Declining population for 61% of bird species, 6 now extinct species : IUCN Red List updated

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"The IUCN Red List now includes 172,620 species of which 48,646 are threatened with extinction ; 61% of bird species have declining populations because of deforestation", announced an update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, released at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi on 10/10/2025.
It also revealed that three...

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