Endangered and Threatened Species at the Oregon Zoo

What does endangered mean?

How do we know which animals in the zoo are endangered?

What does this Zoo list represent?

	Endangered (E) and/or CITES Appendix I or II
	Species: Rodrigues flying fox Pteropus rodricensis Distribution: Rodrigues Island/Indian Ocean Status: Endangered		Species: Orangutan Pongo pygmaeus abelii Distribution: SE Asia (Borneo & Sumatra) Status: Endangered - habitat destruction
	Species: Ring-tailed lemur Lemur catta Distribution: Madagascar Status: Endangered - habitat destruction		Species: Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes Distribution: West / Central Africa Status: Endangered - habitat loss
	Species: Pygmy rabbit Brachylagus idahoensis Distribution: Status: Endangered Note: Not on exhibit		Species: * Grey wolf Canis lupus pambasileus Distribution: Mountains/Tundra in Alaska/Canada Status: Endangered
	Species: Ocelot Leopardus pardalis Distribution: Status:		Species: Malayan sun bear Helarctos malayanus Distribution: SE Asia Status: Endangered - pet trade/folk medicine/habitat
	Species: Babirusa Babyrousa babyrussa Distribution: Status:		Species: Amur tiger Panthera tigris altaica Distribution: SE Russia/ N Korea/Manchuria Status: Endangered - habitat loss/folk medicine
	Species: L’Hoest’s monkey Cercopithecus lhoesti Distribution: West/Central Africa Rainforest Status: Endangered		Species: Amur Leopard Panthera pardus orientalis Distribution: SE Russia, N. Korea, Manchuria Amur river valley Status: Critically Endangered - habitat loss
	Species: Mandrill Mandrillus sphinx Distribution: Africa/Gabon/S Cameroon/Congo Status: Endangered - hunting / habitat loss		Species: Asian elephant Elephas maximus Distribution: Burma/Ceylon/India/Malaya/Vietnam Status: Endangered - habitat loss to humans
	Species: Francois' monkey Trachypithecus francoisi francoisi Distribution: SE China/Central Laos/Vietnam Forests Status: Endangered - habitat destruction		Species: Black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis michaeli Distribution: African Savanna/Forest Cape to Somalia Status: Most endangered in world-poaching
	Species: White-cheeked gibbon Hylobates leucogenys leucogenys Distribution: Vietnam/ S China Rainforests Status: Endangered - habitat loss		Species: Humboldt penguin Spheniscus humbolti Distribution: Coastal islands of Peru/Chile Status: Endangered
	Species: Siamang Hylobates syndactylus Distribution: Malay Peninsula Rainforest Status: Endangered - habitat destruction		Species: California condor Gymnogyps californianus Distribution: Status: Note: Not on exhibit
	Species: African slender-snouted crocodile Crocodylus cataphractus Distribution: West/Central Africa Status: Endangered		Species: * Visayan warty pig Sus cebifrons Distribution: Status: Critically endangered

* The Visayan warty pig is not listed by USFWS or CITES. The IUCN, International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, gives the species a status of "critically endangered." IUCN is a conservation organization but not a regulatory agency. There may be protection for the species from other international or local laws.

* Grey wolf: The species is still listed as Endangered. However, in larger sections of the country where wolves occur, many state and wildlife refuge populations have been delisted, with some being categorized as "experimental, non-essential."

* Grizzly bear: The USFWS is removing the Yellowstone National Park population from the E&T list.

* Polar bear: The polar bear is currently proposed for listing as Threatened under the E&T Act.

* Eagles: The bald and golden eagle have been delisted, removed from the USFWS E&T list. They are still protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. There are states that list the golden eagles as species of special concern. New York state lists the golden eagle as endangered under their state law.

* Chinook salmon: Most Oregon populations are listed as Threatened. The spring upper Columbia River population is listed as Endangered.

* Coho salmon: Most Oregon populations are Threatened, or proposed for listing as Threatened. Some populations are listed as Endangered in California.

* Oregon silverspot butterfly: Conservation project; species held off exhibit.

FOR MORE INFORMATION visit www.fws.gov , www.cites.org , www.iucn.org