2. SAVE A SPECIES Endangered Species activity

3. Apache Trout

4. Arizona Cliff Rose

5. Blunt-Nosed Leopard Lizard

6. California Condor

7. Giant Carrion Beetle

8. Giant Panda

9. Hawaiian Crow

10. Oahu Tree Snail

11. Pitcher’s Thistle

12. Mangrove Turtle

13. Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse

14. Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly

15. Texas Blind Salamander

16. Wyoming Toad

17. What does Endangered mean? a population reduction of 80% over ten years, or an area of occupancy less than 100km 2 combined with a declining population, or fewer than 250 mature individuals in a steadily declining population

18. Endangered Species Preservation Act 1966 List endangered animals Federal money to provide protection NO regulations against killing or trading 1969 established regulations – 2 lists (native and non- native)

19. Endangered Species Act (1979) International treaties and conventions Protect species AND ecosystem it lives in Endangered vs. Threatened

20. How does a species get listed? 1.A species is proposed for addition 2.Public comments 3.Added to candidate pool and prioritized – Present destruction and alteration of its habitat – Over-utilization for commercial, educational, and/or scientific purposes. – Presence of disease or predation. – Other natural or man-made factors that may be or currently affecting its continued existence.