—Extinction didn’t end with the dinosaurs. The World Conservation Congress presented on Monday a comprehensive global survey that indicated that a quarter of the world’s wild mammal species are at risk for extinction. Mammals are declining, with the driving factors being habitat destruction and over-harvesting.
Land and marine mammals face different threats, with large mammals more vulnerable than small ones. For land species, habitat loss and hunting represent the greatest danger, while marine mammals are more threatened by unintentional killing by pollution, ship strikes, and being caught in fishing nets.
Primates face some of the most intense pressures; according to the survey, 79% of primates in South and Southeast Asia are facing extinction…this is a bleak picture!
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