ENDANGERED SPECIES

Many plants and animals that presently exist are becoming less and less plentiful.

These organisms are on the endangered list because they are in danger of becoming extinct.

Many animals have been endangered because of human activities.

Overhunting and poaching has placed some animals on the endangered list. Expanding cities, building roads and railroads has caused the destruction of habitats of many organisms

All species within a community interact with each other to maintain the food webs and food chains in the ecosystem.

The destruction of any one species could have detrimental effects on many other species in the community

Today, there are 631 endangered species at risk in Canada,

Some Endangered Species in Canada

Whooping CraneBurrowing Owl

Whooping crane   American badger Peregrine falcon   Wolverine Swift fox   Eastern cougar Piping plover   Kirkland's warbler Acadian flycatcher   Western screech owl Atlantic salmon   Hen slows sparrow Woodland caribou   Atlantic cod Blacktailed prairie dog   American ginseng Burrowing owl   Tiger salamander Blue whale   Northern cricket frog Yellow rail   Sharp-tailed snake Buffalo grass   Leatherback turtle Hairy prairie clover   American marten Slender mouse ear cress   Prairie lupine

Do not need to write down all of these! Just to give you some ideas.