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IUCN Red List Update 2024
July 13 , 2024
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- The IUCN recently updated the Red List to protect a number of lizard and cactus species.
- The Gran Canaria giant lizard (Gallotia stehlini) has moved from Least Concern to Critically Endangered.
- The Gran Canaria skink (Chalcides sexlineatus) has moved from Least Concern to Endangered.
- The Bornean elephant has been assessed as Endangered.
- The conservation status of the Iberian lynx has improved from Endangered to Vulnerable.
- Big leaf mahogany has moved from Vulnerable to Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
- The IUCN Red List now includes 163,040 species, of which 45,321 are threatened with extinction, surpassing the Barometer of Life goal to assess 160,000 species.
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