a species threatened with imminent extinction or extirpation throughout all or a significant portion of its ... range (if the factors which are threatening them continue to operate)
1979 Red Data Book: Endangered (E): Taxa in danger of extinction and whose survival is unlikely if the causal factors continue operating. Vulnerable (V): Taxa believed likely to move into the endangered category in the near future if the causal factors continue operating. Rare (R): Taxa with small world populations that are not at present endangered or vulnerable but at risk
"Endangered species" means any species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or part of its range.
The abolition of the leghold trap will have a positive effect on the conservation status of threatened or endangered species of wild fauna both within and outside the Community, including species protected by Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 (5).
