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What is the name of the book that publishes list of species facing extinction?
Endangered Animals: Species Facing Extinction
Species of animals that are dwindling in numbers are said to be?
extinction...
What word means a family or species of animals that has died out?
Extinction?
What is the total loss of species as in animals?
>80% The total loss of a species is called extinction.
What does functional extinction mean?
Functional extinction means that there are not enough live animals (or animal protoplasm) of a certain species for the species to breed and survive.
What event describes the extinction of all the dinosaurs and about half of the animals and plant species?
crustacious teriary extinction
What federal act protects animals in danger of extinction?
the Endangered Species Act
Extinct?
(of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants) having no living members; no longer in existence.
Why is it important to have CITES and for NZ to follow it?
CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) - lists the all the animals that are either at risk of, or have reached the point of extinction. It is VITAL that ALL countries sign up to the CITES convention - to prevent the irreplaceable loss of certain species of birds, reptiles and other wildlife. The human race is the ONLY species on this planet with the capability of wiping out every other animal, and the intelligence to prevent their extinction. EVERY country should be contributing towards the continued survival of existing animals, and preventing the extinction of all other species - without exception !
What happens when animals extinct?
They can be studied from fossils but the species or animal is no longer present. Hopefully there is no extinction to any animals.
What is an endangered speices?
the definition of endangered species is species who are close to extinction, or dying out; in the risk of extinction this is my personal definitionWhen an animals numbers become too low to sustain a viable population, it becomes an endangered species.
What is the disappearance of a species from all part of an environment?
Is extinction the word you're looking for ?
