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Bookmark or Share- Protecting Endangered Species | National Wildlife FederationScientists estimate that up to one-third of U.S. species are at increased risk of extinction, and more than 1,600 U.S. plants and animals already have been federally listed as threatened or endangered and protected under the Endangered Species Act.
- Endangered species | Definition, Causes, Examples, & FactsEndangered species, any species that is at risk of extinction because of a sudden rapid decrease in its population or a loss of its critical habitat. Previously, any species of plant or animal that was threatened with extinction could be called an endangered species.
- Endangered species - WikipediaAn 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, and invasive species.
- Species List | Endangered, Vulnerable, and Threatened Animals | WWFWWF is committed to saving endangered species. Learn more about the species we are working to protecting from becoming endangered or extinct.
- IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesThe IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria are intended to be an easily and widely understood system for classifying species at high risk of global extinction. It divides species into nine categories: Not Evaluated, Data Deficient, Least Concern, Near Threatened, Vulnerable, Endangered, Critically Endangered, Extinct in the Wild and Extinct.
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