Latest IUCN Report: Results Paint a "Bleak Picture" of Mammals, but There Is Reason to Hope

An international team of scientists, including Dr. James Burton of Earthwatch, published an analysis of the latest IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in Science today. The report is the most comprehensive assessment to date of the world's wild mammals, and is the result of a five-year effort including data collected by more than 1,700 experts in 130 countries. It presents overwhelming evidence of an extinction crisis, with almost one in four mammal species at risk of disappearing forever.

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