IUCN Red List

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The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ is the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animals, fungi and plants.

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IUCN Red List @IUCNRedList Oct 22

NEWS: Virtually every assessed shallow-water coral reef ecosystem is threatened, with 96% Critically Endangered.

Launched at #COP17Armenia, this is the first global coral reefs assessment under the Red List of Ecosystems.

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IUCN Red List @IUCNRedList Jul 30

Five Australian marsupials, newly recognised through taxonomic review, have been confirmed Extinct on the
Red List: the little bettong and crested-tailed, southern, northern and little mulgaras.

No individuals have been reported for at least 60 years. info.iucn.org/3SOEhz8

IUCN Red List @IUCNRedList Jul 10

🎉Some good news from the latest IUCN Red List update with the status of the numbat – the faunal emblem of Western Australia – improving from Endangered to Near Threatened.

Its survival depends on continued efforts.

info.iucn.org/3SOEhz8 #IUCNRedList

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IUCN Red List @IUCNRedList Jul 9

🚨 Latest #IUCNRedList update:

🐌 Deep-sea mining threatens 62% of hydrothermal vent molluscs
🐸 Desert rain frog: NT → Vulnerable (mining, infrastructure, suspected pet trade demand after going viral)
🦡 Numbat: Endangered → Near Threatened

info.iucn.org/3SOEhz8

IUCN Red List @IUCNRedList Jun 25

The IUCN Red List is a critical indicator of the health of the world’s #biodiversity and a powerful tool to help implement the Global Biodiversity Framework.

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