Protecting Endangered Species: Second Edition

Dear Colleagues,

Endangered animals need more attention due to their vulnerability and sensitivity to environmental deterioration and human disturbance. This Special Issue aims to provide knowledge on the conservation of endangered species and threatened animals through original articles, reviews, case reports, short communications, etc. This Special Issue will allow researchers, students, and wildlife managers worldwide to share their best animal protection studies and experiences. This Special Issue covers all endangered and threatened animals in the world, which is a species listed as Near Threatened (NT), Vulnerable (VU), Endangered (EN), Critically Endangered (CR), and Extinct in the Wild (EW) in The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN, 2022) or listed as an endangered species of a country or region. The scope of this Special Issue focuses on the endangered species themselves, the habitats they depend on, the influencing factors faced by endangered animals, the genetics issue of the protected animals, the theory and method of conservation, and the conservation policy. The disciplines related to this Special Issue may include conservation biology, behavior, genetics, physiology, endocrinology, evolutionary conservation biology, etc.

Dr. Chunwang Li
Guest Editor

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