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- BIG Endangered Animals. // Weekly Reader - Edition 2;9/20/2002, Vol. 72 Issue 4, p1
Provides information on big endangered animals. Examples of big endangered animals; Reasons animals become endangered.
- ENDANGERED SPECIES. // World Almanac for Kids;2005, p71
The article looks at endangered species in the world as of January 2005. When a species becomes extinct, it reduces the variety of life on Earth. In the world today, 2,336 known species of animals (and even more plants) are endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of...
- Save rare parasites as well as primates. Young, Emma // New Scientist;9/18/2004, Vol. 183 Issue 2465, p12
This article reports that many more species are at risk of extinction than the people thought. That is because some species depend on another for their survival, so if one disappears, many more that have gone largely unnoticed by conservationists will follow. There are 12,200 species at risk...
- ENDANGERED SPECIES. // Ecological Restoration;Sep2003, Vol. 21 Issue 3, p224
Presents abstracts of several studies on restoring endangered species. "Direct Seeding or Transplanting: The Cost of Restoring Populations of Kincaid's Lupine," by Thomas N. Kaye and Jennie R. Cramer; "Cultivating New Populations of Venus' Fly Trap at Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve," by...
- Canadians protest over rare species bill. Spurgeon, David // Nature;3/4/1999, Vol. 398 Issue 6722, p9
Reports on a letter of demand by scientists in Canada that the planned legislation to protect endangered species be based on scientific criteria. Contents of the letter; Canada's federal legislation on the issue as of March, 1999; Details of draft bill C-65.
- Population genetics and conservation implications for the endangered delta smelt in the San Francisco Bay-Delta. Fisch, Kathleen; Henderson, Jordana; Burton, Ronald; May, Bernie // Conservation Genetics;Dec2011, Vol. 12 Issue 6, p1421
Over the last two decades, the collapse of the endangered delta smelt ( Hypomesus transpacificus) in the San Francisco Bay-Delta has resulted in politically charged conservation decisions, including the rationing of valuable Delta water for use in California agriculture and urban centers. A...
- Ban waiting times. // New Scientist;6/2/2007, Vol. 194 Issue 2606, p7
The article reports that wildlife trading bans set up to protect endangered species may in fact put them in greater peril. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) was introduced in 1975 to protect animals at risk of extinction. Conservationists have noticed, however,...
- BioBriefs. Lundmark, Cathy // BioScience;Jan2003, Vol. 53 Issue 1, p116
Discusses news related to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Efforts of CITES to conserve endangered species by regulating the international trade of them; Decision to allow Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa to sell legally obtained...
- Rethinking Regional Habitat Conservation Plan Monitoring Programs: An Innovative Approach in San Diego, California. Greer, Keith A.; Rocks, Melanie Johnson // Endangered Species Update;Jul-Sep2007, Vol. 23 Issue 3, p91
Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs) have become a common, albeit still controversial, method for conserving endangered species at the regional level while balancing the social and economic needs of a region. Since 1982 when Congress first amended the Endangered Species Act to allow for HCPs, more...
