Endangered Species
A species is considered endangered if it is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. Species include birds, insects, fish, reptiles, mammals, crustaceans, flowers, grasses and trees. There are approximately 1,300 endangered or threatened species in the U.S. today.
The importance of biological diversity to human society is immeasurable. However, human activities the world over are causing the progressive loss of species of plants and animals at a rate far higher than the natural background rate of extinction.
An estimated 40 percent of the global economy is based on biological products and processes. Poor people, especially those living in areas of low agricultural productivity, depend especially heavily on the genetic diversity of the environment. The effective use of biodiversity at all levels — genes, species and ecosystems — is therefore a precondition for sustainable development. (Source: EPA, UNEP, NOAA / Photo: Flickr)
Articles about Endangered Species
Thu, Feb 09 2012 at 12:58 PM EST
Conservationists accidentally killed a rhinoceros they were attempting to make safe from poachers in a botched public relations event.Tue, Feb 07 2012 at 6:58 AM EST
The men are accused of killing endangered orangutans and other protected primates as a means of pest control at a palm oil plantation on Borneo island.Thu, Feb 02 2012 at 6:57 AM EST
The mother rhino is receiving hormone therapy to prevent a miscarriage.Fri, Jan 27 2012 at 6:19 AM EST
Bats have reduced the need for pesticides in the surrounding area by feasting on insects during the night.Tue, Jan 24 2012 at 3:53 PM EST
This is the first time the public will be able to watch endangered California condors incubate and hatch an egg.Mon, Jan 23 2012 at 10:39 PM EST
The elephants joins the Sumatran tiger and the Javan rhino as species threatened by deforestation in Indonesia.Thu, Jan 19 2012 at 11:59 AM EST
Predators are targeting young sea lions due to their limited range of travel.Wed, Jan 18 2012 at 3:17 PM EST
Conservationists say watching how the turtle navigates through commercial fishing grounds and other habitats will help in conservation efforts.Wed, Jan 18 2012 at 9:48 AM EST
The death toll from white-nose syndrome is now 5.7 million to 6.7 million bats since 2006, and the disease is still spreading quickly, U.S. officials report.Tue, Jan 17 2012 at 12:18 AM EST
Veterinarians in Malaysia want to introduce Puntung to Tam, a male Sumatran rhinoceros in the enclosure next door, in the hopes that they will breed.- 1. Recipes
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