Anyone know of an endagered species which if it becomes extint will be a large global concern?

[etalns]

Any help would be appreciated 🙂

 

[Moonbeam]

Krill

Naturally, for the sake of the children, I would like for us not to go extinct.

 

[etalns]

Do you know if that is an endagered species?

 

[FoBoT]

the only species i would be concerned if it became extinct is humans
and we aren't endangered

i can't think of any animals that the extinction would "be a large global concern"

sad , sure, but "a large global concern" ?

what animal is so widespread and yet endangered

aren't they sorta mutually exclusive?
if an animal is near extinction, how could it be so widespread as to be "global" in range of habitat ??

😕

 

[etalns]

Well, I don't mean a devistating global effect.

It doesn't even have to have a global effect actually, just an animal nearly extinct really.

 

[glen]

Hobbits

 

[Moonbeam]

Humanity isn't endangered. That's a good one. Not with your head in the sand it isn't.

Another would be plankton generally.

 

[Orsorum]

Actually, krill (plankton?) are one of the right answers. If they die off (either due to pollution or something else), the entire oceanic food chain could die out.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: Qosis
Well, I don't mean a devistating global effect.

It doesn't even have to have a global effect actually, just an animal nearly extinct really.

oh, that is different

how about the urial
or
ibis, Japanese crested
or just go look at the list and pick one
endangered species list

 

[etalns]

I searched on google and a few articles said they were abundant at this point, so wasn't sure if it was endagered or not.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: Zakath15
Actually, krill (plankton?) are one of the right answers. If they die off (either due to pollution or something else), the entire oceanic food chain could die out.

i don't see anything like krill or plankton on the endangered species list
the only fishes listed are

Fishes
Status Species Name
E Ala balik (trout) ( Salmo platycephalus)
E Ayumodoki (loach) ( Hymenophysa curta)
E Blindcat, Mexican (catfish) ( Prietella phreatophila)
E Bonytongue, Asian ( Scleropages formosus)
E Catfish ( Pangasius sanitwongsei)
E Catfish, Thailand giant ( Pangasianodon gigas)
E Cicek (minnow) ( Acanthorutilus handlirschi)
E Nekogigi (catfish) ( Coreobagrus ichikawai)
E Tango, Miyako (=Toyko bitterling) ( Tanakia tanago)
E Temoleh, Ikan (minnow) ( Probarbus jullieni)
E Totoaba (seatrout or weakfish) ( Cynoscion macdonaldi)

 

[etalns]

I was just wondering, do the urial support any sort of function in nature?

 

[Orsorum]

Are plankton even classified as fish?

You were asking if there were an endangered species that, if it died out, would be of cause for global concern. Plankton/krill are not endangered, but they are fairly vital to the food chain as we know it.

 

[etalns]

ahh, has to be endangered at this point is what I meant...sorry about that

 

[Moonbeam]

Qosis, neither krill or plankton are on the endangered list, but the ever increasing asccumulation of industrial toxins in the sea pose potential threats. If we lose the first step in the food chain in the sea it's curtains for everything on up. Also, our oxigen supply will be affected. Your question, with the endangered part, which I didn't take in, makes for a challenge. Clearly an animal in low numbers can't be too much of a threat if lost since the threat would already be visible or over. All I can think of at the moment would be anumals without which human life would be poorer emotionally. These would be large mammals like the elephant, rhino, and particularly the chimp and gorilla. We would not only loose our closest relatives in the case of the last two, but profound and yet unexplored avenues of research. We would forever taint our race with the crime of lack of resopnsibility. With the bald eagle, don't know it it's still on the endangered list, we would loose a national symbol which would say alot. That is a possibility right now with the state fish of Calif, the golden trout. Some other thoughts were animals whose biochemistry offers unique potential for pharmacological research, various species of frogs, for example, particularly the poisonous ones. Hope this offers some ideas.

 

[etalns]

Originally posted by: Moonbeam
Qosis, neither krill or plankton are on the endangered list, but the ever increasing asccumulation of industrial toxins in the sea pose potential threats. If we lose the first step in the food chain in the sea it's curtains for everything on up. Also, our oxigen supply will be affected. Your question, with the endangered part, which I didn't take in, makes for a challenge. Clearly an animal in low numbers can't be too much of a threat if lost since the threat would already be visible or over. All I can think of at the moment would be anumals without which human life would be poorer emotionally. These would be large mammals like the elephant, rhino, and particularly the chimp and gorilla. We would not only loose our closest relatives in the case of the last two, but profound and yet unexplored avenues of research. We would forever taint our race with the crime of lack of resopnsibility. With the bald eagle, don't know it it's still on the endangered list, we would loose a national symbol which would say alot. That is a possibility right now with the state fish of Calif, the golden trout. Some other thoughts were animals whose biochemistry offers unique potential for pharmacological research, various species of frogs, for example, particularly the poisonous ones. Hope this offers some ideas.

wow, excellent post.

I misunderstood it at first, but I see your reasoning for putting a non extinct species down. I think I'll spring for that just due to the devestating effect it has.