2008 IUCN Red List
By Charlie • October 9, 2008 • No comments yetIf you’ve ever fancied seeing the world’s wildlife you might want to hurry. On October 6th, the IUCN released the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species which lists a whopping 16,928 species threatened with extinction. Of these, 3,246 are Critically Endangered, 4,770 are Endangered and 8,912 are Vulnerable to extinction. 1,226 (or 12.4%) of the world’s bird species are Threatened. It hardly needs adding that these numbers are all UP from last year…
• Have you seen the cool 10,000 Birds t-shirts? Get yours today! •








Share Your Thoughts