From King Cobras to Geckos, 20 Percent of Reptiles Risk Extinction
WebApr 27, 2022 · About 20 percent of reptile species risk extinction, mainly because people are taking away their habitats for agriculture, urban development and logging, according to the first global reptile...
Why large numbers of reptile species face extinction and what …
WebJun 18, 2022 · Globally, about 20 percent of reptile species are facing the threat of extinction. That's according to a recent study in the scientific journal "Nature." Geoff Bennett takes a deeper look now...
A global reptile assessment highlights shared conservation
WebApr 27, 2022 · Nature - An extinction-risk assessment of reptiles shows that at least 21.1% of species are threatened by factors such as agriculture, logging, urban development and invasive species, and...
Comprehensive Study of World’s Reptiles: More Than One in Five Reptile …
WebApr 27, 2022 · The study, published in the journal Nature, presents an analysis of the first comprehensive extinction risk assessment for reptiles on The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, which found that at least 21% of all reptile species globally are threatened with extinction.
World’s reptiles comprehensively assessed – IUCN Red List
WebApr 27, 2022 · Over 10,000 reptile species have been assessed, revealing that 21% of all reptile species are at risk of extinction. Habitat loss caused by expanding agriculture, deforestation and urban development are the greatest threats to reptiles worldwide, with South and Southeast Asia a centre of reptile diversity where these threats are prevalent.
One in five reptile species threatened with extinction
WebApr 27, 2022 · Environment. One in five reptile species threatened with extinction. / We finally have comprehensive data on reptiles. By Justine Calma, a senior science reporter covering climate change, clean...
One in Five Reptiles Worldwide Are Threatened With Extinction
WebMay 4, 2022 · Since 1500, 31 reptile species have gone extinct, and 40 critically endangered species are “possibly extinct,” the study found. Contrary to what the authors predicted, reptiles in forests...
One in five reptiles faces extinction in what would be a …
WebGraeme Green. Wed 27 Apr 2022 11.00 EDT. More than a fifth of all reptile species are threatened with extinction, which could have a “devastating” impact on the planet, a new study warns. The...
One in five reptiles is threatened with extinction - BBC
Web27 April 2022. By Helen Briggs,Environment correspondent. Ophiophagus Hannah. The venomous king cobra is in decline because of deforestation and human persecution. One in five reptiles is...
Extreme climate shifts may have helped drive reptile evolution ...
WebAugust 19, 2022 at 2:19 pm. There’s nothing like a big mass extinction to open up ecological niches and clear out the competition, accelerating evolution for some lucky survivors. Or is there? A...
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