Threatened, endangered, extinct
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="species">species</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span>:</p><p><span word="Florida">Florida</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="bears">bears</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fascinating">fascinating</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="roamed">roamed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="designated">designated</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>.</p><p><span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="endangered">endangered</span> <span word="species">species</span>”?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="phrases">phrases</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="except">except</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="threatened">threatened</span>” <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="formal">formal</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="colloquial">colloquial</span>, <span word="everyday">everyday</span>. <span word="Endangered">Endangered</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="danger">danger</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seriousness">seriousness</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="species">species</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="simpler">simpler</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grasp">grasp</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="whereas">whereas</span> “<span word="endangered">endangered</span> <span word="species">species</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span>.</p><p><span word="Otherwise">Otherwise</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="endangered">endangered</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fate">fate</span>: <span word="extinction">extinction</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="definition">definition</span>, <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="endangered">endangered</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="dwindling">dwindling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> “<span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extinction">extinction</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="future">future</span>”, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</span>. “<span word="World">World</span> <span word="Conservation">Conservation</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>…<span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foremost">foremost</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="species">species</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="treats">treats</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="category">category</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="categories">categories</span>: <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span>, <span word="endangered">endangered</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="critically">critically</span> <span word="endangered">endangered</span>, <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span>.”</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="token">token</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span>-<span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> – <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="extinction">extinction</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="panda">panda</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="endangered">endangered</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="serious">serious</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Yangtze">Yangtze</span> <span word="dolphin">dolphin</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="critically">critically</span> <span word="endangered">endangered</span> – <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="sighting">sighting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sleek">sleek</span> <span word="swimmer">swimmer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sina">Sina</span>.<span word="com">com</span>.</p>
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