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Bookmark or Share- 9 facts about wildlife extinction and how we can save species | World ...Nearly 40% of plants at risk of extinction Four in 10 (39.4%) plants are at risk of dying out, according to the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew’s State of the World’s Plants and Fungi report. An additional challenge is identifying them before extinction, with 1,942 new species of plants identified last year alone.
- Humans are causing larger species to go extinct fasterThe International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List contains more than 27,000 species that are at risk of extinction, including 40% of all known amphibians and a quarter of mammals. At present, the Red List monitors the populations of 98,500 species but the IUCN says it urgently needs to add another 60,000 to its list to get a ...
- How the sixth extinction crisis can be stalled – or stoppedThe world has entered the sixth extinction crisis with the loss of species having a devastating impact on the biodiversity crucial to human survival. The process of extinction can be stopped by building technology, solutions and processes that can help us secure animal DNA and begin to reverse the damage created by humans.
- This is why half of the world’s languages are endangered | World ...There are 7,000 documented languages currently spoken across the world, but half of them could be endangered, according to a new study.
- Two-thirds of Africa’s birds of prey are on the brink of extinction ...Almost 90% of 42 African raptor species have significantly declined over the past 40 years, with over two-thirds at risk of extinction, a new study finds. As a result of these apex predators disappearing, the ecosystem is disrupted, leaving humans more vulnerable to zoonotic diseases.
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