With extinction always a threat to animals, I wanted to find out which animals had gone extinct in the last 100 years in North America. Here are ten mammals that will never be seen in North America again. Mexican Grizzly Bear The Mexican grizzly bear is a subspecies...
In 1973, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was passed, as concern had been expressed over the nation’s native animals becoming extinct. The ESA was bought in to protect and recover species. The ESA is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...
The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species is a comprehensive source of information for animals’ global conservation. The IUCN states, “A taxon is Near Threatened (NT) when it has been evaluated against the...
The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species has a list of all endangered mammals in North America. The IUCN states, “A taxon is Endangered (EN) when the best available evidence indicates that it meets...
A keystone species is a species that is responsible for the natural balance in an ecosystem. A keystone species can be a plant or an animal that plays a vital and unique role in an ecosystem’s functioning. These species may be small in number, but they...
Without animals and plants, our lives would not be possible. I wanted to share ten ideas on how we can save wildlife. The term wildlife doesn’t only address wild animals but all undomesticated animals, including birds and insects. All living animals should be...
