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More Endangered Species
You make the call.
Apache Trout
Good eating!!! Over-fished Loss of habitat &
competition with non-native species
Found in White Apache mtns (NM)
Hatch & release seem to work
Arizona Cliff Rose
Only lives in dry areas of Arizona
Drought has caused numbers to decline
Habitat loss Hard to grow in
gardens
Blunt-Nosed Leopard Lizard
Found in California
Habitat loss & pesticides caused
#s to decline Live in dry sandy
soils
California Condor #s decreased to
26 because of DDT poisoning, being shot, loss of habitat
Bred in captivity Now some have
been released Giant vulture-like
scavenger
Giant Carrion Beetle
Found in Oklahoma
Live in grass land Feed on dead
carcasses Not sure why #s
have declined Captive breeding
plan is in effect
Giant Panda
Only 1000 left in wild
Deforestation and poaching are biggest threats
Do not breed well in captivity
Only eat bamboo
Hawaiian Crow
Numbers declined when coffee and fruit farmers began to shoot them
Only 7 birds exist in wild today
Captive breeding program is in effect
Oahu Tree Snail
Numbers declined due to predation by a carniverous snail & loss of habitat
Live in Hawaiian forests
Hermaphroditic & can live for many years
Pitcher’s Thistle
Found on shores of Great Lakes
Lives on dunes Numbers declined
due to habitat loss (mainly because of off road vehicles)
Red-Footed Tortoise
Found in South America and Caribbean
Herbivores and carrion eaters
Numbers declined because they have been collected as pets
Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse Found in San
Francisco Bay Area
Numbers declined due to habitat loss
Need to live in brackish water area
Herbivores No recovery plan
yet
Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly
Feed only on guava, tamarind & cheese shrub
Found in Florida Keys
# declined due to habitat loss & extreme weather
Captive breeding & release - successful
Texas Blind Salamander
Current # unknown
Only found in small part of Texas’
#’s declined due to lack of water (overpumping by people), lack of bats to provide nutrients
Eats plankton in caves
Wyoming Toad
Found only in small part of Wyoming
#’s declined due to water pollution
Captive breeding and refuges set up
Only 200 wild toads found recently