9/26/2023 0 Comments Extinct western black rhinoceros![]() Serena Williams, 41, proudly shows off her baby bump in a matching two-piece Gucci set. 'We have the knowledge that conservation works if executed in a timely manner, yet, without strong political will in combination with targeted efforts and resources, the wonders of nature and the services it provides can be lost forever.'īBC Radio 1 DJ Arielle Free back on air after suspension for incident which saw her tell host her choice of music was bad during live Ibiza broadcast 'This update offers both good and bad news on the status of many species around the world,' Jane Smart, director of IUCN's global species program said in a statement. In the oceans, the IUCN reports that five out of eight tuna species are now 'threatened' or 'near threatened,' while 26 recently-discovered amphibians have been added to the Red List including the 'blessed poison frog' (classified as vulnerable) while the 'summers' poison frog' is endangered. Recent studies of 79 tropical plants in the Indian Ocean archipelago revealed that more than three quarters of them were at risk of extinction. Populations of Chinese fir, a conifer which was once widespread throughout China and Vietnam, is being threatened by the expansion of intensive agriculture according to the IUCN.Ī type of yew tree (taxus contorta) found in Asia which is used to produce Taxol (a chemotherapy drug) has been reclassified from 'vulnerable' to 'endangered' on the IUCN Red List, as has the Coco de Mer - a palm tree found in the Seychelles islands - which is at risk from fires and illegal harvesting of its kernels. Many plants are also under threat, say the IUCN. The latest update to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species reviews more than 60,000 species, concluding that 25 per cent of mammals on the list are at risk of extinction. The IUCN says conservation efforts have paid off for the southern white rhino subspecies which have seen populations rise from less than 100 at the end of the 19th century to an estimated wild population of 20,000 today.Īnother success can be seen with the Przewalski's Horse which was listed as 'extinct in the wild' in 1996 but now, thanks to a captive breeding program, has an estimated population of 300. Vietnam's Javan rhino population had been shrinking for decades as land conversion and a rising local population threatened the animal's habitat. U.S.The Northern White rhino, which is 'teetering on the brink of extinction', according to the ICUN Surge in rhino poaching devastates African populations “We have the knowledge that conservation works if executed in a timely manner, yet, without strong political will in combination with targeted efforts and resources, the wonders of nature and the services it provides can be lost forever.” “This update offers both good and bad news on the status of many species around the world,” said Jane Smart, director of the IUCN Global Species Program. The IUCN also listed five out of eight tuna species as ‘threatened’ or ‘near threatened,’ and added 26 recently discovered amphibians to the Red List, including the blessed poison frog. The Chinese water fir, which used to be widespread throughout China and Vietnam, was listed as “critically endangered,” due primarily to expanding intensive agriculture. Numerous other species are threatened, including many types of plants.
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