41. Endangered Species - Parks Victoria's Role, Definitions populations in Australia including cats, dogs, foxes, rabbits denote species thatare extinct, endangered, vulnerable, rare not located in the wild during the http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/education/endangered_species/ba3.htm

Teacher HOME Unit Background Unit Guidelines References Unit Background: Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Background to Parks Victoria Parks Victoria's Role The State of the Parks Report has been developed to gather statewide information to establish a baseline against which progress towards maintaining and improving the condition of these parks can be measured. Strategies can include: Flora Management Fauna Management Pest Plant Control Pest Animal Control Soil Conservation River and Stream Management Working groups exist for specific issues such as kangaroo and koala population management. Some Facts 70% of all native vegetation has been lost or significantly modified in Australia since European settlement. As much land was cleared over the last 50 years as the previous 150 years. Native vegetation is being cleared at the rate of 600,000 hectares per year - about 12 times the size of Wilsons Promontory National Park. Australia has the world's worst record of animal extinctions. In the past 200 years we have lost 10 of the 144 species of marsupial and 8 of the 53 species of native rodent.

42. EPA: Federal Register: Endangered And Threatened Wildlife And Plants; 90-day Fin Committee on the Status of endangered wildlife in blacktailed and Gunnison's prairiedogs show nearly Scientists discovered the plague among wild rodents near http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/EPA-SPECIES/1999/March/Day-25/e7273.htm

Federal Register Environmental Documents Recent Additions Contact Us Print Version Search: EPA Home Federal Register FR Years FR Months ... and Regulations Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-day Finding for a Petition To List the Black-Tailed Prairie Dog as Threatened EPA Home Privacy and Security Notice Contact Us

43. My Views On Ferret Legalization In California domestic ferret, unlike domestic cats and dogs, can not to become accustomed to livingin the wild. now federally and state listed endangered and threatened http://www.geocities.com/angelica_falconi/laws.htm

My Views on Ferret Legalization in California A Response to an article from UC Davis http://www.ncal.verio.com/~nsn/ferretrisk.html

44. ENDANGERED In The Wild : North America of canine distemper brought by domestic dogs and coyotes 10 known blackfooted ferretsin the wild. listed as endangered when the endangered species Act (ESA http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/van_anim_ferret.htm

BLACK-FOOTED FERRET North America Unknown The rarest native mammal in the United States, the black-footed ferret is a short-legged, slender-bodied weasel. It measures just 1 1/2 feet (46 cm) nose to tail. This small carnivore once was widely distributed throughout the North American Great Plains from Alberta, Canada, south through the Rocky Mountains to the southwestern United States. The last wild black-footed ferrets were taken into captivity in 1987. Today, the ferrets have been reintroduced to a few limited areas in the state of Wyoming. Natural History The black-footed ferret is a nocturnal prowler whose fate is closely tied to that of the prairie dog. The ferret eats ground squirrels, mice, birds, and insects. It lives in burrows dug by prairie dogs, which also are its primary prey. A colony of prairie dogs 100 to 148 acres in size is necessary to support one ferret. Causes of Endangerment Killing of Prey and Habitat Loss Massive hunting and poisoning campaigns against the prairie dog, its main food source, caused the ferret to decline. Since the pioneers arrived on the Great Plains, ranchers and farmers have conducted an extensive campaign to get rid of prairie dogs, which were considered pests. Discovery of sylvatic plague in the colonies stepped up efforts to eliminate the prairie dogs. From 1900 to present, prairie dog populations plummeted to about 5 to 10 percent of their former numbers.

45. ENDANGERED In The Wild : Oceans Includes information about the appearance, length, weight, and diet.Category Kids and Teens School Time Leatherback Turtles...... Domestic dogs and pigs, which accompany human settlement, also are Can you think ofany other endangered species in a or hinder the survival of wild sea turtles http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/van_anim_turtle.htm

LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLE Global Oceans Unknown Once a male leatherback sea turtle struggles from its egg and makes its way to the sea as a 4-inch (10 cm) hatchling, it may never again return to land during its 80-year lifetime. Although they are air-breathing animals born on land, leatherbacks, like all sea turtles, spend their lives in the ocean. Females return to land only to lay their eggs. Species Description and Range The leatherback is the largest sea turtle. It can grow up to 6.5 feet (2 m) long and weigh 1,400 pounds (636 kg). The leatherback gets its name from its shell, which is like a thick leathery skin, with the texture of hard rubber. It is a circumglobal species, meaning that it can range throughout almost all the oceans of the world. It nests on tropical beaches in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Once abundant throughout the world's oceans, all eight species of sea turtles are now threatened or endangered. Leatherback populations have plummeted in recent years. In the 1980s the worldwide population was estimated at nearly 100,000. Breeding

46. Conservation Of The Wild Ancestors Of Domestic Animals populations of New Guinea singing dogs (Canis lupus Although the wild boar is notgenerally threatened genetic integrity of its most endangered subspecies, Sus http://www.uga.edu/srel/Reprint/2004.htm

SREL Reprint #2004 Conservation of the Wild Ancestors of Domestic Animals I. LEHR BRISBIN, JR. Savannah River Ecology, Laboratory, Drawer E, Aiken, SC 29802, U.S.A. The genetic resources embodied in the wild ancestors and long-term, free-living feral counterparts of common domestic animals may be one of the least understood and underappreciatcd components of the world's wildlife biodiversity. Whereas other endangered and threatened species, such as pandas, rhinos, and gorillas, attract worldwide conservation attention and concern, the last remaining genetically pure populations of those species that gave rise to the common domestic animals, which helped form and still sustain human civilization, may be slipping into oblivion without an active conservation advocacy. Canis lupus dingo ), which likely represent the most primitive living form of the domestic dog-wolf complex (Brisbin et al. 1994). Although the wild boar is not generally threatened as a species, the genetic integrity of its most endangered subspecies, Sus scrofa rittkiuanus of the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, is now similarly threatened by hybridization with escaped or introduced domestic, feral, or hybrid pigs that have been brought to its island habitats for the farming of "wild pig" meat (Oliver 1993).

47. Black-Footed Ferret (Endangered Species), Wildlife Species Information: U.S. Fis wild ferrets hunt prairie dogs at night but for farming; efforts to eliminate prairiedogs, which competed a species is likely to become endangered within the http://species.fws.gov/species_accounts/bio_ferr.html

Black-footed ferret, ( Mustela nigripes Line Art (8.9 K image) The black-footed ferret probably never was abundant, but its underground, nocturnal habits make it difficult for biologists to know for certain. The ferret's primary food source is the prairie dog, and ferrets live in the prairie dog's burrow. Line Art (1.2 K image) Line Art (18.3 K image) Black-footed ferrets hunt prairie dogs at night, but occasionally they are active above ground during the day. In search of prey, they move along in loping bounds from one burrow to the next. [US FWS Line Art by Robert Savannah] Photograph (39.3 K image) [US FWS Photograph By Rick Krueger] Biologists consider black-footed ferrets to be the most endangered mammal in the United States. Recently, however, thanks to aggressive captive-breeding and reintroduction programs, much progress has been made toward recovering the ferret population. Black-footed ferrets are members of the weasel family (Mustelidae), a distinction they share with weasels, martens, fishers, otters, minks, wolverines and skunks. Larger than weasels, black-footed ferrets are long, slender-bodied animals similar in size to a mink. They are characterized by a brownish-black mask across the face, a brownish head, black feet and legs, and a black tip on the tail. Ferrets' short, buff-colored fur becomes lighter on the underside of their bodies. The middle of the back has brown-tipped guard hairs that create the appearance of a dark saddle. Black-footed ferrets may look like the ferrets found in pet stores but they are actually a different species. Both belong to the weasel family but ferrets sold as pets evolved in Europe, while endangered black-footed ferrets evolved in North America.

48. Conservation This decline in prairie dogs and their in the reintroduction of ferrets into thewild. the species, eg, extinct, endangered, threatened, regionally threatened http://oz.plymouth.edu/~lts/conservation/Endangered/ferret.html

Black-footed ferret Briefly describe the biology of the species. The black footed ferret is the only ferret native to North America. This secretive, nocturnal mammal is almost always found in prairie dog burrows, which the ferret uses for protection from predators, shelter, a place to eat, and a place to breed and raise young. Prairie dogs make up over 90% of the ferretís diet. Female ferrets have one litter of 1-5 kits per year. The kits are born helpless and blind, but are fully grown and independent by that fall. Male ferrets do not assist females with raising the young. Wild ferrets usually live 4-5 years. Describe the geographic range of the species. The ferret was formerly widespread throughout the Great Plains in short-grass prairie. The last known wild population was in Wyoming. Prairie dogs, which the ferret depends upon for survival, currently occupy just 2% of their former range. This decline in prairie dogs and their habitat is an important consideration in the reintroduction of ferrets into the wild. Describe the status of the species, e.g., extinct, endangered, threatened, regionally threatened, locally threatened, etc.

49. New Conservation Center To Breed Endangered Ferrets footed ferret and reclassify it from endangered to threatened about 1,350 ferretswere released into the wild. free colonies of blacktailed prairie dogs remain http://mountain-prairie.fws.gov/pressrel/01-33.htm

The Mountain-Prairie Region NEWS RELEASE U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 134 Union Boulevard Lakewood, Colorado 80228 August 27, 2001 Diane Katzenberger 303-236-7917, x408 Sharon Rose 303-236-7917, x415 Mike Lockhart 307-721-8805 NEW CONSERVATION CENTER TO BREED ENDANGERED FERRETS The heart of the conservation center, located along Interstate 25 in Fort Collins, Colorado, will be its captive breeding facility, part of the national black-footed ferret recovery program. Without a captive breeding program, black-footed ferrets would have become extinct in the late 1980s. The last known individuals in the wild were trapped in Wyoming and placed in captivity to save the species in 1986 and 1987. The new National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center will replace a smaller center currently located in Sybille Canyon, Wyoming, and provide an expanded outdoor area more closely simulating natural conditions. Raising captive-bred ferrets using techniques that mimic their wild environment has proven critical to improving their survival rate after release. "The conservation center, and the recovery program as a whole, represent what can be accomplished when government agencies and private organizations come together for the common purpose of protecting a species," said Ralph Morgenweck, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Mountain-Prairie Region. "The success of our black-footed ferret recovery program so far has truly been the result of this cooperative effort. All those involved should be applauded for their contributions."

50. Welcome To Korea Customs Sercvice dogs that have been in Central and South America pose a special health Under theConvention on International Trade in endangered species of wild Fauna and http://www.customs.go.kr/eng/PRBS141.htm

Import CITES Outline The Korea Customs Service is concerned with the importation, trade, sale, and taking of wildlife and with protecting endangered species, both plant and animals. Some wildlife species of dogs, cats, turtles, reptiles, and birds, although imported as pets, may be listed as endangered. Endangered and threatened animal and plant wildlife, migratory birds, marine mammals, and certain injurious wildlife may not be imported without special government permits. All birds and animals must be imported under humane and healthful conditions. The Korean regulations require that careful arrangements be made with the carrier for suitable cages, space, ventilation, and protection from the elements. Cleaning, feeding, watering, and other necessary services must be provided. Under the Livestock Epidemics Prevention and Control Act, the Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for setting the standards concerning the transportation, handling, care, and treatment of animals. Every imported package or container of pets must be plainly marked, labeled, or tagged on the outside with the names and addresses of the shipper and consignee, along with an accurate invoice specifying the number of each species contained in the shipment.

51. Endangered Species Possibly Seen On Safari In Southern, East Africa.. Some parks in Botswana also have the wild dogs. In the wild, cheetahs also have tocompete with other of chimpanzee species that are endangered, mostly because http://www.go2africa.com/_safaris/endangered.asp

My Itinerary Help Contact Us Live Travel Advice Africa GO2AFRICA HOME AFRICA MAP ENQUIRE NOW SEARCH HELP ME FIND African Accommodation COUNTRY INFO Botswana Kenya Lesotho Malawi ... Zimbabwe WE RECOMMEND Our Top 5 Lists Cape Town Hotels TRAVEL IDEAS African Honeymoons Family Holidays Africa Travel Calendar Travel by Activity ... Cape Town Villas TRAVEL ADVISOR General Safety Tips Safety on Safari Weather Malaria ... What to Bring TRAVEL ARTICLES African travel insights NEED SOME HELP ? Site Help Contact Us There are literally thousands of animal, plant and bird species that are endangered or on the verge of extinction around the world. We have compiled a list of the most endangered animals in Southern and East Africa, and where you can still see them in their natural habitats. Black Rhino Leatherback Turtle African Elephant African Wild Dog ... Hunter's Hartebeest Black Rhino (critically endangered) Diceros bicornis One of the "big five", the black rhino is believed to be the most endangered animal in Africa due to hunting and poaching to meet the unchecked demand for rhino horn.

52. High Country News Zoology professor David Wasser uses dogs to sniff out bear scat but decides not tolist it as endangered yet The Alliance for the wild Rockies has launched the http://www.hcn.org/servlets/hcn.ArchiveBySubject?subject=Endangered Species&cate

53. Glossary dogs and ferrets do not depend on people, they are wild. Stray cats and dogs usuallylive in towns and cities Vulnerable species, The species isn't endangered yet http://www.kcc.org.nz/glossary.htm

HOME ABOUT KCC FACT SHEETS LINKS ... JOIN Glossary Here's a list of words and terms that are good to know when you are studying native animals, the environment and conservation. The words are in alphabetical order. Breed To produce more of a species. Animals have babies and plants produce seeds or spores. Captivity To be kept in a cage, pen or building, not in the wild. Conservation To protect, and manage carefully. To keep from change, loss or injury. Critically Endangered Species Numbers are very low and unless the species receives special attention they will become extinct. A critically endangered species needs to be kept safe from predators, like rats and cats and weeds. They often need to be moved to safe places and given help to reproduce. Domestic Animal They are pets living in homes with people. Domestic pets depend on people for food and shelter, but may still hunt because it is their natural instinct. Ecosystem A natural community of animals and plants which interact with each other and the environment around them. Endangered Species There are low numbers of a species and it will become critically endangered if the species does not breed successfully. Endangered species are very vulnerable to habitat destruction and pests. They may need to be moved to safe places to be able to reproduce.

54. WWF US: Endangered Spaces - Global 200 Habitats Of The Earth And Ocean is working to protect wild salmon threatened by mining about how to protect this endangeredspecies and its Tracking Africa's wild dogs wild dogs once roamed http://www.worldwildlife.org/global200/spaces.cfm?sectionid=207&newspaperid=20

55. Endangered Species Images From Optilearn Red Wolf Canis rufus This endangered species is smaller Northern wild Monkshood Northernwild monkshood Aconitum prairie and very many prairie dogs are needed http://eelink.net/EndSpp.old.bak/Optilearn.html

See our new Endangered Species website! Endangered Species Images from Optilearn Images from Optilearn's Endangered Species CD-ROM with over 100 images. Click on the thumbnail to see a larger image and link to a factsheet describing the species. Larger images between 50 and 100 K. Kirtland's warbler Dendroica kirtlandii This endangered species nests only on the ground in stands of young jack pines, in central Michigan. This warbler winters in the Bahamas. Only about 200 pairs existed in 1989. Monarch butterflies Danaus plexippus roosting. To survive, this unique migratory insect must overwinter successfully at a few sites in California and Mexico, where colonies may contain as many as 100,000 individual. Deforestation and tourism threaten the roosts. West Indian manatee Trichechus manatus Endangered in coastal rivers and ocean waters of the southeastern U.S., it is more numerous in the Caribbean and South America. Powerboats, poaching, and habitat loss have all taken a toll. Red Wolf Canis rufus This endangered species is smaller than the gray wolf and does not hunt in packs. Historic range: southeastern and south-central U.S. It became extinct in the wild before being reintroduced from captive populations in 1987.

56. Animal Facts In 1998, there were 56.8 million dogs and 71.3 and gunning of nearly one million wildanimals and all large mammal species are threatened or endangered in the http://www.animalliberationfront.com/animal_facts.htm

Did you know that.... ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND INTELLIGENCE Human and chimpanzee brains are remarkably similar in circuitry, and the genes of humans and chimpanzees are 98.4% identical. Captive elephants have been known to unscrew bolts to dismantle their cages. Dogs are instinctive joiners, which is why when one dog barks, dogs all over the neighborhood start to bark. Certain monkeys know how to lie. Male vervet monkeys have been observed attracting females by uttering the vervet word for "food," when in fact they have nothing to offer except a twig or leaf. New research indicates that parrots can master complex intellectual concepts better than children under the age of five. One parrot in a study could name 50 different objects, and differentiate colors, numbers up to eight, and the concepts of same and different. Scientists who have successfully taught pigs to play video games have concluded that pigs may be as smart as chimpanzees and other non-human primates. COMPANION ANIMALS About 22% of the world's catch of tuna goes into cat food in the United States. When a dog licks you with a straight tongue, he's saying "I Love You."

57. National Geographic News: Animals & Nature difference between wolves that remained wild and wolves CrisisResponse dogs OfferComfort After Tragedy those federally designated as endangered or threatened http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/animals_05.html

Sign up for our free e-mail newsletter Also see: Today's Top Stories These Stories More News Diary of the Planet The Environment Travel National Geographic Today Special Series Digital Lifestyles: feature by Sony EarthPulse National Geographic Out There ... India's "Snake Savior" Protects People, Reptiles India's often-feared snake species have no voice of their own, but they do have at least one energetic and determined protector. For over a decade, animal welfare activist Snehal Bhatt has championed the cause of India's reptile residents, teaching her fellow citizens how to save both themselves and the snakes. This story airs on the National Geographic Channel. GO Four-Winged Dinosaurs Found in China, Experts Announce Paleontologists in China have discovered the fossil of a four-winged dinosaur with fully developed feathers on all its limbs. The new species provides more evidence that birds evolved from dinosaurs, and could help answer the question of how a group of ground-dwelling flightless dinosaurs evolved to a feathered animal capable of flying. GO U.K. Fly Fishers Left in Knots by Mayfly Collapse

58. African Wildlife Foundation: News And Headlines But African wild dogs are a globally endangered species. the “remnant” populationof perhaps 75 wild dogs in Kajiado The wild dog’s survival as a species http://www.awf.org/news/10502

PlaceMenu("mainmenu") ABOUT AWF Our Mission Over 40 Years of History AWF Publications A Message from Our ... Return to Headlines List AWF and Disney Partner to Save Wild Dogs 16 December 2002 They can run down antelopes under 100 pounds. Large packs have been known to take zebras and even elands. But African wild dogs are a globally endangered species. Now the Walt Disney Company Foundation and the Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund are supporting an African Wildlife Foundation study that will lead to a better understanding of a “remnant” wild dog population in southern Kenya and northern Tanzania - and will help promote coexistence with local Maasai pastoral communities. Only 3,000 to 5,000 wild dogs are thought to remain in Africa. They are so rare that elephants now outnumber the continent’s wild dogs by almost 100 to one. Several years ago, an AWF-funded project confirmed the “remnant” population of perhaps 75 wild dogs in Kajiado district in the Kilimanjaro Heartland. This small but important group may represent a third of Kenya’s entire wild dog population. The wild dog’s survival as a species is threatened by habitat loss, disease and competition. Deliberate or accidental killing by people is also a major barrier to the species’ recovery. Conservationists have been at a loss to respond to the problem because they can offer farmers few alternatives to killing the troublesome wild dogs.

59. EcoISP.com Switch Now And Save The Earth While You Surf! as food sources like prairie dogs and ground few swift foxes remain in wild populationsscattered The Turner endangered species Fund (TESF) has undertaken the http://www.ecoisp.com/species6.asp

Home Check Mail Tech Support Suggestions/Feedback ... Download EcoISP Species on the Brink Archived Articles Flashpoints Nevada Desert Grazing Windfarm on Cape Cod Chemical Security Snake River Dams ... Snowmobiles Species on the Brink Alabama Carnivorous Plant Bactrian Camel Endangered Shrimp Farms Harm Mangroves Malaysian Tigers Spared ... West African Gorilla Sanctuary Resources at Risk 4,000 Acre Ranch America Losing Farmland Lake Tahoe Restoration African Transfrontier Parks ... Coral Reefs Under Seige Good News PA Hotels Certified Green Solar Array in Brooklyn Habitat for Rare Species Moon Trees Across America ... UK Certifies State Forests Action Alerts Vegan Anti-Whaling Ship Hawaiians and Johnston Atoll Alternative to Petroleum Space for Peace ... Climate Change Action Get Outdoors Tallgrass Aspen Park Mountain Lion Country The Worth of a Bird in the Hand From the Redwoods to the Sea ... Secret of Kartchner Caverns Threatened Swift Fox Pulled Back from the Brink PIERRE, South Dakota, January 28, 2002 (ENS) - The swift fox, unique to the Great Plains of North America, is the smallest and least known of the North American wild dogs (Canidae), a family that includes wolves, coyotes, and foxes. Named for its speediness, the swift fox is one of the smallest foxes in the world. It weighs an average of five pounds and measures 12 inches in height and 31 inches in length. The swift fox feeds on ground squirrels and other small mammals, grasshoppers, and berries.

60. ESPN NBA.com NHL.com RPM ABC EXPN Insider Shop foxes are listed as a threatened species in South efforts to give federal Endangeredspecies Act protection smallest of North America's wild dogs, weighing up http://espn.go.com/outdoors/conservation/news/2002/0103/1305135.html

sLgTgRedirStr = ""; document.write( ''); document.write( ''); ESPN NBA.com NHL.com RPM ... NEWS Zip Code: Top Rated Outfitters Fishing Hot Spots Hunt/Fish Licenses Fish Destinations ... Newsletter sign-up Conservation group wants to reintroduce fox The Ted Turner group wants to reintroduce swift fox in South Dakota The Turner Endangered Species Fund has asked the state's Animal Industry Board to allow for the release of the threatened animal on Turner's ranch in Stanley and Jones counties. The Turner group wants to release 180 swift foxes in the next several years. The animals, about the size of house cats, would be trapped in Wyoming and moved to South Dakota. "It makes sense to try to advance recovery of this important and imperiled component of South Dakota's natural history," said Mike Phillips, director of the Turner fund, a private, nonprofit charity founded in 1997 to help threatened and endangered species. Swift foxes once were common from Canada to Texas and from Montana to Minnesota. The disappearance of prairies and accidental trapping, shooting and poisoning under programs aimed at wolves and coyotes have contributed to the animal's decline. Also, food sources such as prairie dogs and ground squirrels have fallen in number. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined in 1995 that the swift fox needed protection under the Endangered Species Act but the agency has not had the resources to pursue it.

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