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IUCN added 1840 new species to the Red List of Threatened Species

December 14 , 2019 1681 days 1040 0
  • The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) added about 1,840 new species to its updated “Red List of Threatened Species”.
  • Red List of Threatened Species is a catalogue of plants and animals that risk extinction.
  • The group released its Red List update in the middle of COP25 climate talks in Madrid, Spain.
  • Latest update showed that 37% of Australia’s freshwater fish species were threatened with extinction due to rising temperatures.

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