Despite the observation of CDV contributing to declines in
several endangered populations, many uncertainties remain about the threat that it poses.
Not exact matches
In February 2015, a sub-
population of Murray hardyhead were translocated to this site from the South Australian Riverland, as part of ongoing efforts by
several agencies to restore the
population of this
endangered fish species.
Last year a study by the National Academy of Sciences reported that in the last three decades the Steller sea lion
population dropped from
several hundred thousand to about 30,000 — so few that they are now listed as threatened under the
Endangered Species Act.
As a result, understanding changes in
population size for social species —
several of which, such as African wild dogs and southern resident killer whales, are
endangered — requires understanding of what goes on within groups and how individuals fare when they strike out on their own.
The range is home to a number of important conservation targets which include, but are not limited to, at least 2 marine fish spawning aggregation sites, a breeding
population of the
endangered American Crocodile, and a number of threatened coastal marine habitats including the greater reef complex itself, beach forests that support
several important species of resident and migratory birds and at least 2 species of marine turtles are believed to nest on the range.
Lamanai's wide variety of habitats in a small area promotes species diversity, as seen by its healthy
populations of
several endangered animals and nearly 400 species of birds.
The Kemp's Ridley sea turtle sets itself apart from other turtle
populations in
several ways: They're the smallest of all the Gulf of Mexico turtle species, measuring only about 2 feet when fully grown; they're the world's most
endangered sea turtle; and they're known for their synchronized nesting activities, called arribadas, in which hundreds or thousands of females come ashore on the same day to lay their eggs.
Once native to
several countries around the North Sea — and now only one (sub) species
population surviving — and critically
endangered — in the Pyrenees.
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Several whale
populations are indisputably
endangered, including western gray whales (eastern gray whales, which are the
population of gray whales found on the Pacific coast of North America, are no longer considered
endangered), eastern bowhead whales, North Atlantic and Pacific right whales, blue whales, and most humpback whales.
Those in favor of the hunt argue that bear
populations need to be controlled as there are 4,350 black bears in Florida today, compared to
several hundred in the 1970s when the species was first declared
endangered.