Woolly-stalked Begonia
The woolly-stalked begonia was declared extinct in 2007. It was the only species to go extinct this year.
Once plentiful sharks are vanishing from the world's oceans, and some species are even at risk of extinction a marine biologist told fellow scientists at the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
A current assessment by the World Conservation Union has found that many large shark species have declined by more than half due to increased demand for shark fins and meat, recreational shark fisheries, as well as tuna and swordfish fisheries, where...
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At the recent American Association for the Advancement of Science conference, it was announced that nine more sharks will be added to the IUCN red list - bringing the total number of sharks on the list to 135. New additions (and their threat classification) include: scalloped hammerhead (vulnerable)short-fin mako shark (vulnerable)smooth hammerhead (vulnerable)big-eye thresher (vulnerable)common thresher (vulnerable)silky (near-threatened)tiger (vulnerable or endangered status)bull...
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