California
Aleutian Canada geese wintering areas in California, 1975-2000, peak counts of, 143f
at-risk species living in coastal sage scrub habitats in southern California, 65t
at-risk species living in late-successional forests in western Oregon, Washington, and northwestern California, 64 (t4.5)
California condors, 137
California red-legged frog, 109
captively bred condors, 138 (f8.2) ecosystem conservation in, 29-30, 80
endangered ecosystems in, 64
Habitat Conservation Plan in San Diego County, 16
habitat destruction in, 7
human-caused reductions in westside California plant communities and formations, 64 (t4.4)
human-mammal encounters in, 115
mountain lions in, 122
redwood trees in, 69 (f4.5)
Salton Sea bird deaths, 133-134
San Francisco garter snake, 112
spotted owls in, 137
summary of threats to insects/plants, 152 (t9.5)
Yosemite National Park, 11, 26, 115
California condors, 137
California gnatcatcher, 136
California gray whale, 170
California peninsular bighorn sheep, 127
California red-legged frog, 109
Callenbach, Ernest, 128
Camping, in U.S. National Parks, 169
Canada
fur industry in, 153
North American Free Trade Agreement, 163
Canary, 5
Candidate species, 13
Canned hunting, 170
Cape pangolin, 159
Captive breeding
black-footed ferrets, 117
California condors, 137
California red-legged frogs, 109
Florida panthers, 122-123
Kemp's ridley turtles, 111
Mexican gray wolf, 119
pandas, 122
primates for science and research, 160-161
red wolf, 120
rhinoceros, 125
whooping cranes, 138
at zoos, 39
Carbon, 69
Carbon cycle
description of, 42-43
illustration of, 44f
Carbon dioxide
deforestation and, 69
emissions, 42-43
emissions, reduction of, 51-52
emissions, total world, 1995 and 2035, 46 (f3.6)
emissions, world, from energy consumption, 1992-2001, 47f
forests and, 49 (f3.11)
forests and oceans and, 43-44
global warming and, 7, 41-42
greenhouse effect and, 41
Kyoto Protocol and, 52
sources, 2001, 46 (f3.5)
Carbon sinks
forests and oceans as, 43-44
Kyoto Protocol and, 52
Caribbean monk seal, 8, 102
Caribou calving locations of radio-collared female caribou during 1983-99, 39f
oil drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and, 28
Carnivorous plants, endangered, 78
Caterpillars, 145, 147
Cats
big cats and humans, 115
cheetahs, 123-124
domestic cats, 132-133
feral cats in Australia, 116
jaguars, 123
mountain lions, 122-123
tigers, 123, 124f
"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" (Twain), 109
Center for Biological Diversity
Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly and, 147
Zayante band-winged grasshopper and, 149
Center for Plant Conservation, 79
CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons), 42, 43
Cheetahs, 123-124
Chemicals, 132
See also Pesticides Chimpanzees, 160-161
China
Chinese medicine, 159
dams in, 88, 89, 89f
endangered birds in, 131
pandas in, 121-122
primate trade and, 160
wildlife trade in, 162
China's Environmental Protection Agency, 88
Chinese Academy of Sciences, 88
Chinese alligator, 114, 155
Chinese giant salamander, 108
Chinese medicine, 159, 162
Chinook salmon
ESUs, endangered or threatened, 2002, 97f
ESUs, trends in abundance of endangered or threatened, 1980-2002, 98f
Chiru antelope, 153
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), 42, 43
Choquette, Lisa, 156
Chukchi of Siberia, 165
Chytrid fungus, 107
Cichlids, 93
CITES. See Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
Clams
endangered or threatened species, February 2004, 18t
endangered species of clam, snail, crustaceans, February 2004, 96t
number of threatened/endangered, 91
Clean Water Act, 132
Clear-cutting, 72
Clemens, Samuel, 109
Climate. See Global warming
Clinton, Bill
carbon dioxide emissions and, 52
ecosystem conservation progress by, 29, 30
Executive Order 13112 on Invasive Species, 8
veto of oil drilling bill, 28
Water Resources Development Act of 2000, 78
Clouds effect on global temperature, 49 (f3.13)
effect on global warming, 44-45
CMS (Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals), 37-38
Coastal sage scrub habitats, 65t, 136
Coelacanth, 5
"Collapse and Conservation of Shark Populations in the Northwest Atlantic" (Baum and Myers), 100-101
Collection, wildlife
amphibians, 107
bird trade, 155-156, 155f
cacti endangerment from, 66, 67
rare-bird trade, profits to be made in, 156t
reptile trade, 154-155
tropical fish, 156
of turtle eggs, 111
wildcrafting, 79
Colombia, 131
Colorado River
razorback sucker endangerment, 98, 99
restoration of habitats, 30-31
Columbia River, 87, 93
Commercial trade. See Trade, wildlife
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, 78
Condors
California condors, 137
captively bred, 138 (f8.2)
Conference of Parties (COP), 164
Conservation
ecosystem conservation, 28-31, 80
history of, 11
of listed species, 13-15
plant conservation, 79-80
See also Species conservation
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
chiru antelope and, 153
elephants and, 125-126
issues of, 164-165
primates used in research and, 160
ratification of, 11
regulation by, 34, 36-37
restrictions on reptile trade, 114
rhinoceros and, 124
shark protection by, 100
wildlife trade and, 162
Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS or Bonn Convention), 37-38
COP (Conference of Parties), 164
Coral bleaching, 51, 101
Coral reefs
coral bleaching, 51
endangered, 101
photograph of, 51f
tropical fish trade, 156
Corn, Bt, 147
Cougars, 122
See also Mountain lions
Court cases lawsuit against U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, 97
snail darter and Tellico Dam, 100
Spirit of the Sage Council lawsuit, 16
Cowbirds, brown-headed, 136
Crane. See Whooping crane
Cretaceous period, 1
Criminal Fines Improvement Act, 163
Critical habitat
butterflies, 147
collectors and, 154
in Hawaii, 65
in National Parks, 24
northern spotted owl, 4, 137
plants, 79
recovery and, 14
showy stickseed, 67
snail darter, 99-100
spiders, 150
Crocodilians
endangered, 114
leather trade and, 153-154
range of American alligator, 114 (f6.8)
Crustaceans
endangered or threatened species, February 2004, 18t
endangered species of clam, snail, crustaceans, February 2004, 96t
number of threatened/endangered, 91
threatened and endangered animal species found on National Wildlife Refuge System, 2004, 33t
Culling, elephant, 126, 164
Czech, Brian, 7
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