| World's Birds At Risk | 03 June 09 |
 BirdLife International, the official IUCN Red List Authority for birds, released their latest evaluation. A staggering 1,227 species or 12 percent of the world's birds are classified as globally threatened with extinction.The number of Critically Endangered Birds on the World Conservation Congress Red List of Threatened Species continues to increase, now at 192 species, a total of two more than in the 2008 update. "In global terms, things continue to get worse - but there are some real conservation success stories this year to give us hope and point the way forward," says Dr Leon Bennun, BirdLife's Director of Science and Policy. Agriculture, logging and invasive species continue to be the main threats affecting bird numbers. The Gorgeted Puffleg, a recently discovered species of hummingbird from Columbia has been listed as Critically Endangered as its habitat is being damaged to grow coca. The Sidamo Lark of Ethiopia has been up-listed to Critically Endangered also due to changes in land use. View The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009View May 14, 2009 - More Critically Endangered Birds on IUCN Red List View BirdLife International website View April 14, 2009 - Birds Update of 2009 IUCN Red List is Coming View May 13, 2009 - Birds at Risk Reach Record High View May 15, 2009 - Latest Red List of Endangered Birds Makes for Sobering Reading Sources: IUCN, BirdLife International, BBC |
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