10. The United States was once home to a rich and diverse
avian population, with birds such as the passenger
pigeon, the Carolina parakeet and the dusky seaside
sparrow winging through our skies. But several
centuries of land development,
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12. Habitats of Endangered Animals
fter considerable research and evaluation, McGuire Center
Assistant Director Jaret Daniels and his research team
designed a plan to breed the rare Miami Blue butterfly in
captivity and then reintroduce them to portions of their
native range. In 2004, they released about 7,500 Miami
Blue caterpillars in Everglades and Biscayne Bay national
parks. The project is one of the largest captive breeding
programs in the country, with 30,000 individuals released
during the past four years to attempt to restore this native
butterfly to part of its historic range.
13. Endangered Species
An endangered species is any native species that "is at
risk of extinction or extirpation throughout all or a
significant portion of its Ontario range". For purposes
of the Conservation Land Tax Incentive Program,
endangered species are those listed in regulation
under Ontario's Endangered Species Act. At present,
42 species are listed in regulation under the Act.
