threatened and endangered species
1Endangered Species Act — Full title An Act to provide for the conservation of endangered and threatened species of fish, wildlife, and plants, and for other purposes Acronym ESA Enacted by the 93rd United States Congress Effective …
2List of extinct and endangered species of Italy — It s a list of extinct and endangered species of Italy. (*=Only for Italy/Italian seas)ymbols*EX=Extinct *CR=Critically Endangered *EN=Endangered *VU=Vulnerable *NT=Near Threatened *LC=Least Concern *DD=Data Deficent *NA/NE=Not… …
3Endangered species — An endangered species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters. An endangered species is usually a taxonomic species,… …
4Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1978 — The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was first passed in 1973 and forms the basis of biodiversity and endangered species protection in the United States. The original purpose of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 was to prevent species endangerment… …
5List of extinct and endangered species of Lithuania — This is a list of extinct, endangered and threatened animals of Lithuania. Collecting of this list started in 1959 and current version (2003) contains 815 species 23 mammals, 75 birds, 128 insects, 224 flowering plants, 199 fungi and… …
6List of endangered species in Virginia — Below is a list of the endangered and threatened animal and plant species in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States.AnimalsMammals* Gray bat ( Myotis grisescens ) * Indiana bat ( Myotis sodalis ) * Virginia big eared bat ( Corynorhinus… …
7Endangered Species Act of 1973 — A federal law that protects animal species that are deemed endangered species or threatened species throughout all or a significant portion of their normal range and habitat. The Act also protects the ecosystems on which these species depend.… …
8Endangered Species Act — n. A federal law passed in 1973 that protects animal species and ecosystems that are threatened with extinction by human activity. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
9endangered species — a species at risk of extinction because of human activity, changes in climate, changes in predator prey ratios, etc., esp. when officially designated as such by a governmental agency such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [1965 70] * * * Any …
10endangered species — /ɛndeɪndʒəd ˈspisiz/ (say endaynjuhd speeseez) noun 1. a threatened species that is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future. Compare critically endangered species, vulnerable species. 2. Colloquial (humorous)… …
