The IUCN Red List provides a framework to classify species according to their extinction risk. The searchable online database contains the global status and supporting information on about 40,000 species. Its primary goal is to identify and document the species most in need of conservation attention and provide an index of the state of degeneration of biodiversity. Read moreUse the database2006 media package
Media briefs explain key conservation and sustainable development issues.They offer reliable facts and figures on phenomena such as species extinction or climate change, and provide an overview of related IUCN activities.
Photos in the Red List website gallery can be reproduced by the media as long as full caption and credit information is given. For a wider selection try ARKive, a digital library with films, photographs and audio recordings of the world’s species.
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