41. The 2000 IUCN Red List Of Threatened Species(tm) - Links species. Includes lists of threatened species. Bagheera Generalinformation page on endangered and extinct species. Committee http://www.redlist.org/info/links.html

Links to Other Web Sites The following web sites provide further information on some of the species listed on the IUCN Red List, information about organizations working to conserve species and their habitats, and information on conservation projects being carried out around the world. There is a wealth of information on this subject available from the World Wide Web, with new sites being created every week. If you have other suggestions for useful links, please let us know. Please note that IUCN does not endorse any of these web sites, and does not vouch for the authenticity or accuracy of the information presented on them. These are intended simply as a starting point for your own research into a variety of topics concerning species on the IUCN Red List. Please note that web site addresses frequently change, often without any forwarding links provided, so we cannot guarantee that all of the following links will work. We will try to update this list at least once each year. Mammals: African Mammals Databank - GIS-based databank on the distribution and conservation of all the big and medium-sized mammals over the whole African continent. Animal Info - Information on rare, threatened, and endangered mammals.

42. About The Endangered Species Act list to protect those species within the entire United States which are consideredto be threatened, endangered, or Specie of Concern of becoming extinct. http://www.pacificbio.org/ESIN/Infopages/AboutESA.html

About the Endangered Species Act Overview: How is a species listed?: For a species to be listed at any level, there must be a status review of the species population and habitat. This extensive scientific analysis, which is performed by either the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife (USDFW), the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), or the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), is then taken into consideration for any proposed listing. Once a species is listed: For every species listed What do the categories "extinct", "endangered", and "threatened" mean? Extinct A species that once lived on earth and no longer does. These populations are considered to be of history and are gone forever. Although currently, the term extinction holds many negative connotations, extinction is nothing new. In fact, extinction is apart of life and has been occurring since life began on Earth. However, today extinction is considered to be occurring at alarmingly fast rates. Endangered The Endangered Species Act of 1973 defines an endangered species as any plant or animal species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. In other words, these are populations which are still alive today but exist in numbers so low or are decreasing so rapidly that they are in immediate danger of extinction.

43. Facts + Profiles and the red kangaroo are examples of threatened species. endangered species –a specie, plant or animal, that is in immediate danger of becoming extinct. http://www.endangeredspecie.com/Interesting_Facts.htm

Endangered Species will survive with YOUR help! Facts About Endangered Species According to scientists, more than one and one-half million species exist on the earth today. However, recent estimates state that at least 20 times that many species inhabit the planet. In the United States, 735 species of plants and 496 species of animals are listed as threatened or endangered. 266 of these listed species have recovery plans currently under development. There are more than 1,000 animal species endangered worldwide. There are more than 3,500 protected areas in existence worldwide. These areas include parks, wildlife refuges and other reserves. They cover a total of nearly 2 million square miles (5 million square km), or 3% of our total land area. Aquatic species, which are often overlooked, are facing serious trouble. One third of the United States’ fish species, two-thirds of its crayfish species, and almost three-quarters of its mussel species are in trouble. Endangered Species Terms VULNERABLE SPECIES A species particularly at risk because of low or declining numbers or small range, but not a threatened species.

44. Status: Threatened, Endangered, Extirpated, And Extinct endangered. An endangered species has so few individuals that the species couldsoon become extinct in all or most of its natural range. http://www.chias.org/mic/resources/teee.html

Threatened A threatened species is still abundant in its natural range but is likely to become endangered due to a decline in numbers. Endangered An endangered species has so few individuals that the species could soon become extinct in all or most of its natural range. Extirpated An extirpated species is one that has disappeared from a specified geographic area, such as a state or country, but not from the whole planet. For instance, the brown bear was extirpated from Illinoisit can no longer be found in this state, though it still inhabits other parts of the United States. Extinct An extinct species is one that has completely disappeared from the earth.

45. Threatened Australian Plants Lists of the engangered, vulnerable and extinct species of Australian plants.Category Society Issues Regional Oceania Australia...... This list is extracted from the 'ANZECC List of threatened Australian Flora', June1993, prepared for the Australian and New endangered species. extinct species. http://www.anbg.gov.au/endangered/

Australian National Botanic Gardens Home ANBG Threatened Australian Plants June 1993 Contents Endangered Species Vulnerable Species Extinct Species [small photo] and [medium photo] after species indicate photos from the ANBG web server. (Author ms) indicates that the species name had not been published when the list was prepared in 1993. This list is extracted from the 'ANZECC List of Threatened Australian Flora', June 1993, prepared for the Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council by the ANZECC Endangered Flora Network, and published by the Australian Nature Conservation Agency. Note: a more up-to-date 2001 EPBC Act list (without photo links) is available. Endangered species Acacia cretacea Acacia enterocarpa [ small photo medium photo Acacia leptalea (Maslin ms) Acacia pinguifolia Acacia porcata Acronychia littoralis [ small photo medium photo Adenanthos pungens Adenanthos velutinus Agrostis adamsonii Agrostis limitanea Alectryon ramiflorus Allocasuarina defungans Allocasuarina emuina Allocasuarina portuensis [ small photo medium photo Allocasuarina thalassoscopica Andersonia sp. Two People's Bay (G. Keighery 8229)

46. Canadian Biodiversity: Species: Endangered Species special concern, threatened, endangered, extirpated (no longer found in Canada butnot extinct), and extinct. For more information on why species are threatened http://www.canadianbiodiversity.mcgill.ca/english/species/endangered/

Species at Risk There are 353 species in Canada that have been designated as at risk in some way as of May 2000. This number constantly changes as species are added to this list, go extinct or are no longer deemed at risk and removed from the list. Within the list, there are several different categories of risk: special concern, threatened, endangered, extirpated (no longer found in Canada but not extinct), and extinct. For more information on why species are threatened, see the Conservation Issues section. Which species in Canada are considered to be at risk is determined by an organization called COSEWIC; see the Legislation section for more details on COSEWIC. Page 2: Extinct and Extirpated Species Page 3: Endangered Species Page 4: Threatened Species Page 5: Vulnerable Species and Species of Special Concern

47. Threatened Species And Ecological Communities Home Page in the wild have been added to the previous categories of endangered, vulnerableand extinct for threatened species and critically endangered and vulnerable http://www.ea.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/

Skip Navigation WHAT'S NEW CONTACTS COMMENTS ... SEARCH BIODIVERSITY Go back to: EA Home Biodiversity Threatened Species ... Administrative Guidelines on Significance Threatened Species and Threatened Ecological Communities Australia is home to more than one million species, many of which are found nowhere else in the world. About 85 per cent of flowering plants, 84 per cent of mammals, more than 45 per cent of birds, and 89 per cent of inshore, temperate-zone fish are endemic - that is they are only found in Australia. Changes to the landscape and native habitat as a result of human activity has put many of these unique species at risk. Over the last two hundred years many species of plants and animals have become extinct. For the other species of plants and animals whose survival is threatened a range of management and conservation measures are in place. The Commonwealth is working in partnership with state, territory and local governments, non-government organisations, tertiary institutions and community groups to ensure the protection of our native species. The Commonwealth mechanism for national environment protection and biodiversity conservation is the Environment Protection and Biodiveristy Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). The EPBC Act provides for:

48. CM6L8 Threatened And Endangered Species 2. Write a one page paper on a threatened, endangered, or extinct species from yourarea. 3. Write your own activity on the topic of this lesson. Click on me! http://www.npc.edu/Bio105/Content/module06/m6_l08.htm

Module Six: Community Interactions Lessons Learning Objectives Community Stability Introduction Introduced Species ... Competition Lesson Eight: Threatened and Endangered Species First you need to look at the differences in the definitions of threatened endangered and extinct . So many times we can figure out that extinct means gone, but what exactly do the other two terms mean? In 1874, a bill was introduced in Congress to protect the bison. It failed because no one thought it was a problem. Now bison are only found in small numbers in reserves and on some private land. In 1973, the U. S. Endangered Species Act began to protect vulnerable species. The Act regulates a wide span of activities and has penalties for the harassing, harming, pursuing, hunting, shooting, trapping, killing, capturing, collecting, importing or exporting, possessing, selling, transporting, or shipping of listed species or parts or products of them. Since the Act was passed by Congress and signed by President Nixon, the Law has stood the tests of many court challenges. The process of identifying and studying organisms at risk takes several years. Once a species has been listed as threatened or endangered, the Fish and Wildlife Service prepares a recovery plan. The United States currently spends more than $150 million dollars a year to protect and recover listed species in the U.S.

49. NOAA - Office Of Protected Resources Among these are endangered status, threatened status and species with any of thesedesignations are considered no marine mammals have gone extinct since the http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/prot_res/PR2/Conservation_and_Recovery_Program/listedmm

"conserving protected marine resources and maintaining marine biodiversity" News and Hot Topics Scroll down for HOT ITEMS Seal Days at the National Zoo Whale Conservation Setback Tuna - Dolphin Final Finding MMPA Bulletin- Special 30th MMPA Anniversary 1999-2000 MMPA Annual Report 2002 Prescott Update Permits - Steller Sea Lion Research Draft Stranding Letter of Agreement Interaction w/ Marine Mammals Prescott Stranding Grant Program Bahamas Beaked Whale Report SURTASS LFA Status of Marine Mammals Under the Law The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) can grant at-risk marine mammal stocks a variety of protection levels under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) . Among these are endangered status, threatened status and depleted status. Species with any of these designations are considered "listed" under one of these laws. Stocks of marine mammals may also be considered as

50. Endangered And Threatened Plants At The NYBG are threatened or endangered, as many as 700 of these may become extinct in the TheGarden currently grows 10 species on the Federal endangered species List http://www.nybg.org/gardens/ndanger.html

Endangered and Threatened Plants There are approximately 250,000 kinds of flowering plants on earth today. It is estimated that some 60,000 of those may become extinct by the year 2050. More than 19,000 kinds of plants are considered threatened or endangered all over the world. What is an endangered plant? Some endangered plants naturally grow in small populations in limited areas. Others may grow in large populations but in only a few fragile habitats. Some plants may occur over a wide range but be vulnerable to competition from non-native plants. Still other plants may be common in cultivation, but almost extinct in their native habitat. These sometimes confusing factors must all be weighed in deciding what is an endangered or threatened plant. But the importance of this effort cannot be underestimated. The New York Botanical Garden is committed to study, maintain and preserve the diversity of the plant kingdom before more plants disappear forever. Why do we need plants? Plants are essential to all human and animal life. Green plants are the only living things on our planet which can combine the energy of the sun with water and carbon dioxide to produce food to sustain themselves and animals, including humans. Plants cover much of the land surface of the planet and are abundant in the oceans as well, producing the food and much of the oxygen on which all living things depend. This great diversity of plant species provides us with food, shelter, clothing, fuel and medicine. Many people are unaware of our underlying dependence on the whole plant kingdom for our very existence.

51. The Endangered Species Act   What Is It threatened and endangered plants are NOT protected by the federal endangered speciesAct on More than 50,000 species become extinct worldwide each year. http://www.aeconline.ws/endangered_species_act___what_is.htm

The Endangered Species Act What is it? The Endangered Species Act (ESA), passed in 1973, defines 'endangered species' as 'any species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range' and 'threatened species' as 'any species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.' The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the federal agency with regulatory responsibility for the Endangered Species Act. The law provides protection from direct human threats such as killing and trapping as well as for protection of the ecosystem on which the species depends. Animals listed as endangered or threatened by the Department of the Interior, are protected by the law on BOTH public and private lands. Plants protected by the law are primarily protected on public lands, such as National Forests, public parks, military bases, and other lands owned by any national, state, county or other public agencies. In general, threatened and endangered plants are NOT protected by the federal Endangered Species Act on private lands. Why we need it?

52. Endangerd Species Resources For DHS Students endangered and extinct species Lists Generate lists of plants and ample authoritativeinformation about endangered and threatened species, NatureServe also http://www.open.org/~dallashs/species.htm

Dallas High School Library Supports the academic and personal interests of our students Library Home Search Engines Current Events Reference ... Faculty Endangered and Threatened Species Links accurate as of 2/26/03 Animals Plants Comprehensive Sites Comprehensive Sites Endangered Species Act of 1973 Full text of this act of Congress. Endangered and Extinct Species Lists Generate lists of plants and animals by region of the world. NatureServe Explorer "An online encyclopedia of life." Though it provides ample authoritative information about endangered and threatened species, NatureServe also covers common plants and animals. The NatureServe organization is a nonprofit dedicated to disseminating scientific data about the world's plants, animals, and ecological communities. Animals Animal Info AnimalInfo.org is a no-nonsense, no frills site that gives the facts you need about the world's rarest mammals, as well as endangered and threatened species. Wildlife Fact Sheets From Alligator to Woodpecker, the US Fish and Wildlife Service provides brief information about these threatened species.

53. Extinct Species species on the Lists of endangered and threatened Four of these species the Tecopapupfish, longjaw They were apparently already extinct by 1973, however. http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/bi/1999/projects/group4/Decker/extinct.html

Extinct Species Of the 1,676 species on the Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (as of November 30, 1997), seven have been delisted due to extinction. Four of these species the Tecopa pupfish, longjaw cisco, blue pike, and Santa Barbara song sparrow were protected under laws pre-dating the ESA, and therefore were automatically listed under the ESA when it passed in 1973. They were apparently already extinct by 1973, however. Tecopa pupfish . The Tecopa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevaensis) was first described in 1948 from the outflow streams of the north and south Tecopa Hot Springs, north of Tecopa, California. In 1970, the declining Tecopa pupfish population was listed on both the federal and California endangered species lists due to habitat alteration and introductions of exotic species, primarily bluegill sunfish and mosquito fish. By 1972, the species no longer occurred where the species was first found. Surveys done in 1977 failed to locate any other populations. In 1982, the FWS determined the Tecopa pupflsh was extinct and removed it from the endangered species list (47 FR 2317).

54. Yiffle: Endangered & Extinct amazon title, By Rob Nagel. Entries on 200 extinct, endangered, vulnerable,and threatened animals and plants describe the individual species, its habitat http://www.yiffle.com/animals/wildlife/endangered/

Yiffle About Help Submit URL ... Animal Info - Rare, Threatened and Endangered Mammals "This forum will address the extinction of any/all living creatures that are in danger of become endangered or extinct. Share our feeling on this and how we can help to change this or prevent it." "Biology, ecology, habitat, and status of rare, threatened and endangered species of mammals and information on their native countries: biodiversity, ecosystems, population, and land use." cached link Dinosaurs to Dodos : An Encyclopedia of Extinct Animals eHow to Report Dead Endangered Species By Jan Sovak. "From the first microscope sea creatures to the Tasmanian wolf, this book traces all of extinct life. Each chapter covers the animals themselves, the processes that brought them to extinction, and the modern scientific discoveries that reveal their lost words." or purchase this item from amazon.co.uk "Hikers, campers and others enjoying a few hours in the wilderness may happen upon the remains of an endangered animal. Conservation professionals say that a good first step is to call the nearest representative of your state conservation commission." Encyclopedia of Endangered Species (Vol 1) Endangered Animals : 140 Species in Full Color By Mary Emanoil.

55. Life At Risk some scientists believe that dinosaurs became extinct because a meteorite hit theEarth. Click here to test your endangered and threatened species knowledge. http://www.nhptv.org/natureworks/nwep16.htm

The Earth has lots of different environments that support animal and plant species. Changes in an environment can have a negative impact on certain species ability to survive. When that happens plant and animal species can become endangered or even extinct. Extinct species are plants and animals that no longer exist on Earth. Changes in an environment can be natural or caused by humans. Human activity often changes or destroy the habitats that plants and animals need to survive. Because human populations are growing so fast animals and plants are disappearing 1000 times faster than they have in the past 65 million year. Scientists estimate that in the 21st century 100 species will become extinct every day. Animals and plants have always had a hard time surviving. Scientists estimate that over two thirds of the animals and plants that once lived on Earth are now extinct. Animals became extinct in the past for a wide variety of reasons. In some cases competition for resources among animals led to extinction in other cases environmental changes caused extinction. Scientists think dinosaurs became extinct because a meteorite struck the Earth and caused changes in the environment that the dinosaurs and other animals and plants couldn't adapt to.

56. Threatened Species In Finland, 2000 See also IUCN species Survival Commission A taxon is presumed extinct in the wildwhen but do not qualify for Critically endangered, endangered or Vulnerable http://www.vyh.fi/eng/environ/naturcon/threat/2000/catego.htm

THREATENED SPECIES IN FINLAND IN 2000 DEFINITIONS OF THE RED LIST CATEGORIES (IUCN) See also: IUCN Species Survival Commission RE = Regionally Extinct A taxon is Regionally Extinct when there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual potentially capable of reproduction within the country (region) has died or disappeared from the country (region). EW = Extinct in the Wild A taxon is Extinct in the wild when it is known only to survive in cultivation, in captivity or as a naturalised population (or populations) well outside the past range. A taxon is presumed extinct in the wild when exhaustive surveys in known and/or expected habitat, at appropriate times (diurnal, seasonal, annual), throughout its historic range have failed to record an individual. Surveys should be over a time frame appropriate to the taxon's life cycle and life form. CR = Critically Endangered A taxon is Critically Endangered when available scientific evidence indicates that it meets any of the criteria A to E, and it is therefore considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. EN = Endangered A taxon is Endangered when available scientific evidence indicates that it meets any of the criteria A to E, and it is therefore considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

57. The Endangered Species Act the province; and. (c) to designate species as endangered, threatened,extinct or extirpated species. Conflict with other Acts. 2(2 http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/ccsm/e111e.php

This is not an official version. For the official version, please contact Statutory Publications Acts and Regulations List of C.C.S.M. Acts Search the Acts ... Français Updated to: April 1, 2003 Search this document C.C.S.M. c. E111 THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT Table of Contents Regulations (Assented to March 15, 1990) WHEREAS HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, recognizes that (a) plant and animal species are of ecological, educational, esthetic, historical, medical, recreational and scientific value to Manitoba and the residents of Manitoba, and (b) due to the activities of persons untempered by adequate concern for the preservation of native plant and animal species or other factors, plant and animal species in Manitoba from time to time become extinct or so depleted that they are threatened with extinction: NOW THEREFORE HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows: PART I INTERPRETATION Definitions In this Act

58. Environment And Ecology 4.7 4.7 threatened, endangered and extinct species. Kindergarten 4.7A, Kindergarten4.7B, Kindergarten 4.7C. 4.7 threatened, endangered and extinct species. http://www.wasd.k12.pa.us/district/curriculum/environment/environ_4_7.htm

59. Louisiana Department Of Wildlife And Fisheries species accounts about threatened and endangered species in Louisiana and Red Wolfare now considered extinct in the may indicate that these species continue to http://www.wlf.state.la.us/apps/netgear/index.asp?cn=lawlf&pid=693

60. 5 Extinct Species THAT FIVE species HAVE BECOME extinct WHILE WAITING FOR endangered species ACTPROTECTION endangered and threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/swcbd/activist/ESA/5extinct.html

Federal Register: September 19, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 182) Page 49191-49193 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Reclassification of Ten Candidate Taxa AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of candidate taxa reclassification. SUMMARY: In this document, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) provides explanation for a change in the status of seven animal and three plant taxa that are under review for possible addition to the Lists of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (Lists) [[Page 49192]] under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). These 10 taxa are being removed from candidate status at this time. ADDRESSES: Questions concerning this document should be submitted to the Chief, Division of Endangered Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 452 ARLSQ, Washington, DC 20240. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: E. LaVerne Smith, Chief, Division of Endangered Species (see ADDRESSES section) (telephone: 703/358-2171). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Candidate taxa are those taxa for which the Service has on file sufficient information to support issuance of a proposed rule to list under the Act. The Service recently completed its annual review of all candidate taxa. The results of this review indicate that several taxa should be removed from candidate status. This notice provides specific explanations for the reclassification of seven animal and three plant taxa.

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