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GCSE Biology · key term
A species at serious risk of becoming extinct.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Specification 4.7.3.6 · Paper 2
Revise: Biodiversity ConservationAn endangered species has such a small or threatened population that it is at risk of extinction. In a breeding programme, individuals are managed so that the population can continue and increase, often in zoos. This reduces the immediate risk that the species will be lost altogether.
Specification 9.10 · Paper 2
A species at risk of extinction.
Do not claim that one conservation measure solves every problem. For example, a breeding programme may preserve an endangered species, but its habitat must also be protected.
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