IUCN Red List and categories

The IUCN Red List contains a list of what?

• Countries with Communist governments

• The most polluting chemicals on the planet

• Animal and plant species at risk for extinction

• The most widely read books from the past month

Who provides the information that determines what goes on the list?

• The US Census organization

• A monthly web poll of anyone concerned about the environment

• 16,000 scientsts and 1300 partner organizations

• The World Wildlife Federation

True or False: The IUCN Red list includes both plant and animal species.

• True

• False

The Red List helps to

• guide conservation actions

• prevent extinction

• Identify threatened species

• All of the above

There are 8 categories (some say 9) in the list. What does the category "Criitically Endangered" represent?

• Extremely high risk of extinction in the wild

• Does not qualify for a threatened category in the future

• No reasonable doubt the last individual has died

• High risk of extinction in the wild

True or False: The IUCN Red list only contains threatened species.

• True

• False

There are 8 categories (some say 9) in the list. What does the category "Extinct" represent?

• Extremely high risk of extinction in the wild

• Does not qualify for a threatened category in the future

• No reasonable doubt the last individual has died

• High risk of extinction in the wild

There are 8 categories (some say 9) in the list. What does the category "Vulnerable" represent?

• Extremely high risk of extinction in the wild

• Does not qualify for a threatened category in the future

• No reasonable doubt the last individual has died

• High risk of extinction in the wild

Which of these categories is closest to extinction?

• Endangered

• Near Threatened

• Vulnerable

The IUCN Red list includes data on

• Over 700 species

• Over 7000 species

• Over 70,000 species

• Less than 700 species