FILE - This undated file photo provided Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 by IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, shows a Varanus mabitang. The monitor lizard is one of the species that could soon disappear in the wild, IUCN said Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Switzerland-based IUCN surveyed a total of 47,677 animals and plants for this year's ''Red List'' of endangered species and determined that 17,291 of them are threatened with extinction.

FILE - This undated file photo provided Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 by IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, shows a Kihansi Spray Toad, Nectophrynoides asperginis. The toad is one of the species that could soon disappear in the wild, IUCN said Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Switzerland-based IUCN surveyed a total of 47,677 animals and plants for this year's ''Red List'' of endangered species and determined that 17,291 of them are threatened with extinction.

FILE - This undated file photo provided Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 by IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, shows a Rabbs Fringe-limbed Treefrog, Ecnomiohyla rabborum. The Rabb's fringe-limbed tree frog, which only became known to scientists four years ago, is one of 1,895 amphibian species that could soon disappear in the wild, IUCN said Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Switzerland-based IUCN surveyed a total of 47,677 animals and plants for this year's ''Red List'' of endangered species and determined that 17,291 of them are threatened with extinction.

This undated photo provided by Geo magazine, shows a Panay monitor lizard in the Philippines. The animal is 1.7 meters long, is vegetarian and lives most of its life in trees. Switzerland-based IUCN surveyed a total of 47,677 animals and plants for this year's ''Red List'' of endangered species and determined that 17,291 of them, including this reptile, are threatened with extinction.

This Oct. 7, 2009 photo provided by SeaWorld San Diego shows sea turtle hatchlings at SeaWorld San Diego. The population of endangered green sea turtles at SeaWorld grew by 82 in October when the eggs hatched on Shipwreck Beach without human help.

In this photo taken Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, a Probiscos Monkey leaps between trees at the Kinibatangan River on the island of Borneo, Malaysia. The endangered species, thought to be only 1000 left living in the wild, is endemic to the south-east Asian island of Borneo. The distinctive trait of this monkey is the male's large protruding nose, from which it takes its name. The big nose is thought to be used to attract females and is a characteristic of the males, reaching up to 7 inches in length.

In this photo taken Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, a male Probiscos Monkey sits high in the trees during a tropical storm at the Kinibatangan River on the island of Borneo, Malaysia. The endangered species, thought to be only 1000 left living in the wild, is endemic to the south-east Asian island of Borneo. The distinctive trait of this monkey is the male's large protruding nose, from which it takes its name. The big nose is thought to be used to attract females and is a characteristic of the males, reaching up to 7 inches in length.

In this photo taken Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, a male Probiscos Monkey shakes water from himself after a tropical storm at the Kinibatangan River on the island of Borneo, Malaysia. The endangered species, thought to be only 1000 left living in the wild, is endemic to the south-east Asian island of Borneo. The distinctive trait of this monkey is the male's large protruding nose, from which it takes its name. The big nose is thought to be used to attract females and is a characteristic of the males, reaching up to 7 inches in length.

In this photo taken Friday, Oct. 23, 2009, a Probiscos Monkey sits high in the trees as the sun sets at the Kinibatangan River on the island of Borneo, Malaysia. The endangered species, thought to be only 1000 left living in the wild, is endemic to the south-east Asian island of Borneo. The distinctive trait of this monkey is the male's large protruding nose, from which it takes its name. The big nose is thought to be used to attract females and is a characteristic of the males, reaching up to 7 inches in length.

An endangered Agalychnis annae, commonly known as a Blue-Sided Leaf Frog, is seen at National Biodiversity Institute of Costa Rica, INBio, in Heredia, Costa Rica, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. Alexander Barrientos, a scientist at INBio, said that the endangered tree frog of the Hylidae family native to Costa Rica was able to reproduce at INBio, and that they were investigating the possibility of breeding other species of frogs in danger of extinction.

An endangered Agalychnis annae, commonly known as a Blue-Sided Leaf Frog, is seen at National Biodiversity Institute of Costa Rica, INBio, in Heredia, Costa Rica, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. Alexander Barrientos, a scientist at INBio, said that the endangered tree frog of the Hylidae family native to Costa Rica was able to reproduce at INBio, and that they were investigating the possibility of breeding other species of frogs in danger of extinction.

An endangered Agalychnis annae, commonly known as a Blue-Sided Leaf Frog, is seen at National Biodiversity Institute of Costa Rica, INBio, in Heredia, Costa Rica, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. Alexander Barrientos, a scientist at INBio, said that the endangered tree frog of the Hylidae family native to Costa Rica was able to reproduce at INBio, and that they were investigating the possibility of breeding other species of frogs in danger of extinction.

An endangered Agalychnis annae, commonly known as a Blue-Sided Leaf Frog, is seen at National Biodiversity Institute of Costa Rica, INBio, in Heredia, Costa Rica, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. Alexander Barrientos, a scientist at INBio, said that the endangered tree frog of the Hylidae family native to Costa Rica was able to reproduce at INBio, and that they were investigating the possibility of breeding other species of frogs in danger of extinction.

This undated photo provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a spotted seal off of Alaska's coast. NOAA says it will not list two populations of spotted seals off Alaska's coast as threatened or endangered.

This undated photo provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a spotted seal off of Alaska's coast. NOAA says it will not list two populations of spotted seals off Alaska's coast as threatened or endangered.