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  2. Overexploitation - Wikipedia

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    Achatinelline snails have 15 species listed as extinct and 24 critically endangered [49] while 60 species of partulidae are considered extinct with 14 listed as critically endangered. [50] The WCMC have attributed over-collecting and very low lifetime fecundity for the extreme vulnerability exhibited among these species.

  3. Endangered species - Wikipedia

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    An endangered species is a species that is very likely ... Of all the species who became extinct due to interference ... skulls. By 1890, overhunting had reduced the ...

  4. Sea otter conservation - Wikipedia

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    Sea otter conservation began in the early 20th century, when the sea otter was nearly extinct due to large-scale commercial hunting. The sea otter was once abundant in a wide arc across the North Pacific ocean, from northern Japan to Alaska to Mexico. By 1911, hunting for the animal's luxurious fur had reduced the sea otter population to fewer ...

  5. Hundreds of mountain goats were flown to a new home ... - AOL

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    The goal of the effort was to foster a mountain goat rebound in the Cascades, where the species’ numbers have fallen dramatically after decades of overhunting. At the same time, the project ...

  6. The world's 100 most threatened species - Wikipedia

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    Silky sifaka (Propithecus candidus), fewer than 1,000 still alive. The World's 100 most threatened species[1] is a compilation of the most threatened animals, plants, and fungi in the world. It was the result of a collaboration between over 8,000 scientists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission ...

  7. The Most Devastating Animal Extinctions in Recent History - AOL

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    The loss of species due to animal extinctions is a profound tragedy for our world. ... the Passenger Pigeon was driven to near extinction in the 20th century due to overhunting and habitat ...