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    An endangered species is one at risk of extinction, usually due to damage to its habitat, disease, or predation. Scientists estimate species are now going extinct at rates 1,000 to 10,000 times the natural background rate, with dozens going extinct daily. The primary threats to species are human activities like habitat loss, introduction of exotic species, and global warming. The Endangered Species Act aims to protect and recover endangered species in the United States.

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    An endangered species is one at risk of extinction, usually due to damage to its habitat, disease, or predation. Scientists estimate species are now going extinct at rates 1,000 to 10,000 times the natural background rate, with dozens going extinct daily. The primary threats to species are human activities like habitat loss, introduction of exotic species, and global warming. The Endangered Species Act aims to protect and recover endangered species in the United States.

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    An endangered species is one at risk of extinction, usually due to damage to its habitat, disease, or predation. Scientists estimate species are now going extinct at rates 1,000 to 10,000 times the natural background rate, with dozens going extinct daily. The primary threats to species are human activities like habitat loss, introduction of exotic species, and global warming. The Endangered Species Act aims to protect and recover endangered species in the United States.

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    11 Facts About Endangered Species

    1. An endangered species is one whose numbers are so small that it is at risk of


    extinction.
    2. A species is defined as endangered or threatened when it is suffers from these
    factors: damage to its habitat for recreational, or entertainment purposes; disease or
    predation of the species; and hazards to the continued life of the species.
    3. A species is declared extinct after many years of not being spotted. Because it
    takes so long to define an entire species as extinct, it is probable that there are many
    species already gone that we are unaware of.
    4. Rangers are on the frontlines of conservation to protect some of the world's most
    endangered species like tigers, elephants and rhinos. Send thank-you cards to those
    who protect endangered species. Sign up for Wildlife Cards!
    5. Extinction is a natural phenomenon, it occurs at a natural background rate of
    about one to five species per year. Scientists estimate were now losing species at
    1,000 to 10,000 times the background rate, with dozens going extinct every day.
    6. As many as 30 to 50 percent of all species are possibly heading toward extinction
    by mid-century.
    7. 99% of currently threatened species are at risk from human activities, primarily
    those driving habitat loss, introduction of exotic species, and global warming
    8. The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) protects registered endangered
    species by removing them from the take list, which makes it unlawful for a person to
    shoot, harm, capture, trap, or attempt any such actions to the species.
    9. Ultimately, the ESA strives to recover species from the endangered list by
    restoring their ecological health until they no longer need protection.
    10. The World Wildlife Organization focuses on saving certain species that help
    sustain other species. They protect wildlife such as pandas, whales, rhinos, marine
    turtles, primates, polar bears, and big cats.
    11. Freshwater ecosystems are home to more than 100,000 known species of plants
    and animals, and are now one of the most endangered habitats in the world as a result
    of human development, pollution, and climate change.
    12. Sources

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