Washington
at-risk species living in late-successional forests in western Oregon, Washington, and northwestern California, 64 (t4.5)
showy stickseed endangerment in, 67
subsistence whaling in, 165
Washington County (UT), 16, 20
Washington Post, 97
Water
adaptive management and, 30-31
bird deaths at Salton Sea, 133-134
dams, 85-89
dams, primary purpose or benefit of, 88 (f5.7)
dams, Three Gorges Dam, 89f
Everglades threats from, 78
global warming and, 48
Water diversion
Aral Sea, 89
salmon declines from, 95
Water pollution
amphibian declines from, 107
aquatic species and, 81
biomagnification of mercury, in food chain, 85f
fertilizers, 83
fish consumption advisories, total number of, 2002, 87f
lake acres/river miles under advisory, percentage of, 1993-2002, 88 (f5.6)
lakes under advisory for various pollutants, trends in number of, 1993-2002, 86f
marine debris in environment, length of stay, 85t
mercury/toxic pollutants, 84-85
national watershed characterization,
September 1999, 83f
ocean dumping and debris, 84
oil spills/runoff, 83-84
pesticides, 81, 83
Watersnake, Lake Erie
endangered, 112
historic range on western Basin Lake Erie islands, 113f
threats to, 113t
WCPA (World Commission on Protected Areas), 38
West Indian manatees, 101-102
West Nile virus-induced encephalitis, 47
Wetlands
amphibian decline from habitat destruction, 107
aquatic/wetland species at risk, 1996, 82f
average annual net wetland loss for the conterminous U.S., 1950s-1990s, 72 (f4.6)
change in wetland area for selected wetland and deepwater categories, 1986-97, 71t
change in wetlands converted to various land uses, 1986-97, 72 (f4.7)
characteristics/locations, 73-74
endangerment of, 75-76, 78-79
habitat destruction from agriculture, 7
in National Wildlife Refuge System, 26
Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, 170
Whale watching, 165, 170
Whales
endangerment of, 101
International Whaling Commission, 165-166
Japan and, 162
whale watching, 170
White House Office on Environmental Policy, 29
White Mountain National Forest (NH), 67
White Pine Blister Rust, 72
White rhinoceros, 125, 125f
Whitman, Christine Todd, 52
Whooping crane
endangered, 138
migration routes and nonessential experimental population area, 2002, 139f
photograph of, 138 (f8.3)
Wijnstekers, Willem, 126
Wild Bird Conservation Act, 155
Wildcrafting, 79
Wilderness Act, 26
Wilderness areas
under attack, 26-28
in National Wildlife Refuges and National Fish Hatcheries, 2002, 35t-37t
Wilderness Society
Endangered Species Act and, 23
list of endangered wild lands, 26-27
Wildlife as recreation. See Recreation, wildlife as
Wildlife protection
in National Forests, 25
in National Wildlife Refuge System, 26
See also Federal lands
Wildlife refuges. See National Wildlife Refuge System
Wildlife trade. See Trade, wildlife
Wildlife watching
number of people who observed/fed/photographed wildlife, 1980-2001, 168 (f11.2)
participation in, 167-168
photograph of, 168 (f11.3)
whale watching, 165, 170
wildlife watchers as percent of U.S. population, by age, 2001, 170 (f11.7)
wildlife watchers as percent of U.S. population, by residence, 2001, 170 (f11.6)
Wing shooting, 156
Wiregrass habitats, 66t-67t
Wisconsin, 2t
Wolong Giant Panda Protection Research Centre (China), 122
Wolves
endangered, 117-121
gray wolf, 8
red wolf, 121 (f7.5)
wolf breeding pairs in Northern Rocky Mountain states, 1979-2002, 119f
wolf recovery areas, central Idaho, northwest Montana, Greater Yellowstone, 2002, 120f
Wood, 161, 164
Woodpeckers, endangered, 136-137
World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), 38
World Conservation Union (IUCN)
birds, 131
ecotourism, 168
endangered amphibians, reptiles, 105
endangered mammals, 115-116
fish report of, 93
founding of, 11
invasive species, 8
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2-3
plant findings of, 55-61
species extinction, 2
trade of wildlife, 153
World Commission on Protected Areas of, 38
World Parrot Trust, 162
World Resources Institute, 2
World Tourism Organization (WTO), 168
World Trade Organization (WTO), 110, 163-164
World Wildlife Fund (WWF), 11, 132
Worldwatch Institute, 2
Wyoming, 67
See also Yellowstone National Park (WY and MT)
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