Why Are 2 Million Animal Species At Risk Of Extinction Some species live in the Central American waters and different parts of the Pacific Ocean They face human threats and underwater predators such as the Great White Shark and Killer Whales Summary There are now 2 million animal species at the risk of extinction In 2019, there were only 1 million animal species at risk of extinction
68% Average Decline in Species Population Sizes Since 1970 . . . Washington, D C , Sept 9, 2020 – Globally, monitored population sizes of mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians have declined an average of 68% between 1970 and 2016, according to World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Living Planet Report 2020 Populations in Latin America and the Caribbean have
What is a ‘mass extinction’ and are we in one now? The most accepted background rate estimated from the fossil record gives an average lifespan of about one million years for a species, or one species extinction per million species-years But this
10 of the worlds most endangered animals - WWF While there have been amazing and inspirational wildlife successes and stories in the past, many animals are still endangered mostly due to unsustainable human-led activities Currently, on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list, more than 41,000 species have been assessed to be under threat of extinction
We Are Grossly Undercounting Extinctions - The Atlantic The Red List doesn’t include undescribed species, which some estimate could account for roughly 86 percent of the possibly 8 7 million species on Earth That’s partly because of the sheer