Species’ ingenious survival strategies no match for human destruction, red list reveals
The latest IUCN Red List reveals that human activities like deep-sea mining are pushing unique species, such as deep-sea molluscs and the desert rain frog, toward extinction. However, the report also highlights successful conservation efforts, such as the recovery of the Australian numbat.
Mining for diamonds has put the desert rain frog at risk of extinction. Photograph: Courtesy of Jeanne Tarrant Mining for diamonds has put the desert rain frog at risk of extinction. Photograph: Courtesy of Jeanne Tarrant IUCN red list of endangered species Species’ ingenious survival strategies no match for human destruction, red list reveals Newly endangered animals include desert frogs and snails in extreme ocean depths, both threatened by mining
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