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 How do animals become
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• Hunting, trapping, and poisoning to protect
livestock.
• Over harvesting is currently threatening
species worldwide.
• A large number of species are threatened by
introduced species or exotics, as well as the
by development of land.
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Endangered Animals in
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 Owls
Mexican Spotted Owl
Date First Listed : April 15, 1993

Northern Spotted Owl

Date First Listed : June 26, 1990

Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl

Date First Listed : March 10, 1997
 Woodpecker
There are 2 currently woodpecker species on the Endangered species list.

Red Cockaded Woodpecker Imperial Woodpecker

Date First Listed : October 13, 1970 Date First Listed : June 02, 1970
 Bears
There are 2 currently Bear species on the Endangered species list.

Mexican Grizzly Bear Black Bear

Date First Listed : June 02, 1970 Date First Listed : January 07, 1992
 Wolves
There are 3 Wolves species on the Endangered species list.

Grey Wolf
Date First Listed : March 11, 1967
 Wolves
Mexican Wolf
Date First Listed : March 11, 1967
Red Wolf
Date First Listed : March 11, 1967
 Whales
There is 1 Whale specie on the Endangered species list.

Blue Whale
Date First Listed : June 02, 1970
 Tigers
Siberian Tiger – Its highly endangered and there may be lower than
200 in wild, probably all in special nature reserved. They are hunted
because a poacher can feed his family for a year on the proceeds of
just one tiger kill.
 Crocodile
There is 1 Crocodile specie on the Endangered species list.

American Crocodile
Date First Listed : September 25, 1975
 Panther
There 1 Panther species on the Endangered species list.

Panther
 Falcon
There 1 Falcon species on the Endangered species list.

Peregrine Falcon
Date First Listed : August 25, 1999
 Puma
There 1 Puma species on the Endangered species list.

Eastern Puma
Date First Listed : June 4, 1973
 Prairie Dog
There 1 Prairie Dog species on the Endangered species list.

Prairie Dog
Date First Listed : June 02, 1970
 Sea Turtle
There 1 Sea Turtle species on the Endangered species list.

Green Sea Turtle

Date First Listed : June 28, 1978
 Help Save Our
Endangered Species
• You have just met a few of the endangered species in our world.
• Next, you will go on a web quest to learn even more about these
species and how we can help them.