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Tracking the Wild Ones
DIRECTIONS: Use information from the graphs provided
in the Resources below to answer the following questions about
endangered species.
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RESOURCES:
Number of U.S. Listed Species Per Calendar Year at http://www.libraryindex.com/pages/3024/Extinction-Endangered-Species-SPECIES-LOSS-CRISIS-OR-FALSE-ALARM.html
Summary of Listed Species at http://ecos.fws.gov/tess_public/Boxscore.do
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1. Did the number of listed endangered and threatened species grow or decline
during the period of 1980-2005?
2. How many more endangered and threatened species were listed
by the Fish and Wildlife Service in 2005 than in 1980?
3. In 2008, were more plants or animals in the world listed
as endangered or threatened? How many more? (Note: An animal
is any creature that can breathe and move about. So,
insects and clams are animals.)
4. What is the current total of threatened and endangered
species in the United States?
5. How many U.S. fish are listed as endangered or threatened
today?
6. Which group of animals has the smallest number of species
in danger of extinction on the current U.S. list? How many total
species of this type are endangered or threatened?
7. Which plant group -- flowering plants, conifers, ferns,
or lichens -- has the smallest number of total species
on the U.S. endangered or threatened species lists?
8. How many more U.S. species than foreign ones are listed
as threatened or endangered on the current list?
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