Program Term Archive
Endangered Species
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.
Endangered Species Poster
Endangered Species, Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeColorful poster for classrooms featuring 20 photos of species protected under the federal Endangered Species Act.
IUCN Reaffirms Long-Tailed Macaques’ Endangered Status Despite Industry Pressure
Press ReleaseOctober 10, 2025Animals in Laboratories, Endangered SpeciesThe International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) today released an update to its Red List of Threatened Species. The update revealed that the long-tailed macaque (LTM) remains listed as...
Endangered Species Act
Endangered SpeciesOn October 15, 1966, the Endangered Species Preservation Act (P.L. 89-669) was signed into law. The Act provides for the listing of native threatened and endangered species by the Secretary...