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| Eastern gorillas - file photo |
Jane Smart, said the director of biodiversity conservation at the International Union for Conservation of Nature, said that among the 82 thousand 954 species of animals and plants that have been monitored, there are 23 thousand and 954 species threatened with extinction, including 5 thousand and 107 species in a situation extremely dangerous, and 7 thousand and 602 put in danger, and 11 thousand and 229 in deplorable condition.
It is noteworthy that he participated in the monitoring of threatened species, about 10 thousand world renowned expert, and was the last Red List was recorded in 2009, but it has been this new report in organized by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature in Honolulu, capital of Hawaii, a recent international conference, the conference, which is held every 4 years.
The report pointed out that since the 16th century, there are 855 species lost, and 68 does not find an impact, in the depths of the seas, forests, rivers, forests and savannah, islands, and attributed extinction to global warming, drought and hurricanes, hunting for meat and skin, horns and fur.
The report also pointed out that among the most threatening extinction of animals "Eastern gorilla" is the largest species of monkeys, which live in the Congo, where their numbers declined by 70% in 20 years, as well as turtle living in Brazil, which lost them ten out of every 18 during the 40-year-old, as well as the giant panda and the giant bat.
The report concluded that these indicators point to the deterioration of conditions in the globe, and that this could adversely affect human.
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