TITLE

ENDANGERED SPECIES

PUB. DATE

January 2003

SOURCE

World Almanac for Kids;2003, p29

SOURCE TYPE

Almanac

DOC. TYPE

Reference Entry

ABSTRACT

When an animal species begins to die out, the animal is said to be endangered or threatened. As of 2003, 1,070 species of animals were endangered or threatened, according to the National Wildlife Federation. Some endangered species are the Giant panda, the blue whale, the California condor, and the California red-legged frog. Animals are endangered when the climate of their habitat changes in a major way. Sometimes animal habitats are destroyed when people need the land. The animals that lived there would either have to find a new home or else die out. Bison or buffalo once ranged over the entire Great Plains of the United States, but they were hunted almost to extinction in the 19th century. Since then, they have been protected by laws, and their numbers are increasing.

ACCESSION #

8590639

Tags: ENDANGERED species;  WILDLIFE conservation;  ANIMALS;  HABITAT (Ecology);  NATURE conservation;  RARE animals

 

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