Yellow billed cuckoo and other species

Yellow billed cuckoo and other species

Ximena Ortiz

Animal: Yellow billed cuckoo

Scientific Name: Coccyzus americanus

Listing Status: Threatened. 

Where listed: Western DPS: U.S.A. (AZ, CA, CO (western), ID, MT (western), NM (western), NV, OR, TX (western), UT, WA, WY (western)); Canada (British Columbia (southwestern); Mexico (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Durango (western), Sinaloa, Sonora) 

Why it's endangered:

Animal: Leatherback sea turtle 

Scientific name: Dermochelys coriacea

Listing status: Endangered 

Where listed: Wherever found

Why it's endangered: "Slaughtered for their eggs, meat, skin and shells, sea turtles suffer from poaching and over-exploitation. They also face habitat destruction and accidental capture in fishing gear. Climate change has an impact on turtle nesting sites." 

Plant: Island Bedstraw 

Scientific name: Galium buxifolium

Listing status: Endangered 

Where listed: Wherever found