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Lemirs and Slipper Orchids Face Great Extinction Risk

The Environmental News Network reports:

Experts have added 817 species to the threatened categories of the IUCN Red List in the latest update. Those added include 51 mammals—mostly lemurs—and over 400 plants. The new update finds that over 90 percent of lemurs and 79 percent of temperate slipper orchids are threatened with extinction.

Read more at Wildlife and Habitat Conservation News: 800+ Species added to IUCN Threatened List.