Critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable communities
182 Critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable communities
An ecological community is eligible to be included in the critically endangered category at a particular time if, at that time, it is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future, as determined in accordance with the prescribed criteria.
An ecological community is eligible to be included in the endangered category at a particular time if, at that time:
it is not critically endangered; and
it is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future, as determined in accordance with the prescribed criteria.
An ecological community is eligible to be included in the vulnerable category at a particular time if, at that time:
it is not critically endangered nor endangered; and
it is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium‑term future, as determined in accordance with the prescribed criteria.
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