Prevent animals from extinction

The Arctic region is a place of high potential for extinction. A scientific study shows that in 20 regions of the world, animals are not immediately threatened with genocide, but are at risk. delete the book tomorrow.

These include tundra (icy land) in Greenland and Siberia, the Caribbean Islands and some parts of Southeast Asia.

The London-based research team believes that its research results will support conservation experts to prevent the risk of extinction, through pre-intervention measures.

The study focuses on the concept of "potential extinction".

This means that animals are not immediately threatened, and are not considered to be on the red alert list, that is, endangered species that are immediately recognized internationally.

However, human development means that these species will quickly become extinct in the near future, replacing the species currently classified as more endangered.

" We can see that this change is happening, for example, with the ape monkey Guatemala, which was classified in the group less worrisome in 2000, but in 2004 was classified as" at risk "because the disappearance of most forests of this species lives , "said Dr. Marcel Cardillo from Imperial College London, who led the study.

" Hopefully, conservationists will use the results of our research to prevent the risk of disappearing other species, not just focusing on the species currently threatened ."

Wild cattle and reindeer

Large terrestrial mammals are at greater risk of extinction

Scientists have calculated the potential extinction risk of more than 1500 species of terrestrial mammals.

Once again reaffirming what other research groups have come up with, this team determined that particularly endangered species are usually large, living in small and available territories. long reproduction cycle.

These include North American reindeer, musk cow, Seychelle flying fox and brown lemur.

Perhaps surprisingly, the regions identified as having potentially endangered animals do not include ecologically diverse hotspots such as the Amazon and Congo basins, but include the northernmost regions of northern Canada. , Northern Russia and Greenland.

" I am surprised that the research results do not mention the Amazon and Congo basins, where there are many species of animals that live in a narrow area," said Thomas Brooks from the Center for Biodiversity Research in Washington DC. of the International Conservation Institute, commented.

Maybe a reason for this, it's because of a lack of information. Some databases of plants and animals need to be adjusted seriously.

This is a flaw that scientific groups are led by the World Conservation Association, which is trying to resolve it through improving background research on a number of species and ecosystems.

Catch

International Conservation is one of the groups trying to promote "prevention" programs instead of waiting for arms to wait until only a few animals exist.

"The group is widely recognized as conservation activists, operating wherever we have the opportunity to embrace the situation and apply proactive measures to preserve ," said Dr. Brooks. Talk to BBC News website.

" Pioneering solutions are often more cost-effective, and easier to implement ."

" But, human influence on biodiversity is something that it is clear that almost no conservation program can backfire ."

Some "last chance" programs have been successful. At the Yellow Stone National Forest, grizzly bears have recovered and are removed from the list of threatened species.

In the UK, the number of stone birds has doubled over the past 20 years.

Through the Convention on Biological Diversity, the international community has set a target for 2010 to "substantially reduce the rate of loss in biodiversity".

However, in general, extinction is many times higher than the normal natural rate.

Under the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment program, one third of reptiles, one fifth of mammals and one-eighth of birds are at risk of extinction.

The program also concluded that although humans are the cause of extinction for animals, it is in the end that humans are the most disadvantaged.

Potential endangered hotspots: 1. Northern Canada and Alaska;2. Greenland;3. Siberian tundra;4. Eastern Canada forest areas;5. Bahamas;6. East India Plateau;7. South Polynesia;8. Lesser Antilles;9. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands;10. Borneo, Sulawesi, Moluccas;11. New Guinea;12. Patagonia coastal region;13. Peninsula Malaysia, Sumatra and West Java;14. Nusa Tengarra;15. Tasmania and Bass Strait;16. Melanesia;and 17. East India Islands