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Due to climate change and habitat loss, over 500 bird species are at risk of extinction within 100 years. The study ...
The global assessment of freshwater animals on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species evaluated the extinction risk of 23,496 freshwater ...
About 24% of those species are at risk of extinction, Catherine Sayer, lead of the freshwater biodiversity team for the IUCN, told ABC News.
Two dozen animal and plant species are in need of specialist support to prevent them from being wiped out in Lancashire.
LAMBERT: If emissions continue at their current trajectory, Urban estimates about 1 in 20 species would be at risk of extinction. Warm up a bit more to four or five degrees, and as many as 30% of ...
In South America, which is home to the Amazon Rainforest, 3,356 out of the 13,668 assessed tree species are at risk of extinction due to deforestation for crop farming and livestock ranching.
Freshwater ecosystems cover less than 1% of Earth’s surface, but are vital for life on this planet. New research reveals that damage to these environments is pushing freshwater animals to the edge of ...
Every Taxon Is in Trouble. AMPHIBIANS No group of animals has a higher rate of endangerment than amphibians. Scientists estimate that a third or more of all the roughly 6,300 known species of ...
They live in the ocean’s coldest, darkest depths, far from sight — but cold-water corals are far from safe. In a first-of-its ...
Light pollution, reduced habitat and pesticides can impact the lightning bug populations in your neighborhood.
Since 1500, about 150 bird species have gone extinct, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. A ...
More than 500 bird species face extinction within 100 years, warns new research Climate change and habitat loss could cause ...