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There are 7,000 documented languages currently spoken across the world, but half of them could be endangered, according to a new study. More @Wikipedia
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- Expert: Rhinos extinct in Mozambique
- Eating habits in south China driving endangered animals to extinction
- Some Arctic seals now officially listed as threatened with extinction
- Found: Whale thought extinct for 2 million years
- Extinction of Brazil’s indigenous peoples is a blot on the country’s history – Survival International
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- 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.
- 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.
- Extinction threat from ocean plastic pollution is growing | World ...Extinction threat “For already threatened species, some of which live in such hotspots, such as monk seals or sperm whales in the Mediterranean, plastic pollution is an additional stress factor pushing these populations towards extinction”, says WWF .
- Six charts that show the state of global biodiversity loss | World ...The chart above shows which species are considered to be most at risk of extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN evaluates 140,000 species by population and how they have changed over time, and creates a Red List Index of relative survival probability.
- Why sharks matter to ocean ecosystems: an expert explainsOverfishing is causing many shark populations to decline and driving some to the point of extinction, according to a leading shark conservationist. But sharks play a crucial role in marine ecosytems. Improved marine management is a key component of protecting endangered species – and new technology could help protect sharks.
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