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Tough times for mammals

Biggest review of the decade finds substantial portion of mammal species under threat

By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

Between a fifth and a generous third of the world’s mammal species now face the threat of extinction, according to the first comprehensive review since 1996.

The largest review in a decade by the conservation monitoring organization IUCN reports that as much as a third of mammals face extinction. African elephants, at least, are classified now as nearly threatened rather than vulnerable.
BIG ANIMAL, SMALL ENCOURAGMENT The largest review in a decade by the conservation monitoring organization IUCN reports that as much as a third of mammals face extinction.