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Species 8472 considered humanoid genetics to be impure and felt deeply threatened by the violent tendencies of many humanoid cultures. Taking Voyager's alliance with the Borg in 2374 as evidence that Alpha Quadrant powers were planning a devastating attack into fluidic space, Species 8472 sought to infiltrate Starfleet in order gather detailed intelligence and monitor military installations. In preparation for this reconnaissance mission, they constructed a series of "terraspheres" containing elaborate re-creations of key Alpha Quadrant locales, including Starfleet Headquarters, in order to train their operatives in humanoid culture, values and biology. Some of their fears were allayed in 2375 when Voyager's Captain Janeway conducted negotiations with 8472 representatives, the first real talks between the two cultures. Janeway agreed to share her nanoprobe weapons technology with them, in exchange for some of their own technology and a promise to drop their infiltration plans and return to fluidic space.
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Species of Concern in Washington include all State Endangered, Threatened, Sensitive, and Candidate species. Species of Concern ... include Federal Endangered, Threatened, and Candidate fish stocks. Species of Concern are also considered priority species. State Monitor species are not considered Species of Concern, but are monitored for status and distribution. They are managed by the Department, as needed, to prevent them from becoming endangered, threatened, or sensitive.
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Species that have been introduced, or moved, by human activities to a location where they do not naturally occur are termed "exotic," "nonnative," "alien," and "nonindigenous." Nonnative species are not necessarily harmful, in fact the majority have beneficial purposes. When nonnative species cause ecological or economic problems, they are termed "invasive" or "harmful exotic species." Minnesota's natural resources are threatened by invasive species such as the zebra mussel, Eurasian watermilfoil, purple loosestrife, gypsy moth, and garlic mustard. These species, along with new invasive species, could be easily spread within the state if citizens, businesses, and visitors don't take necessary steps to contain them.
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Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the government protects endangered and threatened plants and animals (listed species) and the habitats upon which they depend. The ESA requires federal agencies to ensure that any action it authorizes, funds, or carries out, does not "adversely impact" any listed species, or "destroy or adversely modify" any critical habitat for that species. Read more about how the ESA is administered.
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The public comment period on the proposal to list the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act closed October 22, 2007. The Service is currently analyzing the public comments received as of the closing date.
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Roughly 5,000 species of animals and 28,000 species of plants are protected by CITES against over-exploitation through international trade. They are listed in the three CITES Appendices. The species are grouped in the Appendices according to how threatened they are by international trade. They include some whole groups, such as primates, cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises), sea turtles, parrots, corals, cacti and orchids. But in some cases only a subspecies or geographically separate population of a species (for example the population of just one country) is listed. The table below shows the approximate numbers of species that are included in the CITES Appendices as of present*.
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