Title: Explain the difference among extinct, extirpated, endangered, and threatened species of wildlife.
Course: Ecology and Environmental Management (18003-36) > Section: Managing Fish and Wildlife

Explanation should include

- definitions of extinct, extirpated, endangered, and threatened
- the criteria and process of listing species into each of these categories
- examples of species in each category.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the requirements for an animal species to be listed as extinct, endangered, or threatened?
- How are animals removed from these lists?
- What population successes have occurred based on this process?