The whooping crane ( Grus americana ) is an endangered North American species facing multiple environmental and anthropogenic threats. Even if the species thrives, it must continue to be managed after recovery because the threats will not abate. We examined how social capital serves as a resource ...
the seven continents of our planet and also an Oceanic, Middle East, and Central America category. Hawaii is the endangered species capital of the world and has been individually categorized. Be sure and visit this section as well when searching for North American endangered species.Learn More ...
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Reptiles that dwell in or migrate to any part of the South American continent and nearby islands. Reptiles dwelling in the Amazon Basin. Disclaimer:This list combines species from several endangered species lists. Using the total count of species found on this site as an official count of endang...
2023 was a major anniversary for the Endangered Species Act – it's now 50 years old. With historian Douglas Brinkley we mark a milestone: When Theodore Roosevelt was president, he lamented that the North American bison, once 40 million strong, had been nearly wiped out by commercial hunters...
The third most endangered species in the world is Ridgway's hawk, another victim of habitat destruction. Conservation efforts along the east coast of North America continue to work to save the hawksbill turtle. Besides being hunted for their meat and shells, the hawksbill turtle's eggs were con...
The Mexican wolf is a subspecies of gray wolf and the most endangered gray wolf of North America. Once considered a threat to livestock, these wolves were hunted, trapped and poisoned. In fact, in the 1970s the Mexican wolf had such low numbers that it was declared an endangered species,...
The Florida torreya (Torreya taxifolia) began a catastrophic decline in the late 1950s and is now the rarest tree in North America for which a full species designation has been established. The trees have common plant disease symptoms, but the reason for the decline has never been identified....
The 1973 Endangered Species Act gives those agencies the power to protect endangered species. While environmentalists say a lack of support doesn’t allow for enough species to win designation, there aremany succ...
Are river otters an endangered species?The Northern (North American) River Otter:The Northern river otter can be found throughout the western United States and Canada. River otters live in wetland and riparian habitats and eat mainly animals that live in water such as fish and amphibians....