Conservation union finds 16,300 species threatened
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From the lowland gorillas of Africa to corals of the Galapagos Islands, more than 16,300 species are threatened with extinction, the World Conservation Union said on Wednesday in its annual Red List.
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Species in the air and on the ground are in deep trouble, according to two recent studies tallying steep declines in bird and amphibian populations. Scientists are speculating about the causes.
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More than 200 European bird species, including 70 in the UK, are under threat, a study warns.
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The number of large mammals has fallen sharply across most of the planet as a result of human activity, a study says.
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threatened that they may disappear soon due to intensive agriculture and climate change, scientists say. &quot;The number of bird species in trouble across Europe is rising,&quot; said BirdLife, a British-based conservation group.
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The future of nearly half of all European bird species is under threat because of man&#39;s impact on the environment, a report warns today.
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Washington - About one third of amphibians are under threat of extinction, according to researchers who carried out a global census.
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A U.S. study focusing on global sea turtle populations has found that half a dozen species are still endangered or threatened despite promising increases in the number of adult females and nests, U.S. wildlife officials said Thursday.
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The number of woodlarks, one of England's most critically endangered birds, is rising, the RSPB says.
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WASHINGTON - Frogs, toads and newts face worldwide environmental threats, according to a new study by more than 500 scientists from over 60 nations.
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Whole species of animals from frogs to leopards, living in vulnerable areas and with nowhere else to go, face extinction due to global warming, scientists said on Wednesday.
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Spreading plantations are blamed for a threat to wildlife.
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A list of 15,000 species threatened with extinction - many of them by human activity - is published.
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Conservationists concerned about the extinction of plants and animals may be overlooking the danger to thousands of other species that depend on the threatened ones.
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The scale of the extinction threat facing animals and plants is made clear in the latest Red List from the IUCN-The World Conservation Union.
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A new report has found that more than 40 per cent of all European bird species are threatened and may disappear soon due to intensive agriculture and climate change.
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A major wildlife conference started yesterday in Bangkok bringing together 166 nations to scrutinise trade in some of the world&#39;s rarest species amid promises of greater action to fight smuggling.