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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