The giraffe enters the list of threatened species

Dołączył: 09 Mar 2024 Posty: 1

The world's giraffe population has fallen by around 40% in the last 30 years and has been classified as a "vulnerable" species in the latest Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), released yesterday in the Mexican resort of Cancun. "The global giraffe population has plummeted by up to 40% in the last 30 years, and the species has been classified as 'vulnerable' on the IUCN Red List," according to the report presented within the framework of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP13). The giraffe has experienced a "dramatic decrease" in the number of specimens, going from about 151,702-163,452 individuals in 1985 to 97,562 in 2015, the organization warns in this study, the third version so far this year. The animal lives in southern and eastern Africa, with smaller isolated subpopulations in western and central Africa. Among the causes of this reduction in specimens, the IUCN identifies the increase in the human population in their habitats, illegal hunting, the expansion of agriculture and mining, and the increase in human-wildlife conflict.

Giraffes are commonly seen on safaris, in the media and in zoos. Therefore, people are not aware that these majestic animals are experiencing a silent extinction. "Of the nine subspecies of giraffe, three have increasing populations, while five have decreasing populations and one is stable," the letter added. Julian Fennessy, co-chair of the IUCN Special Survival Commission (SSC) of giraffes, recalled that many of these Europe Cell Phone Number List animals are "commonly seen on safaris, in the media and in zoos." Therefore, people, "including conservationists, are not aware that these majestic animals are experiencing a silent extinction." The new Red List, created in 1948 and which has 1,300 organizations and around 16,000 experts, includes 85,604 evaluated species, of which 24,307 species are threatened, which would represent about 28%. A total of 860 species are now extinct, 5,210 are critically endangered, 7,781 are endangered, 11,316 are vulnerable and 5,498 are on the verge of threat, he detailed. The report also highlights the dangers faced by birds around the world. "More than 700 newly recognized bird species have been evaluated in the latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and 11% of them are threatened with extinction," the letter warns.

Thirteen of the newly recognized bird species enter the IUCN Red List as extinct. "Unsustainable agriculture, logging, invasive species and other threats, such as illegal trade, are still driving many species to extinction," the report notes. Some of the world's most popular birds may soon disappear in the wild if appropriate measures are not taken. They are iconic species, such as the African gray parrot (Psittacus erithacus), a pet prized for its ability to imitate human speech and which in some areas of the African continent has lost 99% of its individuals. 11% of the 700 bird species are in danger of extinction Positively, some "rare and vulnerable" birds, especially those living on isolated islands, have increased in numbers thanks to conservation. This is the case of the Azores bullfinch (Pyrrhula murina) or the Saint Helena plover (Charadrius sanctaehelenae). The report added 233 wild relatives of cultivated plants such as barley, oats and sunflowers, which have lost habitat to agricultural expansion. These are a source of genetic material for “new crop species,” allowing for increased disease and drought resistance, fertility, nutritional value and other desirable traits, he says. Along these lines, four species of mango have been classified as endangered.

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