endangered species
Endangered status indicates serious extinction risk. This topic is part of Conservation within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 7 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
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An endangered species faces a high risk of what?
Answer: Extinction
Bonus fact: Endangered status indicates serious extinction risk.
Habitat loss is a major threat to many endangered species because it removes what?
Answer: Places to live and reproduce
Bonus fact: Habitat destruction reduces food, shelter, and breeding space.
Which international organization maintains the widely used Red List of threatened species?
Answer: IUCN
Bonus fact: The International Union for Conservation of Nature publishes the Red List.
An endangered species list identifies species at serious risk of what?
Answer: Extinction
Bonus fact: Legal lists can trigger protections and recovery planning.
In the United States, what law provides federal protection for listed threatened and endangered species?
Answer: Endangered Species Act
Bonus fact: The ESA was enacted in 1973.
What is the difference between endangered and threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act?
Answer: Endangered is in danger now; threatened is likely to become endangered
Bonus fact: The categories reflect different levels of risk.
Poaching means illegally hunting or capturing what?
Answer: Wildlife
Bonus fact: Poaching threatens many endangered species.