Endangered Species

The video discusses extinction, both as a natural process and one accelerated by human activities like hunting, habitat destruction, and global warming. It introduces the IUCN Red List, which categorizes species based on their risk of extinction. Categories include near threatened, vulnerable, endangered, critically endangered, extinct in the wild, and extinct. The video highlights specific species in each category and emphasizes the alarming rate of current species loss, suggesting a sixth mass extinction driven by human expansion.

What is one of the main human activities that has accelerated the rate of extinction?

• Reforestation

• Hunting

• Recycling

• Urban gardening

Which organization maintains the Red List of threatened species?

• United Nations Environment Programme

• International Union for Conservation of Nature

• Greenpeace

• World Wildlife Fund

What does it mean when a species is classified as 'Vulnerable'?

• The species is likely to become extinct in the next year.

• The species is extinct in the wild.

• The species population has declined by 50% within 10 years or over 3 generations.

• The species is only found in one location.

Which of the following species is considered 'Critically Endangered'?

• Beluga whale

• Great white shark

• Snow leopard

• Black rhino

What does 'Extinct in the Wild' mean?

• The species no longer exists anywhere.

• The species exists only in captivity, not in its natural habitat.

• The species is found in multiple locations.

• The species is thriving in its natural habitat.