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Endangered Means There’s Still Time
Endangered species are like fire alarms. They tell us about problems in our home we call Earth.
If we listen to their alarm calls, they could help us improve our lives and the health of our planet.
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DefinitionsEndangeredEndangered
A species of plant or animal that is in immediate danger of becoming extinct and needs protection to survive.
ThreatenedThreatenedA species is likely to become
endangered if it is not protected
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Definitions
ExtinctExtinctA species of plant
or animal that is no longer living.
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Passenger Pigeon – Now Extinct
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Dusky Seaside Sparrow
Last of these birds died in 1987
Sparrows lost their homes as marshes were destroyed
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Endangered Means There’s Still Time
An endangered species is one that is getting close to extinction.
Black Rhino of Africa
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Endangered Means There’s Still Time
Gray wolves are also endangered in most of the lower 48 states.
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Endangered Means There’s Still Time
A threatened species is just a step behind, and may soon become endangered if we don't help.
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Endangered Means There’s Still Time
Poachers cut off their ivory tusks to make carvings and sell them for money.
African Elephant
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http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=CZAzPVwHlAI
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Ways That Species Become Endangered
Habitat lossUnregulated or illegal killing or
collectionPesticides, pollutionCompetition with other speciesDiseasePredation
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Endangered Means There’s Still Time
It is because of habitat loss that spotted owls are threatened.
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Endangered Means There’s Still Time
Different aged trees like this are perfect for owls nests, food, shelter and protection from predators.
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Endangered Means There’s Still Time
The spotted owl's problem started years ago when old growth forests were cut faster than they could regrow.
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Endangered Means There’s Still Time
The spotted owl is our fire alarm to the problem of over-cutting our forests.
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Endangered Means There’s Still Time
It is also because of habitat loss that whooping cranes are endangered.
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Endangered Means There’s Still Time
Whooping cranes need wetlands for food and protection.
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Endangered Means There’s Still Time
Historically, wetlands were considered wastelands, suitable only for mosquitoes and draining.
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Endangered Means There’s Still Time
When wetlands are drained of all their water, this is habitat loss.
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Endangered Means There’s Still Time
Ferrets depend on these prairie dogs for food.
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Prairie dogs were considered pests by the settlers
Thousands of prairie dog towns were killed off
Without the prairie dogs, the ferrets had no food
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Endangered Means There’s Still Time
There are two reasons why tigers are endangered, habitat loss and illegal killing.
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Endangered Means There’s Still Time
Certain human activities are also the main problem facing the endangered manatee, or sea cow.
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Endangered Means There’s Still Time
Sometimes speed boats run over the manatees.
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Endangered Means There’s Still Time
Not all endangered species are mammals and birds we are familiar with.
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Endangered Means There’s Still Time
Many plants, like this insect-eating pitcher plant, are endangered.
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Endangered Means There’s Still Time
This is a bunched Cory Cactus, a very endangered plant found in the Southwest deserts.
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Endangered Means There’s Still Time
All living things, from mammals to fish and insects, are connected and depend on each other for survival.
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Endangered Means There’s Still Time
All living things are connected to each other including humans.
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Endangered Means There’s Still Time
It has been estimated that a disappearing plant can take with it up to 30 other species.
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United streaming Cross Species
cloning
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Endangered Means There’s Still Time
Endangered species show us that our world may not be as healthy as we think.
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The use of a dangerous pesticide called DDT caused bald eagles to begin laying eggs with shells so thin they often broke.
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DDT was being used on farms to control agricultural pests.
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Brown pelicans also signaled the DDT alarm to us when their egg shells started thinning.
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The system of living things depending on one another is called an ecosystem.
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It is the job of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to manage over 500 refuges with over 90 million acres for the conversation of endangered species, ecosystems, and natural diversity.
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In 1973, the Endangered Species Act was passed by our government to protect disappearing plants and animals.
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More than 900 species of plants and animals in the U.S., and more than 530 species living in other parts of the world, are protected by the Endangered Species Act.
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According to the Act, it is illegal to import, export, or sell animals and plants on the list across state lines.
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Internationally C.I.T.E.S. Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species
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How does it work? CITES works by subjecting
international trade in specimens of selected species to certain controls.
All import, export, re-export and introduction from the sea of species covered by the Convention has to be authorized through a licensing system
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How does it work? Each Party to the Convention must
designate one or more Management Authorities in charge of administering that licensing system and one or more Scientific Authorities to advise them on the effects of trade on the status of the species.
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Film Clip Prince William and C.I.T.E.S.
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What can youyou do to help endangered species?
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Learn as much as you can about endangered species in your area
Visit a nearby national wildlife refuge or nature center
Volunteer to helpDon’t buy species illegally taken
from the wildDon’t buy products made from
threatened or endangered species.
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The most hope for endangered species lies in the hands of young people like you who care enough to make a difference.
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