by Trevor Stokes
NEWS ANALYSIS	15,589 species threatened Email: Trevor Stokes - ts42@nyu.edu News from The Scientist 2004, 5(1):20041117-03 Published   17 November 2004

More than 15,000 species around the world are at risk of extinction, according to a report released today (November 17) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). The organization, whose annual list of endangered species is commonly known as the "Red List," found that one in eight birds, almost half of turtles and tortoises, one in four mammals studied, and one in three amphibians is threatened.

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