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Created: 2022-06-06T15:11:48

critically endangered species  

DEFINITION

  • Species classified by an objective process (e.g. national "Red Book") as being in IUCN categories "critically endangered" and "endangered". A species is considered to be "critically endangered" when it is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future. It is considered "endangered" when it is not critically endangered but is still facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future. One of the IUCN Red List Categories.

    Created: 6/6/22

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http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3dc7af89

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