Sentences with phrase «critically endangered species»

Now, the future for these critically endangered species is a little bit brighter.

While there are between 2,000 and 4,000 Golden Lancehead snakes on the island — one of the largest population densities of any snake species — it is actually a critically endangered species.

With its habitat so restricted, the orchid is already assigned as a Critically Endangered species in the IUCN Red List.

In their 24 years together, the pair served to educate visitors about their dwindling species, the Western Lowland gorilla, one of the most critically endangered species on the planet.

Still, conservationists created a nature reserve in central Vietnam for the critically endangered species.

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Ploughshare tortoises, native to Madagascar, are one of the most critically endangered species on the planet.

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This tiny duck is the Laysan Teal, a critically endangered species endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

Those successes include the monumental task of eradicating invasive species, establishing a «backup» population of Laysan Teal, a critically endangered species of duck, bringing the threatened Short - Tailed Albatross back to the island through years of playing sound recordings and setting up decoys and conducting scientific research from monitoring carbon dioxide levels in a a world - wide study to analyzing marine debris washed up on the beaches to understand marine pollution.

Photo: Wikipedia, public domain.Destroying the Evidence?Kemp's Ridley is a critically endangered species of sea turtle that can be found in the Gulf of Mexico.

Our group of a dozen ecotourists was making its way back from visiting the Short - Tailed Albatross chick, only the second of this critically endangered species to have hatched on Midway in modern times.

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An international cement company Lafarge, winner of a Green Initiative award, is considering quarrying a cave in Malaysia which is the sole home of a critically endangered species.

«This first - of - a-kind agreement will help industry leaders more quickly capture the enormous potential of wind blowing off the Mid-Atlantic coast, while protecting a critically endangered species at the same time,» said NRDC Clean Energy Counsel Kit Kennedy.

In your issue paper on that critically endangered species, we read that 2,433 wind turbines — and their power lines which are so deadly to these birds — have been erected in the United States portion of the Whooping Crane migrating corridor, and that thousands more are to come (1).

But for a critically endangered species, every failed attempt at reproduction matters.

That reason can't be «it's a critically endangered species».

The World Wildlife Fund and Indonesian park officials have released video of Javan rhinoceroses obtained from camera traps in Ujung Kulon National Park, which is thought to be the last refuge of the critically endangered species.

The Endangered Species Print Project offers limited edition prints of critically endangered species.

JA And a new film The Great Silence (2014), centers on the world's largest radio telescope, located in Esperanza, Puerto Rico, home to the last remaining wild population of a critically endangered species of parrots.

In recent years many wildlife organisations have been focusing their attentions onto Cambodia due to it being the home to many endangered and critically endangered species, so whilst visiting do be nice to the animals as they may be one of the last ones left!

Its vision of reforestation and rehabilitation means that each guest is invited to participate in our biodiversity conservation efforts, as well as engage and meet the local community — in addition to learning about and making a far - reaching positive impact on an iconic Critically Endangered species: the mountain gorilla.

With the continuation of such determined conservation efforts, hopefully the island fox will one day serve as an example of how critically endangered species can be pulled back from the brink of extinction.

Sick and injured Hawaiian monk seals will get a second chance at survival thanks to The Marine Mammal Center's new Hawaiian Monk Seal Hospital, which is dedicated to the rescue and care of this critically endangered species.

«We must gain a better understanding of the ecology of these disease outbreaks so that we can protect this ancient and critically endangered species from extinction,» said Barbara Wolfe, DVM, PhD, DACZM, Chief Scientific Officer for Morris Animal Foundation.

The California condor remains a critically endangered species, and this genetic disease is threatening recovery efforts.

Twenty - three of the critically endangered species are classed as «possibly extinct», so the number of extinctions above is likely to be an underestimate.

Chinchillas are rodents native to South America, and are listed as «a critically endangered species.»

The Sunda pangolin is currently a critically endangered species.

The goal of this lesson is to provide an understanding of critically endangered species, how they differ from endangered species, and why they are critically endangered.

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Intense conservation efforts are continuing, and this critically endangered species is protected throughout its range.

«The loss of key habitat is causing significant conservation challenges for Sumatra — and in particular for this critically endangered species.»

You report that bird species are hopping on and off the critically endangered species list due to changes in habitat...

The sawfish — a type of ray that grows up to 7 metres long — is a critically endangered species.

Video footage from these camera traps are providing vital information about this critically endangered species as well as an array of other charismatic animals such as the bonobo, African palm civet, and potto who also inhabit the Lomami National Park.

For the most critically endangered species there should, I believe, be far more effort to preserve viable cell cultures from as many different individuals as possible.

Stuart Pimm, a conservation ecologist at Duke University, points out that recovery programs for critically endangered species such as the condor and whooping crane are valuable testing grounds.

Without «legislative power to stop reclamation, crossing the «red line» is just a matter of time,» warns Jing Li, founder of the Shanghai - based nonprofit Saving the Spoon - Billed Sandpiper in China, named after a critically endangered species that depends upon China's coastal mudflats.

The findings can help with future conservation efforts for the critically endangered species.

«The attempts to breed this critically endangered species, and overcome obstacles to natural breeding by this global consortium of experts is a great example of international cooperation to save endangered species,» said WCS Chief Veterinarian and Bronx - Zoo based Director of Zoological Health Dr. Paul P. Calle, who worked with Chinese veterinarians on the delicate sedation process.

Põdra hopes they will start a new population and help save the European mink, a critically endangered species whose population in Spain is down to 500.

Local people are now incentivized to protect the Critically Endangered species until their eggs hatch and the chicks are able to leave the nest — as opposed to taking the chicks to sell.

«Critically endangered species successfully reproduced using frozen sperm from ferret dead for 20 years: Genetic diversity of the species significantly increased providing fresh hope for the future survival of this near - extinct species.»

Black - footed ferrets, a critically endangered species native to North America, have renewed hope for future survival thanks to successful efforts by a coalition of conservationists, including scientists at Lincoln Park Zoo, to reproduce genetically important offspring using frozen semen from a ferret who has been dead for approximately 20 years.

Its distribution is very limited geographically, and it is considered as a critically endangered species by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature).