Endangered, Vulnerable, and Threatened Species
This category is for endangered species, under any status, on the three major International Endangered Species lists. Information concerning the individual lists, status, causes, and any predictions for the future of these animals, combined with physical and behavioral details.
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Luvhistory2010We are recycling and not littering. We can also give money so that animals can be protected and we are trying to save their...
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Yes there are not many left.No. The sand cat islisted as "Least Concern" by the IUCN.
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They are not an endangered species. Honey badgers are a species not seen that often. They live at relatively low densities....
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1st answer: Antartica, Asia, North America, South America, Africa, Australia, Europe This is a strange question as while the...
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When the animal becomes extinct a new one always comes back. For example when the mosquito was extinct a long time ago it wasn't...
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1st answer: As usual - PEOPLE started encroaching on its natural habitat. When the alligators then started to get a little 'too...
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Yes, here is a list of endangered animals from Sweden: Bechstein's BatBelugaEurasian OtterEuropean RabbitPond BatWestern...
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Because of two main reasons: Hunting & Poaching - Trophy Hunting and Ivory Poaching is the main reason for the decline in...
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There are only a few animals that survived including snakes, crocodiles, frogs, small mammals, and the Cocelacanth. The largest...
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The pallid bat is classified as least concern on the IUCN (International Union of Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources)...
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Conserving wildlife is essential for many reasons actually. Animals help to keep the ecosystems around us, that we take for...
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Don't kill them. You can also give money to a protection fund and tell other people more about reptiles so that they learn about...
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Killer whales (Orcinus orca) faced their most serious threat during WWII. All of the countries involved in that conflict had to...
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They are currently not endangered.
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1st answer: There are about 3000 tuna left in the world.2nd answer: Due to the fact that they are wild no one knows an exact...
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It reaches speeds of 56-70 kilometers per hour (35-43 mph) when gliding and flapping, and about 48 kilometers per hour (30 mph)...
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Depends on the species you are looking for! They all belong to the genus Manis; there are eight living species: Giant pangolin:...
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Because poaching is killing off beautiful animals such as tigers, elephants and polar bears. they are killed for silly things,...
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Yes, they are a protected species.
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Pandas are dying out mainly because of one main reason: habitat loss. Their main source of food is bamboo, which takes a long...
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They don't. Komodo dragons are very dangerous. I remember reading somewhere that a man was ripped from a tree picking fruit by a...
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As a species, they are nowhere near endangered. But isolated population may suffer because of pollution and silt in the streams...
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All sea turtles drink only seawater all of their lives. They have special glands behind each eye, called "salt glands" that they...
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Natural predators do not tend to cause other animals to be extinct, but introduced predators such as foxes and feral cats...
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Polar Bears became endangered because of global warming and habitat loss.
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It was Wing Commander Vimal Raj of the IAF. On 28 June 2008, he air lifted Dara (a Male tiger) from Ranthambore to Sariska in a...
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Yes, but only if they need food or to escape from danger.Wild pandas could not live near the Great Wall of China because of the...
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No, there may be subspecies that are endangered but generally they are very numerous
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Yes, they have small stubby tails located on the back
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During a fight they use there teeth and claws.
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If we don't help them then they will be gone forever and are impossible to get back. Such as the dodo, the mammoth and many...
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It depends on where the reptile lives. In some countries, people hunt the Anaconda for sport, food, or just for their smooth skin.
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An extologyst.
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hyenas are nearly all gone because of hunters
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Hopefully never, but if their endangerment goes unprevented then sometime in the near future..
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Mean, abusive, and very unfair god made everything, even the animals.
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Basically dark brown. Mature adults have white head and tail.
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The maned wolf that once lived in the pampas
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It is illigal to sell hunted rhino horn. There are pretty stiff penalties for trying to do this.
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Because they had died. Theory 1: Meteorite. Theory 2: Dinosaur gas. Theory 3: Climate change.
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They spend 10 - 16 hours finding and eating bamboo, and the rest of the time sleeping
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The number of wolves would slowly fall because in Yellowstone elk are the what wolves prey on the most.
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If you mean, "What is a group of giant pandas called?" I don't think there is a name for a group of pandas as they are normally...
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Domestic Yaks are fairly safe, wild ones are vulnerable
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It depends what panda it is. The Giant Panda is about 1.5 meters and 2 ft. 6 inch. at the shoulder.
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The polar bears' current risk of extinction: The polar bear species' existence is threatened, but, contrary to a widespread...
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Weight: male 44 - 157 lbs. (average 90 lbs.) + female 40 - 120 lbs. (average 80 lbs.) Shoulder Height: 26 - 32" or 2'1" - 2'6"
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If he's hungry 60 pounds, but they usually eat less.
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They sleep twenty hours a day.
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Because of the pollution and litter in the sea.
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Well maybe you can donate or make a fund raiser to collect money to make them live in a better place. You can also use protection...
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The diamond python of Australia and nearby islands is not officially endangered. It is, at most, endangered in certain areas of...
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No, they do not. They are half the size. They eat mostly rodents.
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The predators of the pygmy possums, of which there are five species, include eagles, hawks, owls and quolls. Foxes and feral...
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This answer has been fully researched, and is as complete and detailed as is practical in this format. If you'd prefer a shorter,...
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3rd tropic level (Omnivores)Plants - worms - spotted turtles
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About 7400 whales a year are killed, (not counting the coastal dolphins of Japan). That's about 20 a day, or one every 72...
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Polar bears have thick fur and blubber, so they rarely get hypothermia. If a polar bear has a certain gene passed down from...
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There are a few whale sharks which are in captivity. These can be tamed by people working with them. However wild whale sharks...
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Steps taken to help the endangered blue whale: - Whaling bans - More care taken for commercial fishing (whales can be caught in...
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A mud wallow is a hole filled with dirt and water (making mud) and it is used to take mud baths in. You can make one your self if...
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The red wolf became extinct in the wild in 1980. Recently, a population of 100 red wolves has been reintroduced to North...
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The Coqui is becoming endangered because of it's habitat, or environment being destroyed. The main reason it's habitat is being...
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they hind in bushes and when they come out they grab them with there claws and there teeth.
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Well they do not dislike the snow. They simply prefer the warmer climate, but they will have fun in the snow.
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The Philippine deer (Rusa marianna) is threatened by multiple factors, including loss of habitat, hunting, and the removal of...
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The Giant Panda has been listed by the IUCN Red List since 1986, and since 1984 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered...
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The Amazon, the African Savannahs and the Arctic
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The Marine and the Land Iguana are Endangered because of Habitat loss and the Volcanoes on the Galapogos islands.
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There are a number of endangered wolf subspecies, and they are as follows; the Red Wolf, Vancouver Island Wolf, Caspian Sea Wolf,...
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The Cape Vulture is listed by the IUCN Red List, or International Union for Conservation of Nature, with an endangered status of...
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Yes they are because if they disspeared most everything they prey on would overpopulate and screw up the entire ecosystem they...
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both man and wild life competes for resources and require space and energy to survive
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Camouflage helps a polar bear become a better predator because the prey doesn't see it coming. Although you should note that...
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There are about 5000-10,000 hyacinth [blue] macaws left in the world.
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The tiger is one. A great example is the white bangled tiger.
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There wouldn't be anymore golden frogs.
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180 pounds for a female, 200 pounds for a male.
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White tigers are all decended from a very small number of wild caught white tigers. There are very few if any white tigers...
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There are two major threats to many marsupials, most of which live in Australia. The first threat comes from animals which have...
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There are many causes to why bats have become endangered. A new cause is the White Nose Syndrome. The WNS is a fungal disease...
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Well, a lot of people eat them. Apparently all females (they taste better I guess) so they can't mate.
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It's every large modern zoo's goal to save animals from extinction. Answered Improved: Although this might be meant as the goal...
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A newborn sperm whale is around 4 meters in length and weighs approximately 1000 kilograms or more. They grow very fast and to...
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As most Crane species the Common Crane is omnivorous in both breeding and non-breeding seasons. Much of the diet depends on where...
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Carbon dioxide pollution is adding to the greenhouse gases which are causing global warming. Global warming is reducing the...
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