Amphibians In Danger Of Becoming Extinct
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Close to a third of the world&#39;s amphibians are in danger of becoming extinct, according to the first comprehensive global study of the creatures.
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WASHINGTON - Frogs, toads and newts face worldwide environmental threats, according to a new study by more than 500 scientists from over 60 nations.
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Global biodiversity is shrinking at an unprecedented rate and the prognosis given by one of the world&#39;s leading conservation bodies, at the opening of a major environment conference here, is alarming.
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November 17, 2004 (Bangkok, Thailand) - The world&#39;s biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate, according to the 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and a companion study of the data, the Global Species Assessment (GSA).
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Conservationists concerned about the extinction of plants and animals may be overlooking the danger to thousands of other species that depend on the threatened ones.    A team of researchers led by Lian Pin Koh of the National University of Singapore studied some 12,200 plants and animals considered threatened or endangered, and calculated that an additional 6,300 dependent insects, mites, fungi and other species could be considered endangered...
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MORE than 6000 plants, insects and animals should be added to the list of the world&#39;s endangered species, according to a study published yesterday.
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Global warming could cut a swathe through the planet's species over the coming centuries, warns a study released Wednesday that shows a link between rising temperatures and mass extinctions reaching back half a billion years.
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Description: A long-awaited assessment of frog, toad and salamander populations around the world finds nearly one-third of species are threatened with extinction.
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Unique and endangered wildlife living on spectacular limestone outcrops in Southeast Asia face the threat of extinction due to mining and other human impacts, according to a new study.
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Heathland species are in danger of extinction because of the poor condition of their habitat, conservationists warn.
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By the end of the century one in 10 species of birds in the world will be extinct and a further 15 percent will be on the brink of extinction.
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By DORIE TURNER  ATLANTA - Ponds and swamps are becoming eerily silent.  The familiar melody of ribbits, croaks and chirps is disappearing as a mysterious killer fungus wipes out frog populations around the globe, a phenomenon likened to the extinction of dinosaurs.
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More than 16,300 species of animals and plants are on the verge of disappearing from the planet, with nearly 200 more species approaching extinction within the last year, according to the World Conservation Union&#39;s 2007 Red List of Threatened Species.
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A tenth of the world&#39;s bird species are likely to have vanished by the year 2100, with another 15% on the brink of extinction, a group of scientists have warned.
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According to the first global assessment of amphibians, disease, climate change and habitat loss are threatening one-third of the world&#39;s fragile species of frogs, toads, newts and salamanders.
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A giant Chinese salamander that predates  Tyrannosaurus rex and the world's smallest frog are among a  group of extremely rare amphibians identified by scientists on  Monday as being in need of urgent help to survive.
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U.S. biologists say although oak forests may be approaching extinction, lightning fires might play a vital role in their regeneration.