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23,000 species threatened with extinction
They include the lion, cave crabs of Bali and New Zealand sea lion; however, populations of Iberian lynx and Guadalupe fur seal recovering
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Tue, Jun 23, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Geneva
THE mighty lion, reclusive cave crabs and the world's rarest sea lion are among nearly 23,000 species at risk of dying out, a top conservation body warned on Tuesday.
In an update to its "Red List" of threatened species, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) hailed some clear advances in saving endangered species like the Iberian lynx.
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