| Kelpfishes, klipfishes, and scaled blennies are among the threatened species. |
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| The US Fish and Wildlife Service will decide next month whether to declassify the bald eagle as a threatened species. |
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| The key habitats hosting threatened species are wetlands, followed by forests, grassland and scrubland. |
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| One such threatened species is the tropical hardwood know as afrormosia or African teak. |
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| On November 17, the Service proposed to list Spalding's catchfly as a threatened species. |
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| Thirteen species of birds are registered on the list of threatened species. |
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| It is on the threatened species list and officers from CALM have been very diligent in keeping specimens alive. |
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| Large firebreaks are being cut into the Park destroying habitat important to endangered and threatened species. |
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| In early May 1992, the National Marine Fisheries Service listed the Snake River chinook salmon as a threatened species. |
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| One threatened species, the lesser horseshoe bat, was only detected on organic farms. |
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| The eastern indigo snake, which is on the federal list of threatened species, and the gopher tortoise also live here. |
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| Murray cod was listed as a threatened species under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act in July last year. |
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| His wish: to preserve threatened species and biodiversity while promoting the natural heritage. |
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| Rocky, sandy and with a different feel to the rest of Madeira, this area is home to many threatened species of plants and is a protected park. |
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| Did your project contribute to safeguarding threatened species, and if so, which species? |
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| A recovery plan for the copper redhorse, currently a threatened species, will be implemented. |
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| How to deal with threatened species such as the Harlequin Duck and Barrow's Goldeneyes remains a problem. |
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| Other species to be avoided include hake, monkfish, halibut, skate, blue ling, sea bass and shark because they are all threatened species, the guide says. |
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| The RSPB reports that, despite the upturns in the fortune of many birds of prey in recent years, the hen harrier remains a seriously threatened species. |
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| The target implies not only that species ext inction must be stopped but also that threatened species must be shifted to a better status. |
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| Thrigby began a new era in 1979 as a wildlife park, and today has a key role in the worldwide network of zoos which are becoming a last refuge for threatened species. |
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| The concern is that the state could face large fines if licensed snarers inadvertently kill or harm threatened species such as Canada lynx or bald eagles. |
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| She has fought for the preservation of wilderness, threatened species, and human dignity at home and around the world. |
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| Several threatened species including snow leopard and Tien Shan brown bear are illegally hunted for trade, and many others are traded at unsustainable levels. |
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| Not only did it allow development of a delicate habitat, but hunters could now hunt the threatened species from a helicopter. |
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| What about threatened species.... honeyeaters, lorikeets and cockatoos, with Asian sunbirds, shrikes and flycatchers and Wallacean fruit doves and flowerpeckers? |
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| Under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, the African elephant is listed as a threatened species, and the Asian elephant is listed as an endangered species. |
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| Three threatened species grow on the foreshore: Parker's pipewort, Victorin's gentian and Victorin's water hemlock. |
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| Perhaps considering the delicate ecosystem as well as the 28 rare or threatened species, Christmas Island does not want to encourage tourists to gorge on its exotica. |
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| It is important for the conservation of endangered and threatened species of marine turtles, particularly the hawksbill turtle. |
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| Bigeye tuna and yellowfin tuna are threatened species that are caught in the same nets. |
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| However, the sheer figures about threatened species, such as the albatross, should be enough to persuade the COP to take action to protect them. |
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| The great albatross, a threatened species with a long life span of up to 60 years, reproduces only every two years. |
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| Great white and basking sharks along with the giant devil ray are included in Annex II for endangered or threatened species. |
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| Apparently, she was so persuasive — and bottom trawling so wrecked its habitat — that the wolffish is now considered a threatened species. |
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| Some of these conditions are designed to protect threatened species such as the black-throated finch, red goshawk and yakka skink. |
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| Establishment of spacetime boxes in areas where juveniles or spawners are abundant, especially for vulnerable or threatened species. |
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| The refuge was established to protect the northern monkshood, a relative of the buttercup that the federal government classifies as a threatened species. |
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| The world's largest single-span greenhouse, it houses some of the planet's most threatened species. |
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| Labor cut millions from the Biodiversity Fund and has no policy as yet for threatened species. |
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| The federal government is not taking its responsibilities as the protector of threatened species on its lands. |
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| In the seminar on farmland ecosystems, stress was laid on two issues: crop degradation and threatened species. |
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| At European level measures are being developed to protect fish against overfishing and allow threatened species to recover. |
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| Note that profits from the sale of Rescousse beer go to support projects to protect and restore threatened species. |
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| Norway has also established a database containing information on contaminated sites, etc. A data bank for threatened species is being developed. |
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| The increasing trade in shark souvenirs is pushing threatened species closer to extinction. |
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| Unless critical habitat is protected, this already threatened species may be extirpated over its former range. |
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| Some of the globally threatened species present in EECCA may not be classified as threatened at the national level. |
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| Two months after the area opened, the Canada lynx made the federal Fish and Wildlife Service's list of threatened species. |
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| The federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 is the legal framework for the protection of threatened species. |
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| The forests are home to rare and threatened species such as the wedge-tailed eagle and the giant freshwater crayfish. |
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| The property also contains three other threatened species which are the Chimpanzee, the African wild dog Lycaon pictus and the Elephant Loxodonta africana africana. |
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| An independent evaluator of the program has estimated that 55,000 threatened species have directly benefited from CEPF investments over the 10 years of the Fund's operation. |
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| It is home to a number of threatened species such as the Little tern, the Black stork, otters and sturgeons, as well as an important stop-off for more than 250,000 waterfowl every year. |
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| In 1998, the green dragon was placed on Quebec's list of threatened species, prohibiting people from harvesting, exploiting, destroying or possessing the plant outside of its natural habitat. |
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| Once numbering from 30 million to 70 million in herds spread over the continent's central plains, the North American bison is today considered a threatened species in Canada. |
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| Gorillas, elephants and other threatened species living in the world's second largest expanse of tropical rainforest are receiving additional protection thanks to the TRIDOM project. |
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| The IUCN Canid Action Plan lists the dingo as a threatened species. |
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| This is particularly true for some threatened species that have a limited range or whose numbers have dropped sharply in the last few years in Québec, such as the Blue-Winged Teal and the Vesper Sparrow. |
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| Over half of the world population of this globally threatened species is breeding and spending part of the year in the marshes and fen mires of Belarus. |
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| Clark was convicted of harming a threatened species and fined after witnesses reported the brutal killing. |
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| These include prohibitions against harming, harassing, capturing, taking, or killing an individual of an endangered or threatened species, and against destroying its residence or critical habitat. |
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| At least two globally threatened species have been affected: Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis in China and Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis in Greece. |
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| The report prepared for Congress found that vehicle collisions were a major source of mortality for 21 federally endangered or threatened species, like the red wolf, kit fox, Key deer and Florida panther. |
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| To protect this threatened species, Environment Canada is requesting that consumers ensure that before they order hoodia diet pills, that the pills are being imported legally with a proper permit. |
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| California gnatcatchers, a threatened species, will live in a 260-acre reserve at the base of the former hills. |
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| Moore said the rangers' work had achieved significant revegetation and they were beginning to see the return of threatened species, but the social impact had been hugely important. |
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| Expansion of the site also enhance the protection of key threatened species including giant arapaima fish, the Amazonian manatee, the black caiman, and two species of river dolphin. |
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| Our study demonstrated that the dry grasslands of the Bois de Chênes contain threatened species, as well as many specialists of these milieus, the survival of these species being closely linked to that of their habitat. |
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| The report says that the current lack of regulation around shale gas exploitation could have serious impacts for many threatened species including pink-footed geese, salmon and barbastelle bats. |
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| Under current legislation, export of all sawfish rostrums is prohibited, and such threatened species are also likely to be protected under national legislation. |
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| The area is known for its wide range of fauna including 260 bird species, the Royal Bengal tiger and other threatened species, such as the estuarine crocodile and the Indian Python. |
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| The unit also draws up strategies for managing intraspecific diversity, in terms of genetic improvement, managing forest and agroforest areas, conserving threatened species and restoring degraded forests. |
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| It is the longest intact wetland in North America providing critical habitat and movement for threatened species such as the grizzly bear and mountain caribou. |
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| Some threatened species are declining rapidly. |
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| It is vital to the future of the people who live in the North, and for its threatened species, that we work as quickly as possible to deal with the highest risk sites. |
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| Among threatened species of the region, there are several antelopes such as the beira, the dibatag, the silver dikdik and the Speke's gazelle. |
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| While many threatened species decline rate slows after their classification, population decline rates of the porpoise are actually accelerating. |
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| The national and international trade in ivory of threatened species such as African and Asian elephants is illegal. |
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| Sea grass beds are important foraging grounds for some threatened species such as dugongs and the green turtle. |
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| Ancient woodland in the UK, like rainforest in the tropics, is home to rare and threatened species. |
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| Rain lily is listed as a threatened species in the Preservation of Native Flora of Florida Act. |
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| In this case, there are 16 vulnerable, endangered or threatened species of sharks, sawfish and rays that need our protection here in the Gulf. |
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| The Oregon silverspot butterfly, a threatened species, was the first to be raised at the lab. |
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| Secondly, threatened species are mainly monophagous and sedentary. |
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| Also known as the stinkpot because of the musky odour they secrete when disturbed, musk turtles are a threatened species. |
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| We have our own threatened sturgeons and sticklebacks, bog turtles and cooters, bats, whales, and dozens of other threatened species. |
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| Assessing the ecological status of Mammillaria pectinifera Weber, a rare and threatened species endemic of the Tehuacan-Cuicatlan region of central Mexico. |
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| The distribution, seasonal abundance, and host plant preference of the Michigan threatened species, the great plains spittlebug, Lepryonia gibbosa, was investigated. |
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| The threatened species identi-fied by the scientists are the ringlet, speckled wood, larger skipper, large white, small white, and green-veined white. |
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| The lake supports threatened species of birds like spot billed pelican, lesser adjutant stork, greater adjutant stork, black necked stork and large whistling teal. |
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| It is an important stop on the Pacific Flyway for migrating birds, and it supports numerous endangered and threatened species of plants and animals. |
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| We are hopeful that our efforts at the South Branch Wildlife Management Area will contribute to American Kestrels being removed from the threatened species list. |
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| This will ensure population stability of a number of threatened species, including Houbara bustard, Caracal, Goitered gazelle, Ustyurt urial and the Saiga antelope. |
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| The Kirthar is home to threatened species such as the Sindh ibex, the Urial sheep, desert wolf, striped hyena, golden jackal, the Chinkara and eight species of eagle. |
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| Internationally, 199 countries have signed an accord to create Biodiversity Action Plans that will protect endangered and other threatened species. |
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| The 497-acre Sand Creek Conservation Bank will permanently preserve habitat of endangered and threatened species including vernal pool ferry shrimp and tadpole shrimp. |
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| The Sumatran rhino, the most threatened species of rhino, is another favourite, and in Jersey lives David's favourite monkey, the black lion tamarin. |
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| Also proposed as a threatened species is the DeBeque phacelia, a rare annual that grows in the clay soils of the Wasatch Formation in Mesa and Garfield counties. |
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| The Canada lynx has recently been officially designated as a threatened species in the United States, spurring studies of the animals' distribution and behavior. |
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