The Red List of Threatened Species . Begun in 1964, the IUCN Red List is the most comprehensive list of threatened species consulted by, cited by, and written by scientists around the world.

The latest IUCN Red List has declared 31 more species extinct, and about 30% of plant and animal species on the Red List are at risk of extinction. While much of the news is grim, there were a few ...

By Keith Anthony Fabro They live in the ocean’s coldest, darkest depths, far from sight — but cold-water corals are far from ...

31 species now extinct, according to IUCN's Red List of threatened species. At least 35,765 species are threatened with extinction. By Julia Jacobo. December 10, 2020, 11:44 AM. 1:17.

“This IUCN Red List update shows that the scale of the global extinction crisis may be even greater than we thought.” Among bird species under threat is the African grey parrot, a ...

An update to the IUCN Red List of threatened species also warns of a threat to lizards from invasive snakes and impacts of illegal cactus trade. Emily Beament. Thursday 27 June 2024 11:42 BST.

Nevertheless, on July 9 the IUCN released its latest Red List of Threatened Species, covering the changing fates of some of the 120,000 species it monitors.

The 2007 IUCN Red List designates two of the corals as Critically Endangered, while a third is listed as Vulnerable. Climate change and over-fishing are blamed for threats to marine life.

Such disparities are among the findings of the latest update to the Red List, a guide to the world's rarest species maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The ...

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species guides conservationists in their race against extinction by assessing the threats faced by species around the globe. Over 86,000 have been assessed so far.