Posts Tagged ‘International Union for Conservation of Nature’

Rare Animal Species Face Mass Extinction

Tuesday, November 3, 2009 16:11 By Rajeev Saxena

A recent study conducted by the International Union for Conservation of Nature has shown alarming results, putting a big question mark on the existence of our planet’s flora and fauna. According to the report, 17,291 species of extremely rare plants and animals are on the brink of extinction due to the extreme weather change, pollution [...]

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30% of the species of shark in the open sea are ‘threatened with extinction’

Thursday, June 25, 2009 18:36 By NARUTO

The first study to determine the overall state of conservation of 64 species of shark and ray-sea revealed that 32% are threatened with extinction, says IUCN.

The threat comes primarily from overfishing, according to the experts. According to them, the sharks are “highly vulnerable” to this practice because it takes many years for several species that [...]

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