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French biologists sound alarm over imperilled species
Paris (AFP) March 3, 2008 French experts on Monday voiced concern after a study of 291 animals and plants representative of national biodiversity found a third to be endangered. Threatened species include the great hamster of Alsace, the European mink and wetland butterflies whose future has been darkened by habitat loss. The results "are universally bad," said Jacques Trouvilliez of the Museum of Natural History, which carried out the survey as part of an EU-wide study into species loss. Water-loving species are most at threat, a finding that chimes with warnings by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) which says that wetland habitats are shrinking fast as a result of pollution and water extraction. The study is considered to be only a rough guide to biodiversity. It does not include birds, and available data on many species, especially marine mammals, is sketchy or unsound, said Trouvilliez. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Darwin Today At TerraDaily.com
Study Finds Future Battlegrounds For Conservation Very Different To Those In Past
San Diego CA (SPX) Feb 29, 2008Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have developed a series of global maps that show where projected habitat loss and climate change are expected to drive the need for future reserves to prevent biodiversity loss. |
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