As a result, the South West region of the state has a higher concentration of rare, threatened or endangered flora and fauna than many areas of Australia, making it one of the world's biodiversity " hot spots ".

Within Africa, the West African lion population is particularly endangered.

Determined to prevent this formidable challenge to his Christological compromise, Sergius wrote to the Patriarch of the West, Pope Honorius I, at Rome, asking him to endorse a position that Church unity should not be endangered by having any discussions or disputes over Christ ’ s possessing one energy or two.

The term bushmeat crisis tends to be used to describe unsustainable hunting of often endangered wildlife in West and Central Africa and the humid tropics, depending on interpretation.

Spring and fall diet of the endangered West Virginia northern flying squirrel ( Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus ).

Developing a habitat model for the endangered Virginia northern flying squirrel ( Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus ) in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia.

It is the most important of the groupers for commercial fishery in the West Indies but has been endangered by overfishing.

Stokenchurch is one of the main places in the United Kingdom where one can frequently see the Red Kite, a formerly endangered species whose numbers are now recovering well, though still in isolated pockets such as the Chilterns and West Wales.

Other important species present on Little Cayman include the endangered Lesser Caymans iguana, the critically endangered hawksbill turtle, and the threatened West Indian Whistling Duck ( Dendrocygna arborea ), also known as the Black-billed Whistling Duck, which are also present to a lesser degree on nearby Cayman Brac as well.

Of the endangered species, West Indian Manatees and sea turtles occupy parts of the lagoon.

Two West Coast Evolutionarily Significant Units ( ESUs ) are endangered under the Federal Endangered Species Act ( Southern California and Upper Columbia River ) and eight ESUs are threatened.

* Map showing endangered species status of West Coast steelhead

Gordon Dam in South West Tasmania World Heritage Area. Preservation of the world's Natural heritage :" Suppose that in the next few decades, because of the continuing rapid depletion of the world ’ s forests and its effect on the rest of the biosphere, the survival of all living creatures becomes endangered.

The delta is home to birds in large numbers including hundreds of thousands of wintering Garganeys, Pintails and Ruffs and breeding colonies of cormorant, heron, spoonbill, ibis and other waterbirds including the endangered West African subspecies of Black Crowned Crane ( Balearica pavonina pavonina ).

Large herbivores include the Red Brocket, the Collared Peccary and the highly endangered West Indian Manatee ( a few of which persist in the ecologically diverse Nariva Swamp on Trinidad's east coast ).

The moraine provides habitat for a wide variety of plant and animal species, over seventy of which are threatened or endangered in Canada, including the West Virginia White Butterfly, Jefferson Salamander, Red-shouldered Hawk, and American Ginseng.

* The São Tomé Grosbeak, Neospiza concolor, a critically endangered restricted-range endemic found only in forests on the island of São Tomé off the West African coast, believed extinct until rediscovered in 1996

The preserve is also home to nine federally listed endangered species including the West Indian Manatee, the eastern indigo snake ( Drymarchon corais couperi ), and the Florida Sandhill Crane ( Grus canadensis pratensis ).

Lower Lusatia is a settlement area of the Sorbs whose endangered Lower Sorbian language, a West Slavic language is related to Upper Sorbian and Polish.

Seriously injured due to the amputation and realizing that he has endangered his wife and mistress, Jack instructs his wife to leave the city immediately, giving her money and instructions where to meet him out West when the time is right.

The beach also provides a nesting sanctuary for California least terns, an endangered subspecies, and snowy plovers, a threatened species on the West Coast.

The southern steelhead is the most endangered steelhead ESU in California, and the West Coast of North America.

There are numerous species that live in or around the reef system that are endangered or under some degree of protection, including the following: sea turtles ( Green turtle, Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Leatherback turtle, and the Hawksbill turtle ), the Queen Conch, the West Indian Manatee, the Splendid toadfish, the American crocodile, the Morelet's Crocodile, the Nassau grouper, Elkhorn coral, and black coral.

In 2007, because of widespread poaching of abalone, the South African government listed perlemoen as an endangered species according to the CITES section III appendix, which requests member governments to monitor the trade in this species.

The endangered African Wild Dog in CKGR

However, the South African Parks Department states in its publication Mountains in the Sea that the baboon population on the Cape is " critically endangered.

While domesticated species are increasing in numbers, the African wild ass and another relative, the Onager, are endangered.

The larger species have been greatly reduced in number by over-hunting and competition with livestock, and several species are vulnerable ( Dorcas Gazelle and Red-fronted Gazelle ), endangered ( Dama Gazelle, African Wild Dog, cheetah, lion ), or extinct ( the Scimitar-horned Oryx is probably extinct in the wild, and the Bubal Hartebeest is extinct ).

Another species, the Chatham Oystercatcher, which is endemic to the Chatham Islands of New Zealand, is listed as endangered by the IUCN, and the African Oystercatcher is considered near threatened.

Kruger supports packs of the endangered African Wild Dog, of which there are thought to be only about 400 in the whole of South Africa.

Its Institute for Conservation Research ( formerly the Center for the Reproduction for Endangered Species ) raises California Condors, giant pandas, tigers, African Black Rhinos, and a large number of other endangered species.

The African Penguin is listed in the Red Data Book as an endangered species.

In September 2010, the African Penguin was listed as endangered under the U. S. A Endangered Species Act.

Mercury Island, Ichaboe Island, Halifax Island and the Possession Islands support the entire Namibian breeding population of Cape Gannets Morus Capensis, 96 % of the Namibian population of the endangered African Penguin Spheniscus Demersus, and nearly one quarter of the global breeding population of Crowned Cormorants Phalacrocorax coronatus.

Within Namibia the Caprivi Strip provides significant habitat for the critically endangered Wild African Dog, Lycaon pictus.

Drills are among Africa ’ s most endangered mammals, and are listed by the IUCN as the highest conservation priority of all African primates.

The results of initial testing found levels of variability within Sumatran rhino populations comparable to those in the population of the less endangered African rhinos, but the genetic diversity of Sumatran rhinos is an area of continuing study.

Notably the endangered African Wild Dog still survives within the Okavango Delta, exhibiting one of the richest pack densities in Africa.

It houses three endangered species endemic to Africa: a pair of hippos ( named ' Raja ' and ' Rani '), two white rhinoceros and a female African bush elephant ( named ' Suzi ').

This locale has been a historic habitat for the endangered African Wild Dog, Lycaon pictus ; However, this canid is thought by some to have been extirpated from the Ogaden.

Many of the animals are now organised in bioclimatic zones: African rainforest featuring gorillas, mandrills, pigmy hippos and parrots ; Asian Rainforest with tigers and otters ; and the Australian Bush with koala, kangaroos, emu, echidnas and endangered hairy nose wombats.

Historically the Park has been a habitat for the endangered African Wild Dog, Lycaon pictus ; and in 2010 there have been several sightings of wild dogs in the park.

His work includes the conservation of endangered species, protected areas management, and wildlife surveys for 15 years spanning three African countries and Argentina.

As well as Siberian and Bengal tigers, there are small cats, monkeys, Malayan tapirs, Barbary Lions, which have just given birth to two cubs, African Hunting Dogs and many more rare and endangered species, some of which are on the circular walk.

Thus, they are one of the most successful African primates and are not listed as threatened or endangered.

Turning her focus to philanthropic endeavors, Veronica was recently named one of the first Goodwill Ambassadors to the African Wildlife Foundation in October 2009 ; in this role, she will aid in efforts to raise awareness and funds to support initiatives focused on conserving large landscapes, protecting endangered species, and empowering local communities working in AWF ’ s African Heartlands.