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ESPECIE INTERES ESPECIAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Environment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- special concern species
1, record 1, English, special%20concern%20species
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A wildlife species that may become a threatened or an endangered species because of a combination of biological characteristics and identified threats. 2, record 1, English, - special%20concern%20species
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... Canada's Species at Risk Act [has] a category of "special concern" ("species at risk of becoming threatened or endangered", roughly equivalent to IUCN's [International Union for Conservation of Nature] Near Threatened status). 3, record 1, English, - special%20concern%20species
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Environnement
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- espèce préoccupante
1, record 1, French, esp%C3%A8ce%20pr%C3%A9occupante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Espèce sauvage qui pourrait devenir une espèce menacée ou en voie de disparition en raison de l'effet cumulatif de ses caractéristiques biologiques et des menaces qui pèsent sur elle. 2, record 1, French, - esp%C3%A8ce%20pr%C3%A9occupante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medio ambiente
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- especie de interés especial
1, record 1, Spanish, especie%20de%20inter%C3%A9s%20especial
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Las] especies de interés especial [hacen referencia a] especies nativas o subespecies que pueden llegar a extinguirse debido a la disminución de sus niveles de población, su territorio limitado o su singularidad. El objetivo es evitar que estos animales y plantas se vuelvan especies amenazadas tomando medidas respecto de estos asuntos de interés con suficiente antelación como para asegurar su conservación a largo plazo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - especie%20de%20inter%C3%A9s%20especial
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