News Headline
Endangered species database ‘outdated’, underestimates risk of extinction: new study
Source
Mongabay (India)
Publication Date
2016-11-10
The world’s most widely used database of endangered species — the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List — classifies species according to their risk of extinction. But this list underestimates the number of species at risk, concludes a new study.