Taiga (Boreal forests), 69
Tanzania
endangered birds in, 131
wildlife trade in, 163
Tasmanian tiger, 115
TED (turtle excluder device), 110-111, 163
Tellico Dam, 99-100
Temperate forests, 69
Temperature
Earth's increase in, 42
rise in, 46-47
See also Global warming
Temperature-dependent sex determination, 51
Terrestrial habitats, 105
Terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, 28
Texas
bighorn sheep in, 127
cacti endangerment in, 65-67
ecosystem conservation in, 80
habitat destruction in, 7
Kemp's ridley turtles in, 111
Texas blind salamander, 108 (f6.3)
Texas cougars, 122
Texas Hill Country, 136
Texas horned lizard
decline of, 114
photograph of, 114 (f6.7)
Thomas, Chris D., 41
Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Species Program, 25
Threatened species, 1
See also Endangered species Three Gorges Dam (China), 88-89, 89f
Tibetan antelope, 153, 161
Tidal wetlands, 78-79
Tiedje, James, 80
TIES (The International Ecotourism Society), 168-169
Tigers
endangered, 123
Siberian tiger, 124f
Tasmanian tiger, 115
trade of, 161
used in medicine, 156, 159
Timber industry. See Logging
Timber, tropical, 71
Toads
characteristics of, 108
decline of golden toad, 106
deformities, 107-108
Tongass National Forest (AK), 72-73
Tortoise. See Desert tortoise
Tourism
in National Park System, 24
wilderness areas under attack, 26
See also Recreation, wildlife as
Toxaphene, 132
Trade, wildlife
argalis, 154f
bears, 121
bush meat, 159
collectors of rare/exotic species, 154-156
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, 11, 34, 36-37, 164-165
crocodilians, 114
in exotic birds, 133
fur, feathers, leather trade, 153-154
International Whaling Commission, 165-166
ivory trade, 125, 126
Komodo dragons, 114
medical or scientific research, animals used for, 159-161
for medicinal purposes, 156, 159
medicinal purposes, observations during survey of Golden Rock, Myanmar, April 16-17, 2000, 157t-158t
rare-bird trade, profits to be made in, 156t
research, experiments, testing, teaching, animals used in, fiscal year 2001, 160f
rhinoceros, 124
scarlet macaw, 155f
species endangerment from, 8, 153
tigers, 123
trade policies and agreements, 163-164
TRAFFIC'S priority species/ecoregions, 161
of turtles, 110-111
world "leaders" in, 161-163
TRAFFIC
CITES and, 165
priority species/ecoregions, 161
study of animals/plants used in medicine, 157, 159
Treaties. See Legislation and international treaties
Tree-felling, 156, 162
Trees, 50-51, 72
See also Deforestation; Forests Trematodes, parasitic, 108
Tropical fish, 156
Tropical forests (rainforests)
amphibian decline from habitat destruction, 107
birds threatened by deforestation, 131-132
deforestation, 69
described, 68-69
endangered mammals from loss of, 115, 116
endangered, threats to/conservation of, 69-71
Hawaiian honeycreepers and, 139
primates and, 127
Tropical timber, 71
Trout
amphibian decline from, 107
paiute cutthroat trout endangerment, 99
paiute cutthroat trout population estimates from Upper Fish Valley reach of Silver King Creek, 1964-2001, 100f
paiute cutthroat trout recovery plan overview, 99t
paiute cutthroat trout summary of threats, recommended recovery actions, 100t
Tuatara, 5, 114
Tuna fishing industry, 102, 163-164
Tundra habitat, loss of, 132
Turtle excluder device (TED), 110-111, 163
Turtles
Asian box turtle, 106f
freshwater turtles, endangered, 105
global warming and, 51
number of leatherback turtles and leatherback remigrants returning to nesting grounds at Sandy Point, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, 1981-97, 111f
sea turtles, 110-111
trade of, 161, 164
used for medicinal purposes, 159
Twain, Mark, 109
Tyndall, John, 41
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