Endangered Species The Mongoose Lemur - 1733 Words

Nature surrounds us everywhere no matter where we go. It is often taken for granted or not taken as seriously as it should be. Throughout the years many species have drastically evolved while others have gone completely extinct. Some species have gone extinct due to not being able to survive the changing environment. A lot of the time species have gone extinct because people do not think about nature as something that they should care about. Conservation is a big issue that is not always thought about or addressed. In this paper there are several topics that will be discussed such as what conservation status is and who assigns it to species, what critically endangered means and how the status is determined, and details regarding one critically endangered species: The Mongoose Lemur. The conservation status of a species tells us whether the species still exists and how likely the species is to become extinct. Conservation status is determined based on whether the population has increased or decreased over time, their breeding success rates and threats to the species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) determines the conservation status of a species. The IUCN Global Species Programme work with the IUCN Species Survival Commission to assess the conservation status of species on a global scale and have been assessing them for the past 50 years. They promote the conservation of species that are threatened with extinction. The IUCN Red List of Threatened