Conservation Status Flashcards

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why is conservation status important?

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Important to understanding the numbers and distribution of a species in a geographic
area, or entire planet

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critically endangered

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CR

  • Extremely high risk of extinction in the wild
  • Grenada dove is endemic to Grenada
  • Jamaican iguana is in small population in Jamaica
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endangered

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ER

High risk of extinction in the wild
- West Indian Mahagony is native to Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola
- Nassau grouper is fished for sport

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vulnerable

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VU

  • High risk of endangerment in the wild
  • West Indian Manatee is the largest surviving member of the aquatic mammal order
  • St. Vincent parrot is endemic to St. Vincent and the Grenadines
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near threatened

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NT

  • Likely to become endangered in the near future
  • Caribbean reef shark is found throughout the Belize Barrier Reef and it one of
    the largest apex predators of the reef ecosystem
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