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Species are classified into one of nine Red List Categories: Extinct, Extinct in the Wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Near Threatened, Least Concern, Data Deficient and Not Evaluated. Vulnerable, Endangered and Critically Endangered species are considered to be threatened with extinction.
Today, these tree-dwelling primates are critically endangered with fewer than 800 individuals in the wild, making them the most endangered great ape species in the world. The loss of habitat is one of the main threats to its survival as tropical forests are being replaced by agriculture, mining, and hydroelectric and geothermal development.
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The IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria are intended to be an easily and widely understood system for classifying species at high risk of global extinction. It divides species into nine categories: Not Evaluated, Data Deficient, Least Concern, Near Threatened, Vulnerable, Endangered, Critically Endangered, Extinct in the Wild and Extinct .
Jan 25, 2019 · The United States’s Endangered Species Act (ESA), signed into law in 1973, has helped revive the populations of nearly 300 species. The ESA protects animals that are classified under federal law ...
For example, the giant panda was downlisted from ‘endangered’ to the lesser status of ‘vulnerable’ in 2016 thanks to dedicated work to protect them. The flip side of this is ‘uplisted,’ an indication that a species population is dropping. WWF works to save at-risk wildlife from around the globe.
