More than 16,300 species endangered

According to the World Federation of Natural Conservation (UICN) warning announced today, nearly 200 new species have been added to the list of endangered red. In particular, humans are considered to be the direct or indirect causes of pushing species to this brink.

In the UICN red list, there are currently more than 16,300 species, from African gorillas to the Galapagos region, in danger of extinction. According to Craig Hilton-Tailor, who is in charge of implementing the red list, out of 41,415 studied species of flora and fauna, 16,306 species are seriously threatened. And the red list this year is more than 200 species last year.

Mountain gorillas in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an endangered animal (Photo: TTO)

Mr. Craig Hilton-Tailor acknowledged that this estimate is low because the species have been identified as just the tip of the iceberg. Currently, UICN has only managed to monitor 41,415 species out of a total of 1.9 million species recorded by scientists.

The three species added to the 2007 red list are Galapagos corals that are being warmed up and the El Nino phenomenon is seriously threatening. In this list, there are 1/4 mammals, 1/8 species of birds, 1/3 of amphibians and 70% of plant species threatened with extinction. In addition, 785 species have been wiped out and 65 species only exist in captivity.

For mammals, the individual decline of large monkey species is the most disturbing, of which the Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelii) are classified as " critical " and the Borneo orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus). belong to the risk of extinction. Both are victims of deforestation. Similarly, Asian vultures (Sarcogyps calvus) and Egyptian vultures (Neophron percnopterus) are also in danger due to frequent poisoning of diclofenac, a medicine for cattle .

UICN was founded in 1948 with members of 81 countries, 113 government organizations, more than 850 non-governmental organizations and nearly 10,000 scientists and experts from 181 countries around the world. Every year, UICN makes a red list of extinct species.

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