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         Extinct Species Endangered & Threatened:     more detail
  1. Threatened, endangered, and extinct species of Michigan plants by David Good, 1978
  2. Endangered, threatened, and special status fishes of North America by Konrad Schmidt, 1996
  3. Animals recently extinct or threatened with extermination,: As represented in the collections of the U.S. National Museum by Frederic A Lucas, 1891
  4. The Lazarus effect: can the dynamics of extinct species lists tell us anything about the status of biodiversity? [An article from: Biological Conservation] by D.A. Keith, M.A. Burgman, 2004-05-01

1. Endangered Species On EE-Link: Endangered Species - Main Page
World Conservation Union's searchable list of the world's most endangered animals.
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Endangered Species - Main Page Endangered Species - Getting Started
  • Get Started - Popular Starting Points
  • Our Most Popular Links - See What Others Find Useful
  • Definitions - What is an endangered species after all plus much more.
  • Causes - Why are species becoming endangered and extinct? Find out why.

  • Enter the short name or a few letters of the common name of the species to begin your search. Endangered Species Lists
  • Lot's of good info from the US Fish and Wildlife Service
  • State Lists A better way to find endangered species info in your state.
  • International Lists learn what species are endangered out side the U.S.
  • Proposed Species see those species that are headed toward extinction but not yet on the endangered list. Extinct Species
  • Overview of Species Extinction
  • All Known Extinctions
  • Impact of Species Loss Species Facts, Data, and Pictures
  • Our Large and Growing Species - Specific Info huge amounts of info here!!
  • Important Threatened Species - Learn more about other key species.
  • Pictures of Endangered Species Current News Events and Sources
  • Current News
  • Publications and Research Take Action
  • Taking Action What you can do.
  • 2. Endangered And Extinct Species Lists
    for threatened and endangered animals with range in the United States. Searchendangered species by Common or Scientific Name. extinct species
    http://eelink.net/EndSpp.old.bak/ES.lists.html
    See our new Endangered Species website!
    Endangered and Extinct Species Lists
    Much of the information here originates from the US Fish and Wildlife Service but has been formatted for WWW by EE-Link. (E.g. the clickable regional map and regional species lists.) Please contact the EE-Link Project Team if you know of information that belongs here. United States

    3. Hawaii's Endangered And Threatened Species
    the background color of the page orange for endangered and threatened species greenfor Candidate and Proposed species black for extinct species lavender for
    http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/endangered/endangered.html
    Current time and temperature
    in Honolulu right now
    OTHER PAGES About Us Databases Good Guys/Bad Guys Endangered Species Publications Images Natural Sciences Department Products ... Links Hawaii's Endangered and Threatened Species Web Site
    Endangered and Threatened
    Proposed and Candidate Extinct Species of Concern H awaii is the Endangered Species Capital of the World. With 100s of plants and animals listed as Endangered or Threatened, there are more endangered species per square mile on these islands than any other place on the planet. T he Hawaii Biological Survey compiles information on all of these species with the assistance of various state, federal, and local agencies and works with these partners to disseminate this information, including these web pages. Please feel free to browse our pages, see images of these rare and fragile species, learn about their biologies, habits, and where they occur in the Islands.
    T hroughout our pages, the status of each species can be recognized by the background color of the page:
    orange for Endangered and Threatened species
    green for Candidate and Proposed species
    black for Extinct species
    lavender for Species of Concern.

    4. WWF - Threatened Species Accounts
    categories of endangered, vulnerable and extinct for threatened species and critically endangered and vulnerable have
    http://www.panda.org/resources/publications/species/threatened

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    Threatened Species Accounts African Elephant
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    One-horned Rhinoceros
    (Indian Rhinocerous) (download, 34kb, pdf) Javan Rhinoceros (download, 23kb, pdf) Leatherback Turtle Loggerhead Turtle Olive Ridley Turtle Orangutan ... Sumatran Rhinoceros (download, 32kb, pdf) Tiger White Rhinoceros Join the Species Alert Email list!

    5. Resources On Endangered And Extinct Species
    of the Midwestextinct species extinction, extinct, threatened, endangered, speciesextinct Mammal species of the Australian Arid Zone extinction, extinct
    http://www.naturalenviron.com/endangeredsp.html
    Resources on Endangered and Extinct Species
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    BOOKS ON ENDANGERED, EXTINCT SPECIES AT AMAZON.COM
    Witness: Endangered Species of North America by S. Middleton, et al

    Endangered Species Recovery by T. W. Clark et al (Ed.)

    Science and the Endangered Species Act

    Africa's Vanishing Wildlife by C. Stuart, T. Stuart
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    ENDANGERED SPECIES World Natural Heritage A Base for African Wildlife Environment Links Subscription and Free Nature/Outdoor Magazines The Alps Mountains of the World Resources for Adventure Travel Resources for EcoTourism in the World Online Resources for Ecology Natural Wonders in the World Amazon Rainforest Resources Resources on The Sahara Desert Resources for Desert Plants Resources for Desert Animals Pollution Control Resources Shop for Outdoor and Camping Products Shop for Binoculars and Telescopes Shopping for World Atlases and Maps Endangered Species Organizations Save the Endangered Species Act Hawaii Biological Survey - Endangered Species FROGLOG 13 - Endangered Species World Conservation Monitoring Centre - Animal Redlist Endangeres Species, Inc.

    6. Endangered & Threatended Species In Pennsylvania
    extinct species. Great Egret. US Fish Wildlife Service, National endangered. USFish Wildlife Service, National threatened and endangered Animals and Plants.
    http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/PGC/endangered/
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    Quick Reference What Do These Classifications Mean? What’s Happening to
    These Animals?
    ... American Bittern Extinct Species Great Egret Passenger Pigeon Least Bittern Least Shrew Pennsylvania Fish, Reptiles and Amphibians Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Site 1 Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Site 2 Pennsylvania Plants Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Pennsylvania Invertebrates Department of Conservation and Natural Resources National Endangered National Threatened and Endangered Animals and Plants Kids' Corner Hey, Teachers! Search Contact Us Links About PGC ...
    Pennsylvania State Web Site
    Please send technical comments and problems to http://sites.state.pa.us/webmaster.htm This page was last updated at 09:12:30 PM, on Wednesday, November 13, 2002.

    7. Endangered & Threatened Intro
    species that may become endangered within the Extirpated species that have disappearedfrom Pennsylvania extinct species that occurred in Pennsylvania but no
    http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Fish_Boat/endangered/endanglm.htm
    Information provided was taken from the book, Endangered and Threatened Species of Pennsylvania , published by the Wild Resource Conservation Fund. Copies are available from the Commission, and can be purchased online with a credit card click on products, then books ), or by ordering through the mail using our online ordering form product code 103ENDS Note : Species listed are continually changing. Therefore, some information may not be up-to-date. Endangered Species in imminent danger of extinction or extirpation throughout their range in Pennsylvania Threatened Species that may become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout their range in Pennsylvania Extirpated Species that have disappeared from Pennsylvania but still exist elsewhere Extinct Species that occurred in Pennsylvania but no longer exist Key to Maps Green areas represent species records collected by scientists in the past. Information to describe these records has been gathered from museums, institutions and personal collections then entered into the Pennsylvania Natural Diversity Inventory(PNDI). In some cases, current field surveys have found these historically known locations to have been lost to habitat destruction. Although historical records may not completely reflect the known range of a particular species, they are the best documentation available to estimate the former distribution. Red areas represent species locations that are known to exist today. Many of these sites were found based on directions given in historical records, others were found by looking for species in appropriate habitats. Species ranges were identified using the PNDI information system.

    8. EPA: Pesticides Endangered And Threatened Species
    if a fish such as the shortnose sturgeon becomes extinct, all of the species thatrely on it for food will also suffer and may become threatened or endangered.
    http://www.epa.gov/espp/coloring/especies.htm
    Pesticides: Environmental Effects Recent Additions Contact Us Print Version Search: EPA Home Pesticides Environmental Effects Endangered Species Picture Book ... Related Information
    Endangered and Threatened Species
    What Are Endangered and Threatened Species?
    A century ago, a bird called the passenger pigeon lived in North America. There were so many passenger pigeons that people often saw great flocks of them flying overhead containing thousands, even millions, of birds. Today, there is not a single one left. What happened?
    The passenger pigeon became extinct . All living passenger pigeons disappeared from the earth entirely. The passenger pigeon became extinct for two reasons. First, the forests where it lived were cut down to make way for farms and cities. Second, many pigeons were shot for sport and because they were good to eat. At that time, there were no hunting laws to protect endangered species like there are now.
    The passenger pigeon is one of the many plants and animals that once lived on our planet and have become extinct. For example, dinosaurs, mammoths, and saber-toothed tigers all became extinct long ago. More recently, the dodo bird and the sea mink also have disappeared. Extinction has been going on since life began on earth. But today, extinction is happening faster than ever before.

    9. ND Endangered Species
    become extinct, the plant would also become extinct. experiences and values thata species may have more current information about endangered and threatened
    http://www.npsc.nbs.gov/resource/distr/others/endanger/endanger.htm
    North Dakota's Endangered and Threatened Species
    by
    Chris Grondahl and Kathy Martin
    State Game and Fish Department
    100 North Bismarck Expressway
    Bismarck, North Dakota 58501-5095 This colored guide is designed to provide any reader a quick and meaningful method of identifying and learning about the federally listed threatened and endangered species found in North Dakota. The Endangered Species Act, which was passed by Congress in 1973, provided a means whereby species in danger of extinction could be conserved. This Act included the preservation of ecosystems where endangered species were found and was intended to recover populations of species to a point where they could be removed from this list. Endangered species are those species which are in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of their range. Threatened species are those species likely to become endangered in the future. All wildlife are important because they are part of a large web of life in which species are dependent on one another for existence. For example, many plants have evolved to be pollinated by a specific butterfly. If that species of butterfly would become extinct, the plant would also become extinct. Wild species also act as environmental monitors, add to genetic diversity, and are used commercially at a value of about 40 billion dollars a year to make medicines. Finally, the number of people who enjoy watching wildlife grows every year. By causing the extinction of species today, we are depriving future generations of the experiences and values that a species may have provided.

    10. Endangered Species List
    Fact sheets on New York State's endangered and threatened birds and other wildlife.Category Recreation Birding North America United States New York...... is listed as federally endangered in the Great Lakes Region, and as federally threatenedin the Atlantic Coastal Region. Definitions. extinct species is no
    http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/wildlife/endspec/etsclist.html
    More information from this division: Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources Endangered Species Program Endangered Molluscs: Dwarf Wedgemussel Alasmidonta heterodon Pink mucket Lampsilis abrupta Clubshell Pleurobema clava Fat pocketbook Potamilus capax Rayed Bean Villosa fabalis Chittenango Ovate Amber Snail Novisuccinea chittenangoensis Insects: Tomah Mayfly Siphlonisca aerodromia American Burying Beetle Nicrophorus americanus Callophrys hesseli Karner Blue Lycaeides melissa samuelis Regal Fritillary Speyeria idalia Persius Duskywing Erynnis persius Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus centaureae wyandot Arogos Skipper Atrytone arogos arogos Bog Buckmoth Hemileuca species 1 Pine Pinion Moth Lithophane lepida lepida Fishes: Shortnose Sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum Silver Chub Macrhybopsis storeriana Pugnose Shiner Notropis anogenus Round Whitefish Prosopium cylindraceum Bluebreast Darter Etheostoma camurum Gilt Darter Percina evides Spoonhead Sculpin Cottus ricei Deepwater Sculpin Myoxocephalus thompsoni Amphibians: Tiger Salamander Ambystoma tigrinum Northern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans Reptiles: Mud Turtle Kinosternon subrubrum Bog Turtle Clemmys muhlenbergii Atlantic Hawksbill Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata Atlantic Ridley Sea Turtle Lepidochelys kempii Leatherback Sea Turtle Dermochelys coriacea Queen Snake Regina septemvittata Massasauga Sistrurus catenatus Birds: Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Spruce Grouse Falcipennis canadensis

    11. Education Planet Environment,Animals,Extinct Species Lesson Plans
    Removed from the endangered and threatened List This the species was dropped fromthe endangered species list. 1598-1681) - Learn about the extinct dodo bird
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    12. BIOSIS | Resource Guide | Endangered Species
    Exploring a World at Risk AMNH exhibition endangered and extinct species ListsEELink endangered and threatened Primates endangered and threatened species
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    Pull Down for Destinations BIOSIS Previews Zoological Record MethodsFinder Index to Organism Names Internet Resource Guide for Zoology User Support Search Sitemap Index Help with this Site
    Resource Guide
    Introduction About the Resource Guide Awards Latest Additions ... Alaska's Endangered Species Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Wildlife Conservation
    Alberta's Endangered Species

    Alberta's Threatened Wildlife
    Alberta Fish and Wildlife
    Amphibian Declines in Australia

    species and country indexes and biological profiles for individual species
    Animal Species of Special Concern
    Montana Natural Heritage Program
    ANZECC List of Threatened Australian Vertebrate Fauna (1995)
    incl. Presumed Extinct, Endangered and Vulnerable
    an initiative of The Wildscreen Trust, it will be the world's electronic archive of photographs, moving pictures and sounds of endangered species and habitats, relating closely to the Red Data Books and the work of the World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC)
    Asian Conservation Awareness Program (ACAP)
    to raise awareness of the threat to five key species of endangered animals from illegal trade in animal parts: tigers, turtles, elephants, rhinos, and bears

    13. Extinct, Endangered And Threatened Species
    scienceAlmanac—Science—Animals —Ways of Life extinct, endangered and threatenedspecies. Many species of animals are disappearing from our planet.
    http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0906937.html

    Almanac
    Science Animals Ways of Life
    Extinct, Endangered and Threatened Species
    Many species of animals are disappearing from our planet. Extinct means that the entire species has died out and can never return. Endangered animals are those in immediate danger of becoming extinct. Threatened species are likely to become endangered in the future. There are 1,072 endangered and threatened species in the world. The list includes:
    • 342 species of mammals, such as the red wolf, the right whale and the mountain gorilla 273 species of birds, such as the California condor, the whooping crane and the northern spotted owl 126 species of fish, such as coho salmon 115 species of reptiles, such as the green sea turtle
    Source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    What's that Animal Number?
    Ways of Life
    Why Do Animals Become Endangered? AD AD AD AD AD
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    14. Endangered Plants & Animals
    IUCN Red List of threatened species endangered or extinct species by country, regionor marine region. World Wildlife Fund endangered species of the world.
    http://www.gti.net/mocolib1/species.html
    New Jersey Laws Species There is not one endangered species list, there are many. Growing concern for the world's vanishing species has led to increased conservation action. The governments of many nations have passed protective laws and put aside national parks and other reserves for wildlife. Different governments, associations and international agencies keep different lists . A species can be considered endangered on one list, threatened on another list and not appear at all on a different list. In addition to these Internet resources the Morris County Library has many books and current magazines with detailed species information. Contact the reference department for help.
    U.S. and International
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    EE Link Endangered Species
    Species: endangered, extinct, facts, data, pictures, organizations, laws and policy for the U.S. and the world.
    U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

    15. ND Endangered And Threatened Species
    as either endangered or threatened in the United States as of January 1, 1992; thereare 1024 species listed worldwide. Are species still becoming extinct?
    http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/others/nddanger/nddanger.htm
    North Dakota's
    Federally Listed Endangered, Threatened, and Candidate Species 1995
    Bismarck, North Dakota This resource gives information and, where available, a photograph for each of the endangered, threatened and candidate species of North Dakota. In addition, the bottom of this page contains general information about the U.S. Endangered Species Act which was passed in 1973. The North Dakota Field Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service also makes available 3 related teaching kits free of charge. These kits include such things as videos, computer disks, puzzles, and other group activities. See the Teaching Kits page for information about how teachers can obtain these kits for their classrooms. NOTE: The material in this resource is based on information published in 1995. For more current information about endangered and threatened species, visit the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Endangered Species Program web site. This resource is based on the following source: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1995. North Dakota's federally listed endangered, threatened, and candidate species 1995. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bismarck, ND. 42pp. This resource should be cited as: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1995. North Dakota's federally listed endangered, threatened, and candidate species 1995. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bismarck, ND. Jamestown, ND: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Home Page. http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/others/nddanger/nddanger.htm (Version 16JUL97).

    16. 1994 Endangered And Threatened Species Recovery Program
    Though extinct species represent an irreplaceable loss to the biodiversity As of September30, 1994, 909 species were listed as endangered or threatened
    http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/othrdata/recovprg/analyses.htm
    Recovery Program: Endangered and Threatened Species, 1994
    Analyses and Status of Listed Species
    Recovery Program Analyses
    Endangered Species Recovery Appropriations Congressional funding authorizations to support the Service's recovery program have increased since the 1988 amendments. In FY 1993 and FY 1994, recovery represented approximately 31 percent of the Service's total endangered species budget. Species with specific recovery activities funded as a result of Congressional directives, or activities funded as a Service directive, are presented in Table 3. These directives represented 55 percent and 35 percent of the total recovery appropriation in FY 1993 and FY 1994, respectively. Directives represent a substantial portion of the money available for implementing recovery and limit the money remaining for recovery actions benefitting other species. Table 3: Recovery Program Directives for FY 1993 and 1994 Fiscal Year 1993 Fiscal Year 1994 $20,065,000 TOTAL FY 1993 RECOVERY $29,550,000 TOTAL FY 1994 RECOVERY APPROPRIATION APPROPRIATION Summary of the Status of Listed Species Figure 1 shows the percentage of listed species represented in the major taxonomic groups as of September 30, 1994. Map 2 shows the number of listed species in each State and Trust Territory as of September 30, 1994.

    17. Endangered
    extinct species that no longer exist; gone forever. North Dakota has a list of10 endangered and threatened species that are protected under the endangered
    http://www.fws.gov/r6jcslyr/endanger.htm
    U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    National Wildlife Refuge System
    J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge
    Upham, North Dakota
    Table of Contents Critter Chronicles Endangered and Threatened Species of North Dakota Endangered or threatened? Which is it? You've probably heard or read about endangered or threatened species before. But what do these terms really mean? And how did these classifications get started? In 1973 Congress passed the Endangered Species Act which protects wildlife species that are facing extinction. If a species population was in a dramatic decline throughout its breeding and nesting range, a classification of endangered or threatened was given. Federal agencies like U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service assumed the responsibility of protecting these wildlife species. The descriptions for each classification is explained below. Endangered: Any species that is in danger of becoming extinct (gone forever). Threatened: Any species that is likely to become endangered in the future. Extinct: Species that no longer exist; gone forever.

    18. Endangered Species
    that a species is in immediate danger of becoming extinct and needs protection tosurvive. threatened means that a species is likely to become endangered if it
    http://www.fws.gov/r5cbfo/Endblurb.htm
    All living things from mammals to fish to insects to plants are connected and depend upon each other for survival. The removal or extinction of one species affects our entire environment. Since the pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620, more than 500 species have become extinct in the United States alone. photo of bald eagle by Lee Emery, USFWS Here is a list of endangered species in the Northeast United States, including the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Students and teachers can find an excellent endangered species resource here Home Endangered means that a species is in immediate danger of becoming extinct and needs protection to survive. Threatened means that a species is likely to become endangered if it is not protected. Plants and animals become endangered or threatened due to:
    • loss of homes or habitat
      illegal or unregulated hunting or collection
      competition with other non-native species
      pollution
    It is the job of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect threatened and endangered species and their habitats and restore these species to a secure status.

    19. Threatened Australian Plants
    Lists of the engangered, vulnerable and extinct species of Australian plants.
    http://www.anbg.gov.au:80/endangered/
    Australian National Botanic Gardens Home ANBG
    Threatened Australian Plants
    June 1993
    Contents
    [small photo] and [medium photo] after species indicate photos from the ANBG web server. (Author ms) indicates that the species name had not been published when the list was prepared in 1993. This list is extracted from the 'ANZECC List of Threatened Australian Flora', June 1993, prepared for the Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council by the ANZECC Endangered Flora Network, and published by the Australian Nature Conservation Agency. Note: a more up-to-date 2001 EPBC Act list (without photo links) is available.
    Endangered species
      Acacia cretacea
      Acacia enterocarpa [ small photo medium photo
      Acacia leptalea (Maslin ms)
      Acacia pinguifolia
      Acacia porcata
      Acronychia littoralis [ small photo medium photo
      Adenanthos pungens
      Adenanthos velutinus
      Agrostis adamsonii
      Agrostis limitanea Alectryon ramiflorus Allocasuarina defungans Allocasuarina emuina Allocasuarina portuensis [ small photo medium photo Allocasuarina thalassoscopica Andersonia sp. Two People's Bay (G. Keighery 8229)

    20. North Cascades National Park: Threatened And Endangered Species
    The endangered species Act of 1973 defines an endangered species as any plant oranimal species that is extinct species are species that are gone forever.
    http://www.nps.gov/noca/treas.htm
    North Cascades
    Threatened and Endangered Species The Endangered Species Act
    The Endangered Species Act (ESA) is a federal law designed to protect species in danger of extinction. The stated purposes of the Endangered Species Act are to "provide a means whereby the ecosystems upon which endangered species and threatened species depend may be conserved, (and) to provide a program for (their) conservation." Once a species is listed as endangered or threatened it is protected by a number of rules and regulations. Under the ESA, it is illegal to "harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, collect, or attempt to engage in any such conduct" with regard to an endangered or threatened species. In addition, the body parts and products of endangered or threatened species cannot be imported, exported, or sold. Threatened species have low or declining population numbers. Their populations are facing serious problems. The Endangered Species Act of 1973 defines a threatened species as one that is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range if factors contributing to their population decline or habitat degradation or loss continue. Endangered species are still alive today but exist in numbers so low or are decreasing so rapidly that they are in immediate danger of extinction. The Endangered Species Act of 1973 defines an

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