The following species are endangered in North Carolina. The species highlighted in red are endemic to North Carolina.
# remaining= number of the species that is left
threat(s)= the thing(s) that are causing the species to be in danger of extinction (being gone forever).
We wanted to know:
1. Why is the species endangered?
2. How many of the species are remaining (left)?
3. Who else is concerned about this endangered species? North Carolina State University (NCSU), Center for Plant Conservation (CPC), International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
4. Why should I be concerned about this endangered species? As citizens of NC, we should take special care of these species, some of which are only found in our state.
species: a group of animals or plants that are similar and can produce young animals or plants (m-w.com)
endemic: growing or existing only in one certain place (m-w.com)
Sources:
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/39553/0,
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/3747/0,
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22103/0,
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/6494/0,
http://www.conserveturtles.org/seaturtleinformation.php?page=loggerhead,
http://www.defenders.org/american-alligator/basic-facts,
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/14888/0,
http://www.camelspiders.net/spruce-fir-moss-spider.htm,
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/106003266/0,
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/100600653/0,
http://www.centerforplantconservation.org/Collection/CPC_ViewProfile.asp?CPCNum=2536