Program Term Archive
Endangered Species
Pygmy Three-Toed Sloths
Endangered SpeciesClassified as critically endangered and believed to have a rapidly declining population and habitat area, pygmy three-toed sloths (Bradypus pygmaeus) are native exclusively to the island of Escudo de Veragua,...
Gray Wolves
Endangered SpeciesThe gray wolf, a keystone predator whose native range stretches across North America, is an integral link in the food chain of the ecosystems it inhabits. Wolves regulate prey populations,...
North Atlantic Right Whales
Endangered SpeciesThe North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is a baleen whale species that inhabits waters off the East Coast of the United States and Canada. During the summer, these whales...
Elephants
Endangered SpeciesElephants were once a common sight throughout the Asian and African continents. Due to their prized tusks, however, they were hunted in massive numbers throughout the 19th century. Now, restrictions on...
Bats
Endangered SpeciesBats live on every continent except Antarctica and serve extremely important ecological roles as pollinators, seed dispersers and consumers of vast quantities of insects. Although some societies value these useful...
Atlantic Humpback Dolphins
Endangered SpeciesThere are four species of humpback dolphins (genus Sousa) and one subspecies, all of which are considered to be decreasing in number by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The most imperiled is the Atlantic...
List of Endangered Species
Endangered SpeciesThe Earth is currently experiencing its sixth major extinction event. One million species globally are at risk of extinction in the next few decades, including 27 percent of the world’s...
Endangered Species
Endangered SpeciesAccording to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, the global authority on species’ conservation status, one out of four of the world’s mammals...
Endangered Species Poster Handout
Endangered Species, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeThis handout, designed to accompany the Endangered Species poster, discuss facts about endangered species and actions we can take to protect them. Recommended for middle school and above.
Endangered Species Handbook
Endangered Species, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeA full PDF of AWI's Endangered Species Handbook.