Aug 05, 2021, 20:51 pm
The number of threatened species is increasing.
The number of threatened mammals (defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources as species listed as either critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable on the Red List) increased by 21 percent between 2007 and 2020. During the same time period, the number of endangered insects rose by 209 percent, the number of endangered molluscs (a class including snails, slugs, mussels, squid and worms) rose by 135 percent, endangered fish species increased by 167 percent, and the number of endangered reptiles rose by 245 percent.
The IUCN updates its Red List several times a year. In the latest version for 2020, more than 15,400 animals were listed as threatened - almost double the number of 2007.
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https://www.statista.com/chart/17122/num...-red-list/
The number of threatened mammals (defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources as species listed as either critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable on the Red List) increased by 21 percent between 2007 and 2020. During the same time period, the number of endangered insects rose by 209 percent, the number of endangered molluscs (a class including snails, slugs, mussels, squid and worms) rose by 135 percent, endangered fish species increased by 167 percent, and the number of endangered reptiles rose by 245 percent.
The IUCN updates its Red List several times a year. In the latest version for 2020, more than 15,400 animals were listed as threatened - almost double the number of 2007.
https://www.statista.com/chart/17122/num...-red-list/