Tens of thousands of species may disappear

More than one-third of the species in the world red book face extreme danger of extinction.

The BBC said that the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) has conducted a study on the viability of 47,677 species of plants in the Red Book and found 17,921 species to be very endangered. high. Of the 17,921 species, there are 21% of mammals, 30% of amphibians, 70% of plants and 35% of invertebrates.

IUCN scientists warn that the measures taken by countries are not strong enough to prevent threats to organisms - such as narrowing the habitat.

Frog Kihansi spray, one of the species is said to be new extinct.Several years ago this number of species in Tanzania still reached about 17,000 individuals, but until now people do not see them anymore.Photo: thedailygreen.com.

"There is growing scientific evidence that a crisis for animals and plants is approaching. The time has come for governments to seriously consider the efforts to protect these species of animals because of them. We don't have much time, "said Jane Smart, IUCN director.

The IUCN Red List (often referred to as the Red Book) is a scientific document used by many countries in promulgating regulations and laws on the protection of natural resources, biodiversity and ecological environment. It is the fruit of the work of several thousand scientists across the planet.

After the latest update, amphibians (both terrestrial and underwater) became the largest endangered species group - including 1,895 in 6,285 species. Of these 39 species are "extinct" or "extinct in nature", 484 species are in "critically endangered" status, 754 "threatened" and 657 species "are in danger of extinction" ".