Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Species' extinction threat grows

 

Kihansi spray toad (Image: IUCN/Tim Herman)

More than a third of species assessed in a major international biodiversity study are threatened with extinction, scientists have warned.

Out of the 47,677 species in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 17,291 were deemed to be at serious risk.

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IUCN Red list of threatened species

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Species' extinction threat grows