An endangered species is a type of plant or animal whos，:<br > population has become so small that it is in danRer r>f<br > becoming extinct， or dying off forever.<br >dr; [，oo1~ i， ~ ~l~，di，:aled lo (;~illiu， Shailalh and Lily--and all oi tomorrow s corlselL，~I o ] ~:i;; ~ -， r<br > Fronfis: Female white-cheeked gibbon t:<br > !~ OESTRUCTION OF HABITAT is the biggest problem for wildlife today. This affects species such as jaguars，<br > tigerS， monkeys， and apes.<br > ~ POACHING， or illegal hunting， affects mammals such as elephants， rhinos， and all the spotted cals.<br > POLLUTION kills aquatic animals， insects， and predatory birds. Loss of these species affects mammals<br > who feed on them.<br > ~i TRAOE IN EXOTIC PETS directly affects the wild populations of a wide variety of monkeys and cats. Exotic-<br > pet dealers also provide wolves， kangaroos， and even bears for people s homes.<br > HUMAN POPULATION GROWTH and poorly planned development squeeze out many species， including the<br > i Giant Panda， from their native habitat.<br > ~: OVERFISHING， OVERHUNTING AND COMMERCIAL PRESSURE can lead to the killing of too many el some<br > i animals， such as whales and porpoises. The population may fall to dangerously low levels.<br > _ UJ~<br > ，，.s. | i~h"n" ， ~qld.r~ S~.r~，~ pp. I~ "p Lu h~ r GOXd，，，.，，). il Scientists and conservation groups are working on laws to protect wildlife. But they need as-<br > 13 l ，~ttom rf ，ick ~]egco. 54 top (Gcoq4c HarrL~oa)， 5g ceatcr ，i sistance and， all over the world， people are trying to help~ School children are replanting a huge<br > (.，...kz a~.). ~ beau，，， (R，.t，Z. ~".，~0; ~O，X~. S~wan: p. ~7. forest in Costa Rica. In the United States， students are collecting and recycling paper， plastics，<br > No P~I or this publicalion ma~ bc reprod，ced in whole or in parL or 8nd other materials， and working for energy-saving programs. Wildlife conservation is more than<br > stored " a r， i v . just saving wild plants and animals; it is about saving ourselves， because human beings share the<br > m elre als)stem， or lransmlttcd ilz any fornl or by an . ca ~"<br > r~ - c-~ - ， r - ， . . ) "ns， clcc-<br > }rac n cl an ca pho~ )copying. recording， or otherwise. Wilhoul<br > ~ fate of all Earth s inhabitants. To save the wild species of our planet we need:<br > ~ r，)，~ p.~，，.h~ Fo~ i.ro.，，.Uo，， ~g，，.di.~ ~.~-.i ~ Species and ecosystem research<br > write io Franklbl Watts， )nc.， 95 Madison Avenue， New York， NY 10016.<br > ~; i ~ rJg~ ~ ~ 1~2 I ~ rJ J~ XO J g~* ] S ~J~r -rcincim，.(i， Jnc， ~ ~ Identification of critical habitats<br > ~ "~* ~ ~ Establishment of preserves and protection of habitats<br > uJ，，~ d ~，，...h~d ~，)， Sd，o~，，..~..，~.， ~ss ~.o.d~.~，. ti!! ~ Technical training for future conservationists<br > Nt ，.~ Y{}rk. NY 10012， h) armngcmctil wilh Franklin WaRS lnc<br > ~ ，，，，~-d i~ ~h~ ，.s.A. ~.. ~ Conservation education<br > ISI~N 0-59048604.?<br > : ~.， ~ o ~ ~ ，~ ~，i ~- . Stronger environmental preservation laws<br > u ，. o0 ~) 08 9~ ~x， us ~ ~ Conservation of natural resources<br > Saving Endangered Mammals provides descriptions， photographs and range maps of 25 mam-<br > mals that are at risk and tells what is being done to save some of them. None of these species are<br > safe from extinction yet， but some are making a comeback--as the result of the work of research-<br > ers， native peoples and conservationists. With the information here， and the I;st oi conservation<br >