ENDANGERED SPECIES
Tags: ANIMALS; ANIMAL populations; ENDANGERED species; WILDLIFE conservation; UNITED States. Dept. of the Interior
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- U.S. List of Endangered and Threatened Species, 2004. // World Almanac & Book of Facts;2005, p180
The article presents a chart related to the U.S. list of endangered and threatened species in the year 2004. The source of the information is the U.S. Department of Interior. Some species are classified as both endangered and threatened. Some of the endangered species are: Chinook salmon, gray...
- Does Recovery Planning Benefit Threatened Species? Bottrill, Madeleine // Australasian Science;Jul/Aug2011, Vol. 32 Issue 6, p46
The article assesses the effectiveness of recovery planning as a tool to arrest the population decline of threatened species in Australia. According to the author, the government has spent more than 17 million Australian dollars in the development of over 600 recovery plans to help over 850...
- Age- and sex-specific survival estimates incorporating tag loss for New Zealand sea lions, Phocarctos hookeri. CHILVERS, B. LOUISE; MACKENZIE, DARRYL I. // Journal of Mammalogy;Jun2010, Vol. 91 Issue 3, p758
The estimation of life-history parameters for a threatened species is important for understanding its biology and helping to determine management options. This research investigates age- and sex-related survival estimates incorporating tag loss for New Zealand (NZ) sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri)...
- SOMETHING TO HOWL ABOUT. // National Wildlife;Aug/Sep2004, Vol. 42 Issue 5, p71
Reports on the recovery of the population of wolves in Minnesota. Number of wolves living in the area; Impact of the animals' removal from the Endangered Species List on state wildlife agencies; Recommendation of the National Wildlife Federation for the management of wolves.
- Distribution, Habitat Correlates, and Conservation of Loris lydekkerianus in Karnataka, India. Kumara, H. N.; Singh, Mewa; Kumar, Shanthala // International Journal of Primatology;Aug2006, Vol. 27 Issue 4, p941
We surveyed slender lorises (Loris lydekkerianus) in Karnataka, south India intermittently during November 2001�July 2004 and estimated their relative abundance via direct sightings. Two subspecies, Loris lydekkerianus lydekkerianus and L. l. malabaricus, with different morphological traits,...
- ENDANGERED SPECIES. // World Almanac for Kids;1997, p23
This article provides information on endangered species. When an animal becomes less and less plentiful on one part of the earth or in the entire world, the animal is said to be endangered or threatened. The U.S. Department of the Interior keeps track of endangered and threatened species. Over...
- ENDANGERED SPECIES. // World Almanac for Kids;2000, p38
This article provides information on endangered species. When an animal becomes less and less plentiful on one part of the Earth or in the entire world, the animal is said to be endangered or threatened. The U.S. Department of the Interior keeps track of endangered and threatened animals....
- Wolf Wars. // Scholastic News -- Edition 5/6;1/24/2011, Vol. 79 Issue 14, p2
The article focuses on a debate on whether gray wolves should be protected or hunted in the U.S. A report from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found a remarkable increase in the gray wolf population that they were removed from the endangered-species in Idaho and Montana in 2009. Wildlife...
- Genetic Evidence that Humans Have Pushed Orang-utans to the Brink of Extinction. Gross, Liza // PLoS Biology;Feb2006, Vol. 4 Issue 2, pe57
The article reports on a study which produced genetic evidence on the impact of humans on the declining population of orang-utans. The study used computer simulations and the largest genetic dataset from wild orang-utans. The result demonstrates that genetic data can provide independent and...
