Species Spotlight

The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) is one of if not the leader in conservation worldwide.  The Red List is the list of animals that are on the brink of extinction in the world.  Below you can see a small description of each category on the Red List that NCMWC will use on this page.  Please note that we are not including animals or plants within the following categories:

Data Deficeint (DD), Extinct in the Wild (EW), Extinct (EX), Not Evaluated (NE)

These species have not qualified for listing as a species that may be in peril.

These species are becoming troubled by human activies or environmental conditions but have not quite reached the level of certain concern for extinction.

Species listed in this category are found to be facing extinction if conservation efforts are not started.  There is still a fair amount of the species left, but those numbers are declining rapidly.

Species in this category are facing a very serious threat of extinction.  Conservation efforts are needed immediately to avoid extinction.

Speices in this category are facing an extremely high risk of extinction.  Some of these species may in fact be extinct already but this has yet to be confirmed.