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by Anonymous on June 1st, 2008

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Since the 1800's, how many species of animals around the globe have become extinct?

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  • by iwnit on June 1st, 2008

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    "In the last 500 years, human activity has forced 816 species to extinction or extinction in the wild. One hundred and three extinctions have occurred since 1800, indicating an extinction rate 50 times greater than the natural rate. Many species are lost before they are discovered.

    The 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals included 169 Critically Endangered and 315 Endangered mammals. The 2000 analysis now lists 180 Critically Endangered and 340 Endangered mammals.

    For birds, there is an increase from 168 to 182 Critically Endangered and from 235 to 321 Endangered species. A total of 18,276 species and subspecies are included in the 2000 Red List. Approximately 25 percent of reptiles, 20 percent of amphibians and 30 percent of fishes, mainly freshwater, so far assessed are listed as threatened.

    Since only a small proportion of these groups has been assessed, the percentage of threatened species could be much higher, the IUCN says. As well as classifying species according to their extinction risk, the Red List provides information on species range, population trends, main habitats, major threats and conservation measures, both already in place, and those needed. It allows insight into the processes driving extinction."
    Source and further information:
    http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/background/planet.htm

    Further information:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extinct_animals
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/

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