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Sunday, 6 January 2013

World Endangered Species

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"Endangered" redirects here. For other uses, see Endangered (disambiguation).
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An endangered species is a species of organisms facing a very high risk of extinction. The phrase is used vaguely in common parlance for any species fitting this description, but its use by conservation biologists typically refers to those deigned Endangered in the IUCN Red List, where it is the second most severe conservation status for wild populations, following Critically Endangered. There are currently 3079 animals and 2655 plants classified as Endangered worldwide, compared with 1998 levels of 1102 and 1197, respectively.[1] The amount, population trend, and conservation status of each species can be found in the Lists of organisms by population.
Many nations have laws offering protection to conservation reliant species: for example, forbidding hunting, restricting land development or creating presThe conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that endangered species becoming extinct. Many factors are taken into account when assessing the conservation status of a species, including statistics such as the number remaining, the overall increase or decrease in the population over time, breeding success rates, known threats, and so on.[2] The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is the best-known worldwide conservation status listing and ranking system.[3]

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World Animal Health

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Six years after the launch of its World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has announced the implementation of a new version of the system.
The OIE said the updated system was in line with its mission to "extend transparency, efficiency and speed with which animal health information is disseminated throughout the world".The major change in the new version is the integration of a specific section for wildlife diseases notification into WAHIS.
"The same importance and thoroughness given to the surveillance and control of diseases in domestic animals must apply to wildlife, when relevant, as global movements and exchanges of pathogens within and between the two populations as well as towards men, are increasing.” said OIE Director General, Dr Bernard Vallat.The new section for wildlife disease notification in WAHIS allows Members to complement compulsory information on OIE-listed diseases of wild species but also to notify on a voluntary basis specific wildlife diseases that are not officially OIE-listed.The new version of WAHIS proposes many other improvements including new options such as:
The possibility to identify affected wild species by taxonomic family and Latin names;
A new integrated database containing susceptible wild species by disease;
Countries can select diseases present in their territories, provide monthly information on these diseases during an ongoing semester and finalize the rest of the requested data at the end of a given semester.
Two other new sections have been completely developed in the second version of WAHIS. WAHIS Regional Core can be customized for a group of countries or a defined region so that they can provide more information on selected priority diseases of their choice. Countries can send information on a monthly basis or by outbreak occurrence.OIE/NACA Regional Core is meant to collect monthly information, from the concerned countries from the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia and Pacific Region (NACA) and OIE Members, on OIE aquatic animal diseases as well as on other diseases of regional interest.

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What Is Animal

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Animals populate every part of the Earth and can be found in a vast amount of various shapes, sizes and colours. The animal kingdom contains around 10 million different species that live on land, sky or in the ocean.
Animals are multicellular organisms which means they are made up of more than one cell. Some animals can be tiny and only contain a few cells and some can be gigantic and contain many millions of cells.
The largest animal in the world is the Blue Whale (the largest land animal is the African Bush Elephant). The smallest animal in the world is also the smallest insect in the world. This is the Megaphragma caribea also known as the "Fairyfly". This tiny creature is a parasitic wasp that lives on the island of Guadalope. It feeds on the eggs of other insects. They only measure around 0.10 - 0.17 millimetres in length.
The smallest living creature is an amoeba which is a single cell organism (unicellular). Although amoebas are not actually animals at all but are in the kingdom protozoa or in the "supergroup" Amoebozoa.
Animals are eukaryotes which means that their cells have a nucleus which contains genetic material. Such cells are known as eukaryotic cells. Animals are also referred to as heterotrophs in which they obtain their energy by taking in carbon based compounds from other organisms.
Browse through the magnificent animal kingdom and discover the amazing world of creatures that live on our planet. This animal collection can be used by students and teachers or anyone wishing to learn about animals and their environments. No matter what age you are, the animal kingdom is an amazing and curious world to discover with new and interesting species of animal being discovered each year. Our continued animal research will keep bringing you top animal information featuring new animal species.

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World Animal Population Statistics

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Endangered, hunted, smuggled and now some would say abandoned, these animals have the smallest chances of recovery out off all the Earth’s creatures. Last year, studies shown that there are at least 35 different animals with world populations of under 1000. But which are the rarest, the animals on the brink of extinction? We have rounded up a list of 10 of the rarest animals in the wild. These animals are so rare, they might disappear forever, and they’re not alone!
Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat: In the 19th century this species of wombat was present in New South Wales and Victoria but now can only be found in a small national park near Epping Forest Station in tropical Queensland. While this area has been protected as a National Park, the native grasses that the wombat eats are overtaken by non-indigenous plants. The Northern hairy-nosed wombat is the rarest Australian marsupial, and probably the world’s rarest large mammal. In the latest population study, there are an estimated 113 (range 96 to 150) individual. A major recovery program is underway, funded by the Queensland and Commonwealth governments to the tune of $250,000 per year.
This wolf is a smaller and a more slender cousin of the gray wolf, historically ranging from southeasternRed Wolf United States to Florida and Texas. Now, their home is the 1.7 million acres throughout northeastern North Carolina, including Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge and Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. Only 20 pure red wolves were estimated in 1980, however the number increased to 207 captive red wolves, found in 38 captive breeding facilities across the United States. With the successful breeding programs, over 100 red wolves currently live in the wild.
Red wolf: Runner-up. Dwarf Blue Sheep – The Dwarf Blue Sheep or Dwarf Bharal Pseudois schaeferi is an endangered species of caprid found in China and Tibet. The dwarf blue sheep population in the world has declined to a total of 70–200 individuals, currently being listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The species is hunted, and in their limited range cannot escape from humans and livestock. As of 1997, China did not recognize them as a seperate species so efforts to conserve the species have not been initiated.

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