protected species
Legally safeguarded wildlife
A protected species is an animal or plant that laws prohibit killing, capturing, or harming—typically because the population is threatened or endangered.
The designation restricts hunting, habitat destruction, and trade: The bald eagle became a protected species in 1940.
Protections vary by jurisdiction; a species may be protected in one country but not another.
- Ramsar ConventionInternational wetland protection treaty
- vulnerableOpen to attack
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- critical habitatLegally protected species territory
no-take zone · conservation · habitat · national park · marine reserve · delisting · poaching · hunting ban · ivory trade · California condor · CITES · biodiversity · wetlands · refuge · breeding · breeding program · captive breeding · preserve
- conservationconservation, wildlife, endangered, habitat, sanctuary
- Pacific CoastPacific Ocean, beach, Pacific coast, sand, Pacific beaches
- special animalsexotic wildlife, giant panda, snow leopard, white tiger, black rhino
- speciescritically endangered, subspecies
- wildlife conservationgame warden, wildlife officer, wildlife refuges, wildlife refuge, ranger
- Baltic natureBaltic Sea, boreal forests, bogs, pine forests, birch forests
legal conservation status
protected speciesgame species
Animals legally hunted
fair game · game animal · game bird · game fish · quarry