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Over 400 plants and animals were added on Wednesday, to the “Red List” of species threatened with extinction. Of the 20,219 species now on the list, 4,088 are critically endangered, AFP said, citing a report of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Nearly 6,000 others were considered endangered, while more than 10,000 species were listed as vulnerable. IUCN Global Director for Biodiversity Conservation Jane Smart stressed that 25 per cent of the world's mammals, 13 per cent of birds and 41 per cent of amphibians are at risk of extinction.
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