One-third of amphibians face threat of extinction
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A third of the world&#39;s amphibian species are in danger of extinction, according to the first-ever global survey of the animals.
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Scientists have called for a Noah's Ark-type rescue for thousands of frog species they say could face the same fate as the now-extinct dinosaurs unless drastic measures are taken swiftly.
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Scientists and officials strengthened efforts to forestall the extinction of thousands of species and protect the world&#39;s habitats in talks in
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A THIRD of the world&#39;s frogs, toads and newts are on the brink of extinction thanks to pollution and loss of their habitat, a study published today warns.
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The population of North America's largest salamander is plummeting in Missouri and Arkansas, and scientists from five states met to consider how to prevent the creature's disappearance.
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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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Almost 16,000 species are now threatened by extinction, according to the World Conservation Union&#39;s annual Red List released today.
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TORONTO, Mar 9 (TierramÃ©rica) - Frogs and other amphibians are rapidly becoming   extinct around the world and in Latin American countries in  particular. In  the Caribbean as many as 80 percent of these  species are endangered, while  in Colombia there are 209 and in  Mexico 198 amphibians may soon disappear.
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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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Disease, climate change and habitat loss are threatening one-third of the world&#39;s fragile species of frogs, toads, newts and salamanders, according to the first global assessment of amphibians.
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Almost a third of all apes, monkeys and other primates are in danger of extinction because of rampant habitat destruction, the commercial sale of their meat and the trade in illegal wildlife, a report released Friday said.
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WASHINGTON Dec 13, 2004 - About 10 percent of all bird species face extinction by the end of the century and 15 percent more are on the brink, according to researchers who say such extinctions would have a widespread impact on the environment
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Hundreds of medicinal plants are at risk of extinction, threatening the discovery of future cures for disease, experts warn.
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More than 180 species added to the World Conservation Union's annual threatened species list
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NEARLY one in three species of frogs, toads and newts in the world is under threat of extinction, according to the most comprehensive global study of amphibians ever conducted.
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Ten percent of all bird species are likely to disappear by the year 2100, and another 15 percent could be on the brink of extinction, according to a new study by Stanford University biologists.
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A tenth of the world&#39;s bird species are likely to have vanished by the year 2100, with another 15% on the brink of extinction, a group of scientists have warned.