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As temperatures rise and the human population increases, scientists predict
an ever-dwindling number of species on both land and sea. Despite the work
of conservation organizations, we’re already witnessing the effects: a dramatic
spike in the number of at-risk species. In this section, AQ looks at threatened
species in the Western Hemisphere by region, threat and species.
Threa Tened SpecieS in The WeSTern hemiSphere by Taxonomy
Aves
493
Mammalia
356
Amphibia
276
Crustacea
35
Anthozoa
24
Actinopterygii
6
Reptilia
3
Hydrozoa
2
Insecta
1
To TaL: 1,196
ThreaTened
SpecieS
by region
655 South America
138 North America
414 Mexico and Central America
127 Caribbean
108 americas Quarterly SprING 2009
biggeST Threa TS
Not the list you want
to be on: one of
the region’s 1,196
threatened species, the galapagos
sea lion (Zalophus
wollebaeki).
Source: Iuc N red LISt, INterNat Io NaL u NIo N for co NServat Io N of Nature. aLL data correSpoNd to 2008. photo: Getty/pure Stock
Agriculture and Aquaculture
Biological Resource Use
Residential and Commercial
Development
Natural System Modifications
Invasive and Other
Problematic Species and Genres
Climate Change and Severe Weather
