IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Eastern Gorilla (Critically Endangered, A4bcd ver 3.1) ... The International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species has evolved ... 2021-3 Login/Register ☀ What'sNew Contact TermsofUse English Japanese French Spanish Advanced ? Morethan40,000speciesarethreatenedwithextinction Thatisstill28%ofallassessedspecies. Amphibians 41% Mammals 26% Conifers 34% Birds 13% Sharks&Rays 37% Reefcorals 33% SelectedCrustaceans 28% reptiles 21% Cycads 63% Takeaction HelpusmakeTheIUCNRedListamorecompletebarometeroflife. NewsfromIUCN WithintheframeworkoftheprojectAcceleratingTigerRecoveryAlongtheThailand-MyanmarBorder,IUCNispleasedtoannouncearequestforproposalsfortigerconservationinthewesternportionofThailand’sWesternForestComplex. ReadthefullarticleonIUCN ReadthefullarticleonIUCN “WetlandsActionforPeopleandNature”–thatisthethemeforWorldWetlandsDaythisyear,focusingonhowtoinvestourhumanresourcesintoensuringtheworld’swetlandsareprotectedfromfurtherlossandrestoredwheretheyarecurrentlydegraded. ReadthefullarticleonIUCN ReadthefullarticleonIUCN ResearchfromQueen’sUniversityBelfastaddedassessmentsfor184deep-seamolluscsendemictohydrothermalventstotheIUCNRedList.Almosttwo-thirdsarethreatened,highlightingtheurgentneedtoprotectthemfromextinction. Readthefullarticle ReadthefullarticleonIUCN Seeallnews EasternGorilla(CriticallyEndangered,A4bcd ver3.1) WhatisTheIUCNRedList? Establishedin1964,TheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature’sRedListofThreatenedSpecieshasevolvedtobecometheworld’smostcomprehensiveinformationsourceontheglobalconservationstatusofanimal,fungiandplantspecies.TheIUCNRedListisacriticalindicatorofthehealthoftheworld’sbiodiversity.Farmorethanalistofspeciesandtheirstatus,itisapowerfultooltoinformandcatalyzeactionforbiodiversityconservationandpolicychange,criticaltoprotectingthenaturalresourcesweneedtosurvive.Itprovidesinformationaboutrange,populationsize,habitatandecology,useand/ortrade,threats,andconservationactionsthatwillhelpinformnecessaryconservationdecisions. LearnmoreaboutTheIUCNRedList TheIUCNRedListCategoriesandCriteria TheIUCNRedListCategoriesandCriteriaareintendedtobeaneasilyandwidelyunderstoodsystemforclassifyingspeciesathighriskofglobalextinction.Itdividesspeciesintoninecategories:NotEvaluated,DataDeficient,LeastConcern,NearThreatened,Vulnerable,Endangered,CriticallyEndangered,ExtinctintheWildandExtinct. AtaxonisDataDeficient(DD)whenthereisinadequateinformationtomakeadirect,orindirect,assessmentofitsriskofextinctionbasedonitsdistributionand/orpopulationstatus.Ataxoninthiscategorymaybewellstudied,anditsbiologywellknown,butappropriatedataonabundanceand/ordistributionarelacking. SpeciescategorizedasDataDeficient(DD) AtaxonisLeastConcern(LC)whenithasbeenevaluatedagainsttheRedListcriteriaanddoesnotqualifyforCriticallyEndangered,Endangered,VulnerableorNearThreatened. SpeciescategorizedasLeastConcern(LC) AtaxonisNearThreatened(NT)whenithasbeenevaluatedagainstthecriteriabutdoesnotqualifyforCriticallyEndangered,EndangeredorVulnerablenow,butisclosetoqualifyingfororislikelytoqualifyforathreatenedcategoryinthenearfuture. SpeciescategorizedasNearThreatened(NT) AtaxonisVulnerable(VU)whenthebestavailableevidenceindicatesthatitmeetsanyofthecriteriaAtoEforVulnerable,anditisthereforeconsideredtobefacingahighriskofextinctioninthewild. SpeciescategorizedasVulnerable(VU) AtaxonisEndangered(EN)whenthebestavailableevidenceindicatesthatitmeetsanyofthecriteriaAtoEforEndangered,anditisthereforeconsideredtobefacingaveryhighriskofextinctioninthewild. SpeciescategorizedasEndangered(EN) AtaxonisCriticallyEndangered(CR)whenthebestavailableevidenceindicatesthatitmeetsanyofthecriteriaAtoEforCriticallyEndangered,anditisthereforeconsideredtobefacinganextremelyhighriskofextinctioninthewild. SpeciescategorizedasCriticallyEndangered(CR) AtaxonisExtinctInTheWild(EW)whenitisknownonlytosurviveincultivation,incaptivityorasanaturalizedpopulation(orpopulations)welloutsidethepastrange.AtaxonispresumedExtinctintheWildwhenexhaustivesurveysinknownand/orexpectedhabitat,atappropriatetimes(diurnal,seasonal,annual),throughoutitshistoricrangehavefailedtorecordanindividual.Surveysshouldbeoveratimeframeappropriatetothetaxon'slifecycleandlifeform. SpeciescategorizedasExtinctInTheWild(EW) AtaxonisExtinct(EX)whenthereisnoreasonabledoubtthatthelastindividualhasdied.AtaxonispresumedExtinctwhenexhaustivesurveysinknownand/orexpectedhabitat,atappropriatetimes(diurnal,seasonal,annual),throughoutitshistoricrangehavefailedtorecordanindividual.Surveysshouldbeoveratimeframeappropriatetothetaxon'slifecycleandlifeform. SpeciescategorizedasExtinct(EX) Ourgoals Todate,morethan142,500specieshavebeenassessedforTheIUCNRedList. Thisisanincredibleachievement.However,ourworkisnowherenearcomplete.Weneedtomorethandoublethenumberofwildspecies(plants,animalsandfungi)assessedOurcurrentgoalistohave160,000speciesassessed.Meetingthisgoalwillprovidethemostup-to-dateindicationofthehealthoftheworld’sbiodiversitytoguidecriticalconservationaction.Thisisonlyachievablewithsupportfrompeoplelikeyou. 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