Endangered species

An endangered species is one whose population is so small that it is in danger of becoming extinct. Many countries have laws offering special protection to these species (forbidding hunting, banning their habitats from development, etc.) to prevent this.

Examples:

• [Israel painted frog]? (Discoglossus nigriventer)
• [Italian spade-footed toad]?
• [Desert slender salamander]?
• [Cuban ivory-billed woodpecker]?
• [Golden marmoset]?
• Orangutan

See also

• Convention on Biological Diversity
• Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna
• International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling