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UCN red list reveals wildlife destruction from treetop to ocean floor

dc.coverage.spatialJapanen
dc.coverage.spatialMexicoen
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-04T03:22:40Z
dc.date.available2019-10-04T03:22:40Z
dc.date.issued2019-07-20
dc.identifier.citationUCN red list reveals wildlife destruction from treetop to ocean floor. (2019, July 20). Panay News, p. 9.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/7159
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherPanay News, Inc.en
dc.subjectthreatened speciesen
dc.subjectspecies extinctionen
dc.subjectnature conservationen
dc.subjectrare speciesen
dc.subjectillegal fishingen
dc.subjectBy catchen
dc.subjectdeforestationen
dc.subjectFreshwater fishen
dc.titleUCN red list reveals wildlife destruction from treetop to ocean flooren
dc.typenewspaperArticleen
dc.citation.journaltitlePanay Newsen
dc.citation.firstpage9en
local.seafdecaqd.controlnumberPN20190720_9en
local.seafdecaqd.extractLatest list shows extinction now threatens a third of all assessed species, from monkeys to rhino rays. From the tops of trees to the depths of the oceans, humanity’s destruction of wildlife is continuing to drive many species towards extinction, with the latest “red list” showing that a third of all species assessed are under threat. The razing of habitats and hunting for bushmeat has now driven seven primates into decline, while overfishing has pushed two families of extraordinary rays to the brink. Pollution, dams and over-abstraction of freshwater are responsible for serious declines in river wildlife from Mexico to Japan, while illegal logging is ravaging Madagascar’s rosewoods, and disease is decimating the American elm.en
local.subject.personalNameSmart, Jane
local.subject.personalNameDarwall, William
local.subject.personalNameHamilton, Healy
local.subject.personalNameLee, Hannah
local.subject.corporateNameInternational Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)en
dc.contributor.corporateauthorThe Guardianen


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