World Wildlife Day: Alarming figures of species nearing extinction
Amphibians
41 per cent amphibians are endangered. There are over 848 endangered amphibian species on the IUCN list. These includes lungless salamanders, Asiatic salamanders, Proteids, Robber frogs, Shurb frogs etc.
Mammals
There are 5,450 species of mammals. Over 25 per cent of these are endangered. It includes Polar bear, Brazilian Arboreal mouse, Asian elephants, Indian Pangolian etc.
Cornifers
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reports that the latest update to their Red List includes the first global reassessment of conifers.
Pine pitch canker, a fungal disease has lead to the decline in the number of world’s most widely planted pine, the Monterey pine (Pinus radiata)
it is among 33 species of conifer whose status has declined since the previous assessment.
Birds
There are roughly 18,000 species of birds in the world out of which 14 per cent are endangered.
These includes Giant ibis, kakapo, California condor, Kagu etc.
Coral reef
The coral reef deterioration in the Caribbean has led to the rapid decline of Acropora cervicornis and Acropora palmata.
Over 33 per cent of the reefs are in danger of extinction.
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