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Threatened, Endangered, or Extinct?

Threatened, Endangered, or Extinct?. Why do we have species declining in numbers?. Mostly human interaction with the species: Overhunting Climate change (caused by humans) Destruction of habitat Pollution Introduction of invasive species . Threatened Species.

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Threatened, Endangered, or Extinct?

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  1. Threatened, Endangered, or Extinct?

  2. Why do we have species declining in numbers? • Mostly human interaction with the species: • Overhunting • Climate change (caused by humans) • Destruction of habitat • Pollution • Introduction of invasive species

  3. Threatened Species • Species who’s numbers are low; they may become endangered Marine Iguana

  4. Endangered Species • A species who’s numbers are so low they are in danger of being extinct California Condor Lynx, Iberia Javan Rhino, Indonesia

  5. Extinct • A species which has lost all of it’s members and no longer exists. Wooly Mammoth- Artist’s rendering Trilobite Fossil

  6. This scale is on the back of your Notes Supplement. Label the different code names and color the circles the correct colors. Colored pencils are in the middle. Least Concern Near Threatened Conservation Dependant Vulnerable Endangered Critically Endangered Extinct in the Wild Extinct

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