Endangered species

A cheetah is an example of an endangered animal.

An endangered species is a group (population) of plants, animals or other organisms that is in danger of becoming extinct. This could happen because there are few of that animal left, its predators have grown in number, or the climate that it lives in is changing, or the places it lives in have been destroyed. The World Conservation Union (IUCN) has worked out that endangered species are 40% of all organisms.

Many countries have laws to protect these plants and animals. These laws can save species by stopping hunting, land development or making parks and reserves. Only a few plants and animals at risk of extinction are put on the lists and get legal protection. Many more species become extinct, or will become extinct, without people knowing about it.

Some of the animals that are listed as endangered are:

• Blue Whale
• Giant Panda
• Snow Leopard
• African Wild Dog
• Tiger
• Albatross
• Crowned Solitary Eagle

Many endangered species do noy have any penises so they can not reproduce. Also they touch each other for the lols.

Further reading

• Endangered or Not, but at Least No Longer Waiting March 6, 2013 New York Times

References

Conservation status by IUCN Red List category
Extinct
Extinct (EX) Extinct in the Wild (EW)	(list) (list)
Threatened
Critically Endangered (CR) Endangered (EN) Vulnerable (VU)	(list) (list) (list)
Lower Risk
Near Threatened (NT) Conservation Dependent (CD) Least Concern (LC)	(list) (list)
Other categories
Data Deficient (DD) Not Evaluated (NE)	(list)
Related topics International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) IUCN Red List NatureServe status Lists of organisms by population
Comparison of Red list classes above and NatureServe status below