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The Threat Set
Polar bear and hippo added to list of at-risk species |
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02 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| The Threat Set Polar bear and hippo added to list of at-risk species Animals and plants considered threatened with extinction now number 16,119, including 20 percent of assessed shark and ray species, the polar bear, and the common (no-longer-happy) hippopotamus. So says the latest Red List of Threatened Species, produced after two years of study by the World Conservation Union (confusingly acronymed IUCN). ... |
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| Topics: Congo, news, wildlife, World Conservation Union (all these topics) |
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