Endangered Species Quiz

Try out this Endangered Species quiz to test your knowledge. Endangered Species trivia explores the animals and plants now at greatest risk of extinction, from well-known icons to lesser-known species whose habitats are rapidly shrinking.

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15 questions

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Question 1 · Medium · 20 pts
Which tiny armored animal wins the 'small but stylish' award by being the smallest armadillo species?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
Which species was declared extinct in the wild in 1972, only to become a later reintroduction story?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
Before vanishing in the 17th century, the dodo's final home was on what island?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
In 1987, conservationists removed the last wild individuals of which species to begin a captive-breeding recovery effort?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
Which conservationist is most closely associated with wild cat conservation?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
Which Kenyan conservationist is especially known for elephant protection?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
Which scientist has been noted for work on species including both bison and saiga?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
Which researcher became especially known for work on coral reef resilience?
Question 9 · Hard · 40 pts
Founded by Gerald Durrell in 1963, what conservation organization is being described?
Question 10 · Hard · 40 pts
Which global initiative is specifically supported by the IUCN and partners?
Question 11 · Hard · 40 pts
A tiny population discovered in Wyoming in 1981 reversed assumptions that which animal had vanished from the wild?
Question 12 · Hard · 40 pts
Which deer species survived in captivity and was later reintroduced to China?
Question 13 · Hard · 40 pts
One of the world's largest eagles by length is which species?
Question 14 · Hard · 40 pts
What fish hangs on in a single water-filled cavern in Nevada?
Question 15 · Hard · 40 pts
Which bird vanished from Europe for centuries before modern reintroduction efforts brought it back?

Which tiny armored animal wins the 'small but stylish' award by being the smallest armadillo species?

Which species was declared extinct in the wild in 1972, only to become a later reintroduction story?

Before vanishing in the 17th century, the dodo's final home was on what island?

In 1987, conservationists removed the last wild individuals of which species to begin a captive-breeding recovery effort?

Which conservationist is most closely associated with wild cat conservation?

Which Kenyan conservationist is especially known for elephant protection?

Which scientist has been noted for work on species including both bison and saiga?

Which researcher became especially known for work on coral reef resilience?

Founded by Gerald Durrell in 1963, what conservation organization is being described?

Which global initiative is specifically supported by the IUCN and partners?

A tiny population discovered in Wyoming in 1981 reversed assumptions that which animal had vanished from the wild?

Which deer species survived in captivity and was later reintroduced to China?

One of the world's largest eagles by length is which species?

What fish hangs on in a single water-filled cavern in Nevada?

Which bird vanished from Europe for centuries before modern reintroduction efforts brought it back?