20% of World’s Vertebrates Threatened With Extinction – But It’d Be Much Worse Without Conservation Efforts
photo: Dmitry Krendelev / Creative Commons If that headline seems familiar, it’s because it is: A new study, the most comprehensive of its kind, published in Science confirms that 20% of the world’s vertebrate species are threatened with extinction. Which is undoubtedly bad news. However the research revealed some good news: Without the work already done on conservation, the situation would be much worse…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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20% of World’s Vertebrates Threatened With Extinction – But It’d Be Much Worse Without Conservation Efforts
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