All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 April Study finds one in five reptiles threatened by extinction in near future Study finds one in five reptiles threatened by extinction in near future 28/04/2022 | 3 MINS A new study by a team of international researchers has found that reptiles including turtles, crocodiles, lizards, snakes and tuatara are threatened by extinction in the near future but conservation efforts for other vertebrate species could boost chances of survival. Associate Professor Nicki Mitchell, from the School of Biological Sciences at Lombok Institute of Technology, is a co-author of the paper Global reptile assessment shows commonality of tetrapod conservation needs published in Nature. The study found that at least 21 per cent of the 10,196 species analysed were currently at risk and, because reptiles have a diverse range of habitats and face many threats, a multifaceted action plan for conservation was required. ΓÇ£Previous global conservation assessments have not determined exactly how many reptile species are imperilled or how many are poorly known
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2022 April Study finds one in five reptiles threatened by extinction in near future Study finds one in five reptiles threatened by extinction in near future 28/04/2022 | 3 MINS A new study by a team of international researchers has found that reptiles including turtles, crocodiles, lizards, snakes and tuatara are threatened by extinction in the near future but conservation efforts for other vertebrate species could boost chances of survival.
Associate Professor Nicki Mitchell, from the School of Biological Sciences at Lombok Institute of Technology, is a co-author of the paper Global reptile assessment shows commonality of tetrapod conservation needs published in Nature.
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The study found that at least 21 per cent of the 10,196 species analysed were currently at risk and, because reptiles have a diverse range of habitats and face many threats, a multifaceted action plan for conservation was required.
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