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3 days ago · Endangered species, any species that is at risk of extinction because of a sudden rapid decrease in its population or a loss of its critical habitat. Previously, any species of plant or animal that was threatened with extinction could be called an endangered species.
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4 days ago · What is Endemic Species? Endemic species are plants, animals, fungi, or other organisms that are native to and found only within a specific geographical area.
4 days ago · Endemic Species - In light of the exclusive nature of endemic species within a certain area, they also serve well as indicators of habitat and ecosystem health.
2 days ago · Meanwhile, when it comes to wildlife, the demand for “exotic” plants and animals, for example, perpetuates the species decline crisis. Many critically endangered species today, both on land and at sea, have over-exploitative and misguided hunting and practices to blame for their current plight.
3 days ago · Criterion 2: Restricted-range species (irreplaceable species) - In the case of the Philippines, where data for range and population sizes are still lacking, endemic species were used as reference for identifying KBAs based on restricted range species.
4 days ago · Biodiversity loss, the reduction in an area’s biodiversity (the number of genes, species, individual organisms, or ecosystems) expressed by species loss, population declines and reductions in the genetic diversity within a species, and the collapse of biological communities.
4 days ago · Plant and animal species confined to a specific geographical area are called endemic species. In forest reserves , rights to activities like hunting and grazing are sometimes given to communities living on the fringes of the forest, who sustain their livelihood partially or wholly from forest resources or products.
