PRESS RELEASE:Extinction crisis escalates: Red List shows apes, corals, vultures, dolphins all in danger 12 September 2007
Life on Earth is disappearing fast and will continue to do so unless urgent action is taken. There are now 41,415 species on the IUCN Red List and 16,306 of them are threatened with extinction, up from 16,118 last year. The total number of extinct species has reached 785 and a further 65 are only found in captivity or in cultivation. Full releaseComunicado completoCommuniqué complet
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“This year’s IUCN Red List shows that the invaluable efforts made so far to protect species are not enough. The rate of biodiversity loss is increasing and we need to act now to significantly reduce it and stave off this global extinction crisis. This can be done, but only with a concerted effort by all levels of society.” Julia Marton-Lefèvre, Director General of the World Conservation Union (IUCN)
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