Click on a species groups (mammals, reptiles, etc.) from the menu above to see more endangered creatures in North America. Common NameRange *** Alcorn's Pocket Gopher Mexico Allegheny Woodrat Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, ...
Black-footed ferrets are one of the most endangered mammals in North America. According to CPW Terrestrial Biologist Jonathan Reitz, the plow, poison, and plague were all factors in the black-footed ferret nearly becoming extinct. The animals are predators that primarily feed on prairie dogs. Acc...
Black-footed ferrets, also known as American polecats, are carnivorous relatives of weasels with dark patches around their eyes and paws. They are also one of themost endangered mammals in North Americabecause of habitat loss, diseases and a decline in t...
Here's a list of the most threatened animal species in the world. It approximates how many of each exist in the wild and also indicates which efforts, if any, are being used to save them.
F) Humans began to destroy ecosystems in a major way about 10,000 years ago with the development of agriculture. But within the last 100,000 years, the hunting and burning practices of Palaeolithic people, along with climate change, drove many large mammals and birds to extinction.Habitat loss...
It is heavier and the highest point is well ahead of its front legs, while the Plains bison's highest point is directly above the front legs. The wood bison can weigh over 1950 lb making it the largest mammal in North America. Both the male and female have short black horns, but the...
Show clams in Asia with profiles available. Show all clams of concern in Asia. Click on the species name to view its profile. Click on a species groups (mammals, reptiles, etc.) from the menu above to see more endangered creatures in Asia. ...
It provided no exact number of red foxes remaining in the Cascade Range. As one of the rarest mammals (哺乳动物) in North America, the red foxes in the Sierra already are in danger due to threats of wildfire, drought, competition from coyotes (郊狼) reductions in food and inbreeding (...
It goes without saying that mammals which have real commercial worth for their furs, oil, meat, for using it in products, are rather more susceptible to hunting and poaching. In North America, for instance, marten, fisher, lynx, and beaver, are being hunted to extinction only to meet human...
**What mammals are listed here?: Why does Hawaii (a North American US - State) have its own category?Hawaii is the endangered species capital of the world. Many species on the endangered list (mostly plants) come from Hawaii. This page is dedicated to the endangered species of Hawaii. ...