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What prohibits trade or products made from threatened or endangered species?
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CITES - the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.
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When do you call a species endangered versus threatened?
In order to be considered endangered, the species is in danger of extinction. To be considered threatened, the species has to be likely to become an endangered species.
Differentiaate between endangered species and threatened species?
Threatened means that the animal is vulnerable to extinction and the population of the animal is declining. (ex: Certain species of whale population are being threatened.) Endangered means that the animal will soon be extinct if nothing is done about it. Some endangered animals are being bred in captivity until their numbers increase enough to be released back in the wild. (ex: Bald Eagles are an endangered species of bird. Pandas are an endangered species of bear.) Extinct means that the animal has completely died out and there aren't any left of this species. (ex: Dinosaurs are an extinct species of reptile. Dodo is an extinct bird.) Here's a visual: Threatened-------------> Endangered---------------> Extinct
What are the similarities between an endangered animal vs threatened animal vs extinct animal?
The difference is an endangered animals only has about a couple thousand of its kind left. Threatened animals still has a fair amount left. And extinct animals are all gone.
What is the 1973 endangered species list?
The 1973 Endangered Species Act is an environmental law that protects wildlife that are threatened. It was signed in to law by President Richard Nixon.
What is the difference between threatened and endangered?
Threatened species means that the population is less than it usually was, and endangered means that there are very few left. Endangered means that the population is low and threatened means that the population is almost died out. YAY!!!!!!
Is an endangered species more common than an threatened species?
no. threatened species are close but not yet there to being endangered.
When do you call a species endangered versus threatened?
In order to be considered endangered, the species is in danger of extinction. To be considered threatened, the species has to be likely to become an endangered species.
Are monkeys in threatened or endangered?
It is a endangered species .
How does endangered species differ from threatened species?
An endangered species is near extinction
How does an endangered species differ from threatened species?
An endangered species is near extinction
What is the difference among a threatened species an endangered species and an extinct species?
Extinct means there are none of that species in the wild, threatened means the number of that species is declining, and endangered means there are only a few thousand of that species in the wild.
Are turltes endangered?
There are turtles that are endangered, but they are not entirely endangered or threatened as a species.
Why is it endangered or threatened?
Endangered species is closer to extinction than threatened ones. Vulnerables species are those that aren't protected and/or isolated.
Are whales endangered or threatened?
different species are endangered and some are threatened. Some are even extinct.
Are gorrilas threatened or endangered?
They are both. Endangered means a species is threatened to extinction, and they must be saved.
Is a chimpanzee endangered or threatened?
Both species of chimpanzee are endangered.
Are chimpanzees extinct endangered or threatened?
Both species are endangered.
