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.