Endangered species
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An endangered species is one that is threatened with extinction. The Species Survival Commission lists over 20,000 species that are under threat. Almost all species that are on the verge of extinction are there due to the direct actions of mankind. A new level of extinction, due to climate change is about to start.
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History
Throughout the Earth's 4.5 billion year history there have been three mass extinctions: mankind is engineering the fourth.
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Overview
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Fundamental principles
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Notes and references
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See also
- Red list of endangered species
- CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
- IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) or World Conservation Union
- SSC, Species Survival Commission
- Biodiversity
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