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The Mexican wolves are endangered from hunting and trapping. It is a kind of mammal, and also is a vertebrate. The scientific name is canis lupus baileyi.

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With your partner; pick one of the images to research.
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Click on the resources below to access the information needed to be able to complete the document.
Be sure to determine the name of the animal!
Add your responses beneath the animal's picture.
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https://www.fws.gov/species/search

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Southeast Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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A list of species profiles for mammals the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service works to conserve in the Southeastern United States.

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The Southeast is home to more fish, bird, and mammal species than the rest of the United States combined. Stalking panthers, colorful parrots, gentle manatees, and majestic whales all make their homes in the region. But the balance between animals and humans is precarious - Florida alone has over 21 million people, while the more rural Mississippi has a population closer to 3 million.

Whileover 19 million acres are owned and protected by the government, there are still as many as 239 federally listed endangered animal species in the Southeast region. Here are eight animals currently under threat in the American Southeast.

Puerto Rican Parrot

The Puerto Rican parrot, or Amazona vittata, is a critically endangered species with fewer than 50 individuals remaining. It is also the only native parrot to Puerto Rico and the only parrot species remaining in the United States.

In the 1800s, there were as many as one million Puerto Rican parrots. Due to an almost total loss of its forest habitat, the bird population was reduced to 13 individuals in 1975. The parrot rebounded, but has been devastated by hurricanes in Puerto Rico. In 2020, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Forest Service released two groups of parrots and provided supplemental feeding stations for them in the El Yunque National Forest.

West Indian Manatee

Found in salt, brackish, and freshwater, the West Indian manatee, or Trichechus manatus, was upgraded from endangered to threatened in 2017. In the past, the animals' numbers had declined due to hunting, as their fat was popular for oils and their hides for leather. The propellers of speed boats are the greatest threat to manatees; they are also at risk due to loss of protected warm water habitats.

Manatees swim along the Southeast coast and parts of the Caribbean, and can grow to be more than 9 feet long and weigh more than 1,000 pounds. According to a 2019 survey, there are approximately 5,700 manatees in existence.

The smallest species of white-tailed deer, the Key deer, or Odocoileus virginianus clavium, is endangered. While the Key deer was once found throughout the lower Florida Keys, only 1,000 remain, and most make their home on Big Pine Key.

While other deer are prolific in the Southeast, this particular subspecies has been nearly driven to extinction by habitat loss, illegal feeding, and accidents with vehicles. Climate change is also impacting the Key deer's mangrove habitat.

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The Southeast is home to more fish, bird, and mammal species than the rest of the United States combined. Stalking panthers, colorful parrots, gentle manatees, and majestic whales all make their homes in the region. But the balance between animals and humans is precarious - Florida alone has over 21 million people, while the more rural Mississippi has a population closer to 3 million.