According to the IUCN Red List criteria there are currently 16,928 species threatened with extinction, including both endangered
animals and plants.
The endangered species have only a few individuals left alive and their entire species is at risk of disappearing from our planet forever.
There are still millions of species that need to be assessed to know their status, therefore the number of threatened species is definitely
much higher than the current estimate.
The current rate of extinction is hundreds to thousands times higher than the background rate,
with many endangered species disappearing before they have even been discovered.
The causes of the current extinction crisis are the activities of human beings.
But we can also be part of the solution.
animals and plants.
The endangered species have only a few individuals left alive and their entire species is at risk of disappearing from our planet forever.
There are still millions of species that need to be assessed to know their status, therefore the number of threatened species is definitely
much higher than the current estimate.
The current rate of extinction is hundreds to thousands times higher than the background rate,
with many endangered species disappearing before they have even been discovered.
The causes of the current extinction crisis are the activities of human beings.
But we can also be part of the solution.
