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Environment : 15,589 species in danger

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The leading environmental information network says 15,589 species are now known to be in a perilous position.

Science has understood for some years that an eighth of all birds and a quarter of all mammals are in jeopardy.

But the latest Red List shows a third of amphibians and almost 50% of turtles and tortoises are on the brink, too.

The IUCN, which can call on the expertise of some 10,000 scientists across the globe, believes the threat facing global biodiversity is escalating.

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