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What is the killer whales endangered status?

Killer whales, also known as orcas, are not officially endangered. There are a great many threats to the killer whale, and some local populations are definitely endangered or threatened, but as a species, they are classified as "data deficient". This means there are different species of killer whales, and some of them may well be in need of protection. For example, in late 2005, the Southern Resident Killer Whales, which are a group of populations in the eastern North Pacific Ocean, were placed on the US Endangered species list.


What animal are endangered in the ocean?

The number of species listed as endangered from marine life families such as whales, dolphins, manatees and dugongs, salmon, seabirds, sea turtles, and sharks to name a few, are on the rise. Source: http://marinebio.org/Oceans/Threatened-Endangered-Species.asp


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There are many different endangered frog species but i cant name them all.


What does it means to be endangered whales?

An endangered animal, whether it is a whale or a horse means that there are not that many of the species left. This means that they are close to dying out completely and becoming extinct


How many different types of species of whales are there?

More Than 20!


What animals are endangered in the everglades?

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How many different species in the us listed as endangered or threatened?

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What are some endangered marine animals?

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How many species of whale are there?

All species of whale can be broken down into two subcategories which include baleen whales and toothed whales. If you combine whales with dolphins and porpoises there are currently around 80 different species of whale in existence today.If you exclude dolphins and porpoises then the number is closer to 30 - 40 different whale species.


Why are the humpback whales endangered?

no there are so many


How many gray whales are endangered?

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How many endangered species are there?

There are currently around 31,000 species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, and about 30% of those are considered endangered. This roughly translates to around 9,300 species being classified as endangered.