Endangered species Summary

Endangered Species An endangered species is one that is likely to become extinct throughout all or part of its geographic range unless steps are taken to prevent its loss. Many of the species currentl... Read more

Endangered Species An endangered species is a species that is in immediate danger of becoming extinct. The designation of endangered to a species means that there is still time to save it but once it ... Read more

Endangered Plants and Ecosystems Well over half the threatened and endangered species listed with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are plants. There are a total of 714 threatened and endangered flow... Read more

Endangered Species Some species adapt to natural changes in their environment such as climate change and increased competition from other species. The two to four million plants and animals that exist... Read more

Rare Species A species that is uncommon, few in number, or not abundant. A species can be rare and not necessarily be endangered or threatened, for example, an organism found only on an island or one ... Read more

IN BRAZIL, FARMERS clearing land for planting crops are destroying the habitat of the golden lion tamarin, a South American monkey, driving it to the edge of extinction. In India, poachers ruthlessly ... Read more