Question

'Threatened species of plants and animals', means what?

The species are going to be extinct
species are considered as endangered
Species will disappeared if it is not taken care of properly.
All the above

Answer 1

Federal. Under the Endangered Species Act in the United States, "threatened" is defined as "any species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range". It is the less protected of the two protected categories.

• THREATENED SPECIES
• THREATENED SPECIESSarus crane.
• THREATENED SPECIESSarus crane.Common leopard.
• THREATENED SPECIESSarus crane.Common leopard.Great Indian bustard.
• THREATENED SPECIESSarus crane.Common leopard.Great Indian bustard.Himalayan quail.
• THREATENED SPECIESSarus crane.Common leopard.Great Indian bustard.Himalayan quail.House sparrow.
• Nilgiri tahr.
• Nilgiri tahr.Gharial.
• Nilgiri tahr.Gharial.Asiatic lion.