Distribution has contracted to less than 10% of the original 1750 area, or there is less than 10% of original 1750 area remaining or 90% of its area is in small patches and is subject to threatening processes.
Generally, a bird or other animal is considered endangered if its continued survival is uncertain. Today, most species which become endangered obtain this status either directly or indirectly because of human intervention.
Describes a plant, animal or ecological community threatened with extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
Anything whose existence is threatened.
in danger of extinction in the foreseeable future .............. back
means very few of a species is remaining and the animal is likely to become extinct if nothing is done to protect it and its habitat. The equator is an imaginary line which divides the world around the middle into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere. It is around the equator that some of the hottest places on earth are found such as the Sahara desert in Africa and the Gobi desert in Asia.
Reduced to the point of being nearly extinct.
animals whose chances for living are in immediate danger. This danger may be from loss or change of habitat (living area), disease, over-killing or collecting of the animal, or natural events like floods or droughts (The Pine Barrens Tree Frog is an endangered animal.)
Refers to organisms that have fallen below a sustainable population threshold for survival. A species threatened with extinction.
When a population of plants or animals is so small, it's at risk of becoming extinct.
a plant or animal threatened with extinction; Endangered Species
threatened with extinction by human-made or natural changes in the environment.
referring to an endangered species; any species in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range/habitat.
(en•dan•gered) adj. – likely to be harmed, damaged or destroyed.
Threatened with danger or extinction
When a species or habitat is threatened with extinction. For instance, the spotted owl is endangered with extinction due to the logging of the temperate rainforest in the US Pacific Northwest where it lives.
When the species faces an high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future.
a species faced with the danger of extinction
Referring to a species (plant or animal) currently in danger of extinction.
A classification for species in low enough populations that they are likely to become extinct from their natural range.
Faced with the danger of extinction: an endangered species.
(of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction; "an endangered species"
a species or ecosystem reduced in size so that it is vulnerable to extinction.
Might become extinct or extirpated.
Endangered species are animals or plants that are likely to become extinct (disappear from our planet) unless we protect them.
A term used generally and by COSEWIC to refer to a species facing imminent extinction.
A species with such a low population number, that the population is in danger of extinction.
a taxon classified as endangered under the proposed IUCN categories has a 20% probability of extinction within 20 years or 10 generations, whichever is longer.
taxon facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.
applies to those species in danger of extinction within all or a significant portion of their range.
Species that are in danger of extinction. It also is a category that denotes protection under federal law (Endangered Species Act).
adj] in serious danger of disappearing from the wild
Defined under the ESA as "any species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range."
an animal or plant species that has very few of its type left in the world. The word "endangered" suggests that the remaining few will not survive unless humans do something to help them.
survival is in immediate danger.
presently threatened with extinction (USFWS designation)
referring to a species, habitat or eco-system so reduced or fragile that it is near extinction or extremely vulnerable.
1) A plant or animal species threatened with extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range within Minnesota. 2) A species on the federal list.
at risk or in danger of being harmed, damaged or destroyed.
A species that is in immediate danger of becoming extinct and needs protection to survive.
The danger of becoming extinct immediately
a species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or most of its range.
Federal designation of the term "endangered species" means any species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range." [Federal Code 16USC SS 1532 (6)]. State designation of endangered species means "any species whose continued existence as a viable component of this state's wild animals or wild plants is determined by the Department to be in jeopardy on the basis of scientific evidence. [Wisconsin Statute 29.604].
Any species of wildlife whose prospect of survival is in jeopardy; in danger of extinction due to natural or man-made factors.
in danger of extinction in the forseeable future
species (UF Species at Risk) :Endangered species are those listed by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) as "facing imminent extinction or extirpation."
a species that is at risk of becoming extinct in the foreseeable future
To describe a species or population as threatened with extinction.
a species that is declining in population size and is near extinction.
in danger of extinction in the near future
The classification provided to an animal or plant in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
Threatened; an animal that is in danger of becoming extinct. An endangered animal is one that exists is such small numbers that it is likely to die out completely unless it is protected.
A species at risk of extinction because of human activity, changes in climate, changes in predator-prey ratios, etc.
adj] A species of organism that is in danger of becoming extinct or extirpated from a certain area.
a species that is in danger of extinction throughout a significant portion of its range
Used to refer to species (or higher levels of classification) that are likely to become extinct unless the various threats and pressures affecting them cease.
The species is threatened with extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.
Animals that are in danger of becoming extinct.
any animal or plant listed by regulation as being in danger of extinction
Species A species in danger of becoming extinct within a portion or all of its range.
a species threatened with imminent extinction or extirpation throughout all or a significant portion of its Canadian range
any species that is in danger of becoming extinct throughout all or a significant portion of its geographical range
In danger or peril of becoming extinct throughout all or a significant portion of its range
Facing imminent extirpation or extinction.
Species which are at a high risk of becoming extinct in the near future, if nothing is done to improve their situation.