Conserving Natural Resorces
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Least Concern
the least concern species is one that has been categorized as evaluated, but not qualified for any other category. They do not qualify as threatened, near threatened or any other.
Near threathened
near threatened is a conservation status given to species that could be threatened with extinction in the near future. However, it doesn't mean that they are in danger.
vulnerable
a vulnerable species is one categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, as likely to become in danger of fewer circumstances change. This status is caused by habitat loss or destruction.
Endangered
an endangered species is categorized as a plant or animal in serious risk of extinction.
Critically endangered
a critically endangered species is classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, at a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
Extinct in The Wild
An extinct in the wild species is one of the highest risk categories assigned by the IUCN red list for Wild Species. These animals are only known by living members lived on captivity or population outside its historic range due to massive habitat loss.
Extinct
An extinct species has no living members on the planet.
5 Odontocetes
Narwhal (Monodon Monoceros)
This Odontoceti is classified as a near threatened species because of human hunting.
Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops Truncatus)
since the year 2000, the common Bottlenose Dolphin is in the least concern category.
Sperm Whale (Physeter Macrocephalus)
Due to the decreasing population of Sperm Whales, they have been listed as a vulnerable species.
Vaquita (Phocoena Sinus)
Due to excessive hunting in the Northern Gulf of California, the Vaquita is classified as a critically endangered species.
Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus Leucas)
The global population level of the species does not qualify as threatened. But the uncertainty in the numbers of the population, they are qualified as near threatened.
Odontocetes
5 Mystecetes
Grey Whale (Eschrichtius Robustus)
Grey Whales have increased in population over the last decade, removing them from vulnerable to least concern.
Blue Whale (Balaenoptera Musculus)
These enormous animals have been hunted in large quantities in the past, making them and endangered species.
Fin Whale ( Balaenoptera Physalus)
These whales have been hunted almost in the same quantities as blue whales, making them also endangered species.
Humpback Whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae)
Since 1940, this whale has had an increasing population making it a least concern species.
North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena Glacialis)
In 2012 the population count for these whales put them on the endangered species list.