Endangered animals of the world
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Endangered means to be under threat or near extinction. When a species/animal is endangered it means that they are disappearing fast or have a very small population – not large enough to survive. Extinction means the end of existence for a species.
The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) have what is known as a Red List. This red list is a guide to how endangered a species is – animals are measured on a scale from ‘Least Concern’ to the worst ‘Extinct’.
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