25% of mammals are at risk of extinction
About one-quarter of mammal species face extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's latest biodiversity assessment report (IUCN).
In the updated report on biodiversity, scientists from IUCN and its partners assessed the status of 61,900 species of plants and animals, including some that are considered great rhinos. strains in nature.
The IUCN report identifies the Central African white rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) that now stands on the brink of extinction and is included in the group of 'Probable extinct in the wild'.
Rhino is one of the most endangered species
The Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus annasmiticus) in Vietnam is also thought to have become extinct after scientists found the body of the last Javan rhino in Vietnam in 2010. While, the number Java rhino on Java island in Indonesia is also rapidly declining.
Scientists also warned that 40% of reptiles on the Madagascar peninsula are threatened with extinction. Twenty-two species of special species on the Madagascar peninsula are now known to be in serious danger of extinction, including chameleon, geckos, lizards, snakes, .
New conservation areas are being set up on the Madagascar peninsula, which is expected to help preserve animals that are in serious danger of extinction.
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