SAVE A SPECIES

Endangered Species activity

Apache Trout

Arizona Cliff Rose

Blunt-Nosed Leopard Lizard

California Condor

Giant Carrion Beetle

Giant Panda

Hawaiian Crow

Oahu Tree Snail

Pitcher’s Thistle

Mangrove Turtle

Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse

Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly

Texas Blind Salamander

Wyoming Toad

What does Endangered mean?

• a population reduction of 80% over ten years, or

• an area of occupancy less than 100km2 combined with a declining population,

or • fewer than 250 mature individuals in a

steadily declining population

Endangered Species Preservation Act 1966

• List endangered animals• Federal money to

provide protection• NO regulations against

killing or trading

• 1969 established regulations– 2 lists (native and non-

native)

Endangered Species Act (1979)

• International treaties and conventions

• Protect species AND ecosystem it lives in

• Endangered vs. Threatened

How does a species get listed?1. A species is proposed for addition

2. Public comments

3. Added to candidate pool and prioritized– Present destruction and alteration of its habitat– Over-utilization for commercial, educational, and/or

scientific purposes. – Presence of disease or predation. – Other natural or man-made factors that may be or

currently affecting its continued existence.