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ECOLOGY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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Only endangered species
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Only rare species
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Only vulnerable species
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Any species which are endangered (facing a high risk of extinction in near future), vulnerable or rare (small population with localized habitat) are considered to be threatened species.
Detailed explanation-2: -“Threatened” means a species is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future. States have their own ESA-type laws, so species can have different Threatened/Endangered statuses at the federal and state levels.
Detailed explanation-3: -Seven important Endangered species are tiger, Asiatic lion, snow leopard, nilgiri tahr, Kashmir red stag, blackbuck, and one horned rhinoceros. Habitat is the nature home or environment of an animal, plant or other organisms.
Detailed explanation-4: -(1) Threatened species: Threatened Species are any species, which includes animals, plants, fungi, etc., which are vulnerable to endangerment shortly. Eg, Bengal tigers. (2) Extinct species: These are species that are not found after searches of known or likely areas where they may occur.
Detailed explanation-5: -Data Deficient (DD) Least Concern (LC) Near Threatened (NT) Vulnerable (VU) Endangered (EN) Critically Endangered (CR) Extinct In The Wild (EW) Extinct (EX) More items