Experts: Half of mammals in decline

Courtesy MSNBC.com: Environment  Mon, 10/06/2008 - 10:14

The Iberian lynx, with an adult population estimated at no more than 143, is among the mammal species listed by the IUCN as critically endangered.<br /><br />One in two mammal species on Earth are in decline and at least one in four are at risk of disappearing, according to a survey released Monday.



 

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