or organizations, which assess the risk of
extinction to species. These Red Lists are based on specific
criteria and levels by organisations such as the IUCN
- Fact 8 - Animals are
classified by the IUCN into categories under a Conservation
status of At Lower Risk, Threatened and Extinct
- Least Concern - LC (Status: At Lower Risk) - No immediate threat to the survival of the
species. The species has been evaluated and do not qualify as
Endangered, Threatened or Near Threatened species
- Near Threatened - NT (Status: At Lower Risk) - May be considered threatened in the near future.
- Vulnerable - VU (Status: Threatened) -
At risk because of their natural declining numbers are facing
high-risk in their natural surroundings
- Endangered Species - EN (Status: Threatened) - In the immediate probability of becoming
extinct and require protection to exist.
- Critically Endangered - CR (Status: Threatened) - Face an extremely high risk of extinction in the
immediate future.
- Extinct in the Wild - EW (Status: Extinct) - Captive animals survive, but there is no free-living,
natural population.
- Extinct - EX (Status: Extinct) - These
animals are no longer in existence.
- *Conservation Dependent - CD (Status: At Lower Risk) - Animals are not severely threatened, but must depend on conservation programs. This is no longer a valid category under IUCN 3.1
- Fact 9 - Extinct in the wild:
- These endangered species include the
Barbary Lion, Alagoas Curassow and Seychelles giant tortoise
- Fact 10 - The extinct species:
- These extinct species include the Dodo, Javan Tiger and the
Dinosaurs
- Fact 11 - Plastic waste in
coastal areas kills up to 100,000 marine mammals, 1 million sea
birds and countless fish annually
- Fact 12 - Under the Endangered
Species Act (ESA), the
Penguins which are most at risk are the Galapagos penguin
- Fact 13 -
Monkeys - species of both
Old World and New World monkeys are endangered species
- Fact 14:
Bees: Some endangered species
of bees include the stingless Melipona beecheii and Melipona
Yucatanica of the Americas, four species of bumblebee are
endangered in Ireland and eight species are either endangered or
under threat in Britain
- Fact 15 - Two of the 9 subspecies
of Giraffes are currently
endangered: the West African Giraffe or Nigerian Giraffe (Giraffa
camelopardalis peralta), and the Rothschild's Giraffe (Giraffa
camelopardalis rothschildi)
- Fact 16 -
Panda Bears: Less than
2,500 Giant Pandas
are alive due to habitat destruction of the bamboo forests. They
are one of the world's most Endangered species. The Red Pandas
have been classified as Vulnerable because its population is
estimated at less than 10,000
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