"This impressive bird has long been noted for its speed, grace, and aerial skills," the National Park Service says. "Now, it is also a symbol of America's recovering threatened and endangered species." May 6 What is biodiversity and why is it important? Here's what to know. ...
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So the goal of the Endangered Species Act was kept simple: to keep species from going extinct, no matter the cost. And by and large it's worked. Among the closest of calls were the California condor, the black-footed ferret, and, yes, the whooping crane. Incredibly, all got down to ...
…generation times, or isolated habitats) Endangered (EN), species that possess a very high risk of extinction as a result of rapid population declines of 50 to more than 70 percent over the previous 10 years (or three generations), a current population size of fewer than 250 individuals, ...
S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) should have been a first step on the path to effective nature conservation. If the corporatists hadn’t been in charge of our country, the Act would have formed the core of a true nature conservation program. Instead, the Act has always been too subject ...
2. INTERNET:Search the Internet and find out more about this news story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson. 3. ENDANGERED SPECIES:Make a poster about endangered species. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?