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Listing of Endangered SpeciesA declining species has to be added to the official list of endangered and threatened species before it receives any federal protection. But just getting on the list can be the hardest part. The Fish and Wldlife Service maintains a current list of endangered and threatened species online.

How Does A Species Get "Listed?"Any person may petition the government to list a species as either endangered or threatened.The decision to list a species is supposed to be based solely on science, not politics. The listing process is designed to take n more than 27 months. (In some limited circumstances an expedited or emergency listing may be given temporarily

What Is A Candidate Conservation Agreement?

• A candidate conservation plan is supposed to help implement needed conservation measures for declining wildlife before they need federal protection. Unfortunately, the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service sometimes use candidate conservation agreements to avoid needed listings when a species is politically controversial. There's an obvious problem with relying on future, unenforceable promises when a species needs to be listed immediately.

What Is A Candidate Species?

• Unfortunately, many species sit on the "candidate" list for years and years owing to adverse political pressure or funding constraints. If there is enough evidence that the species needs to be listed, but there is inadequate funding to finish the process, the Service usually declares the species' listing "warranted but precluded." For example, the Florida Black Bear has waited on the candidate list since 1992.

1. Habitat destruction.

2. Introduction of Exotic Species.

3. Overexploration.

4. Disease.

5. Pollution

6. Limited distribution.

7. Deforestation.

8. Ilegal hounting.

9. Global climate change.

10. (Ect...)

a) Our planet is continually changing, causing habitats to be altered and modified. Natural changes tend to occur at a gradual pace, usually causing only a slight impact on individual species.

b) These species are introduced into new environments by way of human activities, either intentionally or accidentally. Exotic species also seriously disrupt delicate ecological balances and may produce a plethora of unintended yet harmful consequences.

c) A species that faces overexploitation is one that may become severely endangered or even extinct due to the rate in which the species is being used. Due to the trade in animal parts, many species continue to suffer high rates of exploitation. Even today, there are demands for items such as rhino horns and tiger bones in several areas of Asia.

Plants and animals hold medicinal, agricultural, ecological, commercial and aesthetic/recreational value. Endangered species must be protected and saved so that future generations can experience their presence and value.

Medicinal=>Plants and animals are responsible for a variety of useful medications. In fact, about forty percent of all prescriptions written today are composed from the natural compounds of different species.

Agricultural=>There are an estimated 80,000 edible plants in the world. Humans depend upon only 20 species of these plants, such as wheat and corn, to provide 90% of the world's food.

Ecolocigal=>Plant and animal species are the foundation of healthy ecosystems. Humans depend on ecosystems such as coastal estuaries, prairie grasslands, and ancient forests to purify their air, clean their water, and supply them with food

Aesthetic/Recrational=>Plant and animal species and their ecosystems form the basis of America’s multi-billion dollar, job-intensive tourism industry. They also supply recreational, spiritual, and quality-of-life values as well.

Our quality of life and that of future generations depends on our preservation of plant and animal species.

Ways you can help!

• Conserve Habitiats.

• Make Space For Wildlife.

• Recycle,Reduce,Reuse.

• Plant Native Plants.

• Control Introducet Plants And Animals.

• Join An Organization.

• Make Your Voice Heard.

• Donate If You Can.

• Wake Up,Be Smart.

Here are some ways that you can get involved.

WHAT KIDS CAN DO TO HELP ENDAGERED

SPECIES AND THEIR HABITATS.1. Draw pictures =>Draw a picture of the animal and the biggest threats to it’s survivial.

2. Write a letter =>You can write a short letter to the people who are in charge of E.S.A(EndageredSpecies Act)

3. Make masks and costumes =>Based on a picture of an endangered species, make a mask or a costume using paper mache, paper bags, construction paper, or whatever you can find.

4. Make puppets =>create a puppet that looks like your favorite endangered animal.

5. Make a Storybook =>Write anything you now about endagered species.

6. Personal reading =>Read and learn as much about endangered species as you can.

7. Local species resarch =>Research to determine if there are any endangered species in your hometown.

8. Tell others!=>Share your new knowledge with others. Tell them about endangered species and explain why they are endangered.

The Kakapo parrot of New Zealand is a unique creature in several ways. Not only is it the world’s heaviest parrot, weighing up to 9 pounds (4 kilograms) but it is the world’s only only flightless parrot, as well as the only nocturnal one. The bird was once common on both of New Zealand’s main islands. However, by the early 1970′s it was thought to have been driven into extinction by such prolific human-introduced invasive predators as rats and cats, which killed the helpless young birds in their nests on the ground. Tiny populations were later found on a couple of smaller, more remote islands. Despite an intensive program of breeding and protection by the New Zealanders, currently there are fewer than 150 kakapos left in the wild—so few that almost all of them have names given to them by conservationists.