Quarter of world’s mammals face extinction

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Quarter of world’s mammals face extinction

October 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Nearly a quarter of the world’s land mammal species are at risk of extinction, and many others may vanish before they are even known to science, according to a major annual survey of global wildlife

The fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus), found in south-east Asia, moved from vulnerable to endangered due to habitat loss in wetlands. Photograph: Mathieu Ourioux/IUCN

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2008/oct/06/endangeredspecies.conservation?picture=338256771

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