More Endangered Species

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Apache Trout

Good eating!!! Over-fished Loss of habitat &

competition with non-native species

Found in White Apache mtns (NM)

Hatch & release seem to work

Arizona Cliff Rose

Only lives in dry areas of Arizona

Drought has caused numbers to decline

Habitat loss Hard to grow in

gardens

Blunt-Nosed Leopard Lizard

Found in California

Habitat loss & pesticides caused

#s to decline Live in dry sandy

soils

California Condor #s decreased to

26 because of DDT poisoning, being shot, loss of habitat

Bred in captivity Now some have

been released Giant vulture-like

scavenger

Giant Carrion Beetle

Found in Oklahoma

Live in grass land Feed on dead

carcasses Not sure why #s

have declined Captive breeding

plan is in effect

Giant Panda

Only 1000 left in wild

Deforestation and poaching are biggest threats

Do not breed well in captivity

Only eat bamboo

Hawaiian Crow

Numbers declined when coffee and fruit farmers began to shoot them

Only 7 birds exist in wild today

Captive breeding program is in effect

Oahu Tree Snail

Numbers declined due to predation by a carniverous snail & loss of habitat

Live in Hawaiian forests

Hermaphroditic & can live for many years

Pitcher’s Thistle

Found on shores of Great Lakes

Lives on dunes Numbers declined

due to habitat loss (mainly because of off road vehicles)

Red-Footed Tortoise

Found in South America and Caribbean

Herbivores and carrion eaters

Numbers declined because they have been collected as pets

Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse Found in San

Francisco Bay Area

Numbers declined due to habitat loss

Need to live in brackish water area

Herbivores No recovery plan

yet

Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly

Feed only on guava, tamarind & cheese shrub

Found in Florida Keys

# declined due to habitat loss & extreme weather

Captive breeding & release - successful

Texas Blind Salamander

Current # unknown

Only found in small part of Texas’

#’s declined due to lack of water (overpumping by people), lack of bats to provide nutrients

Eats plankton in caves

Wyoming Toad

Found only in small part of Wyoming

#’s declined due to water pollution

Captive breeding and refuges set up

Only 200 wild toads found recently