Another 6000 species threatened with extinction
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MORE than 6000 plants, insects and animals should be added to the list of the world&#39;s endangered species, according to a study published yesterday.
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Close to a third of the world&#39;s amphibians are in danger of becoming extinct, according to the first comprehensive global study of the creatures.
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As many as half the world's species may face extinction by 2100 because of pollution, climate change, human population growth and other influences, a renowned scientist dubbed "the father of biodiversity" told an audience here.
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Hundreds of medicinal plants are at risk of extinction, threatening future cures for disease, experts warn.
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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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Heathland species are in danger of extinction because of the poor condition of their habitat, conservationists warn.
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According to the first global assessment of amphibians, disease, climate change and habitat loss are threatening one-third of the world&#39;s fragile species of frogs, toads, newts and salamanders.
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They may thrive on land and in water, but amphibians everywhere are in serious trouble and up to a third of species are threatened with extinction, a troubling new study said on Friday.
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With the new year comes a new Web site and new ringtones featuring the growls, bugles and chirps of dozens of rare and endangered species from around the globe.
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The global extinction crisis is worse than thought, because thousands of &quot;affiliated&quot; species also at risk do not figure in calculations.
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Science & environment: Â· Biodiversity Action Plan list doubles in size Â· House sparrow, cuckoo and hedgehog added
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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 world&#39;s biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, the recognized global watchdog on endangered species said Wednesday in announcing its annual list of most vulnerable wildlife.
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Over 40 percent of all bird species in Europe face an uncertain future and some are so threatened that they may disappear soon due to intensive agriculture and climate change, scientists said on Monday.
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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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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.    A team of researchers led by Lian Pin Koh of the National University of Singapore studied some 12,200 plants and animals considered threatened or endangered, and calculated that an additional 6,300 dependent insects, mites, fungi and other species could be considered endangered...
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More than 180 species added to the World Conservation Union's annual threatened species list